Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-15

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The provided bar graph illustrates the proportion of how consistently individuals consume junk food in the United States among 2003 and 2013.

Overall, in 2006 and 2013 the highest proportion was recorded in individuals who ingest fast food once a a week and once or twice a month while the lowest was in the people who partake fast food everyday and the individuals who never eat.

To commence, regarding people who consume fast food once a week were just above 30% in 2003, the figure slightly increased to around one thirty in 2006, while in 2013 the persent age declined to less than 30%. The US citizens who consume junk food once or twice a month shows quite similar trejectory between 2003 and 2013 just above 30% and roughly a third respectively, however, quite hug decrease trend can be seen in 2006 only a quarter. In addition, the percetage of the people who consume several times a week are just above 15% in 2003, 20% in 2006 and roughly 15% in 2013.

Going into the depth, the percent age of thepeople who eat fast food a few times a year are just above 10% in 2003, while the figure shows exact same trajectory of 15% in 2006 and 2013. while the persent age of the people who ingest fast food everyday and the individuals who never eat are less than 5%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response identifies the main pattern that weekly and monthly visits were the most common, while daily visits and never eating fast food were least common. It also reports several relevant figures, including the weekly peak in 2006 and the monthly peak in 2013. However, the overview is not fully accurate: it says the highest proportions in both 2006 and 2013 were for weekly and monthly eating, although in 2006 weekly visits alone were highest, and in 2013 monthly visits were highest. Some details are also unclear or imprecise, such as “around one thirty” for the 2006 weekly figure. The less frequent categories are covered, but the daily and never figures are not compared across years. A more precise overview and clearer reporting of these comparisons would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. Information is generally grouped by frequency, and transitions such as “To commence,” “In addition,” and “Going into the depth” help signal movement between points. This gives the report a coherent overall arrangement. However, some links are awkward or unclear, particularly the sentence comparing monthly eating, where “quite similar trajectory” is followed by a sharp decrease in 2006. The final paragraph also begins with a transition that does not clearly show how its information relates to the previous paragraph. To improve progression, organise the details around the main trends and use simpler, more precise linking phrases and references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing data, including “proportion,” “declined,” “trajectory,” and “roughly,” and it attempts to avoid repeating the same wording. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “How consistently individuals consume junk food” is less precise than describing how frequently people eat at fast-food restaurants, and “ingest” and “partake fast food” are unsuitable collocations. Spelling and word-form errors such as “persent age,” “percetage,” and “thepeople” also reduce accuracy. Aim for clear, conventional chart language and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “accounted for,” “rose,” “fell,” and “remained stable” would make comparisons more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is an attempt to use a mix of sentence forms, including complex comparisons with “while” and “however,” and the main meaning is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, especially in sentence construction and agreement. For example, “regarding people who consume fast food once a week were just above 30%” lacks a clear grammatical subject, while “the US citizens … shows” has a subject–verb agreement error. The opening phrase “among 2003 and 2013” also uses an incorrect preposition, and the long sentence about monthly consumption is difficult to control. Use complete clauses with clear subjects, maintain consistent past-tense reporting, and divide complex comparisons into shorter sentences. This would improve accuracy without sacrificing variety.

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