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 bar char gives information about by what proportion people in the USA went in fast food restaurants from 2003 to 2013.

Overall, the highest rate of those people in 2003 and 2006 who ate fast food one time in a week, while in 2013, mostly people ate fast food once or twice in a month. Moreover, the lowest percentage of people experienced every day fast food or never ate fast food.

In 2003, the rate of people who visited fast food restaurants almost every day was very low around 3% but this proportion was dramatically increased to around 16% for those people who experienced fast food multiple times in a week. The percentage will further increased to approximate 28% for those group of people who ate fast food once in a week before went to its peak of around 34% people who experienced it once or twice a month. After this, a few time a year people had only 13% shares which further reduced for those who never experienced any fast food of 5%.

In 2006, the percentage of the USA citizens who went to restaurants every day was 2% which was extremely low and the proportion for several times a week went up to 20% and the highest in once a week category, around 32% individuals. Then the proportion for once or twice a month fall at 25% and significantly decreased to 15% for individuals who experienced fast food few times a year and almost 4% for those who never ate fast food. Likewise, in 2013, the proportion stated from 2% for every day category and dramatically increased to 16% for several times a week, then significantly increased to 28% for those who ate once per week. After this, the shares of once or twice a month had highest around 33%, after steeply fall to 15% for few times a year people and 4% for those who never experienced it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: weekly dining is highest in 2003 and 2006, while monthly dining leads in 2013, and you note that daily eating and never eating are the least common categories. These are relevant overview features. However, several figures and trends are misreported. For example, the 2003 paragraph gives the monthly peak as about 34%, but it is about 30%; it also describes the weekly figure as rising to 28%, whereas it is about 31%. Daily eating in 2003 was about 4%, not 3%. The overview is useful, but the detailed comparisons are not consistently accurate, and the response spends considerable space describing each year in sequence rather than selecting the clearest comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an overview followed by paragraphs covering the three years, and the reader can generally follow the categories being described. However, the year-by-year approach leads to repeated descriptions of the same sequence, rather than grouping related trends across years. Linking phrases such as “After this,” “Then,” and “Likewise” are used frequently and sometimes make the account feel mechanical. Some references are also unclear: “this proportion” and “those group of people” require the reader to infer which category is meant. Organise the details around meaningful comparisons—for example, the shift from weekly to monthly eating—and use clearer references to improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of terms for describing proportions and change, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “increased,” and “decreased.” This gives you enough vocabulary to report the chart, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, and some expressions are repeated. For instance, “experienced fast food” does not naturally mean eating at a restaurant, while “the shares … had highest” is awkward. “Dramatically increased” and “steeply fall” also overstate or misrepresent the changes shown. Aim for precise, conventional chart language such as “the proportion who ate out” and “accounted for.” More accurate collocations and less repetition would make the description clearer and more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, and the overall meaning is usually understandable. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For example, “the highest rate … who ate” lacks a clear grammatical structure; “will further increased” uses an incorrect verb form and tense; and “once or twice a month fall at 25%” has an incorrect past-tense form. In “those group of people,” the demonstrative and noun do not agree. There are also long sentences where several categories are joined without clear grammatical control. Practise forming accurate past-tense comparisons and checking subject–verb agreement, while keeping complex sentences manageable.

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