Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-16

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

Overall, Oncea week was the highest frequeny of eating at fast food restaurant among people in the USA at the given time period, whereas eating fast food everyday recorded the lowest figures. Additionally, eating fast food once or twice a month was reported similar to people who eat fast food once a week.

Regarding the people who ate once a week, the figure stood at around 31% in 2003, 33% in 2006 & 28% in 2013 which was almost 7 times as high as that of people who ate fast food eveyday. Meanwhile, the figure for people who ate fast food never was slightly higher then the people who ate fast food everyday by around 1%, which means both are in similar level.

Looking at the remaining people, the people who ate fast food several times a week and a few times a year showed almost similar pattern but the people who ate fast food several times a week was higher by almost 5% in every mentioned year 2003,2006 and 2013. Respectively, they accounted for the medium portion of the total.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that weekly eating was the most common frequency overall, and you include the key weekly figures accurately: 31%, 33% and 28%. You also note that daily eating was uncommon and compare it with never eating fast food. However, the overview is not fully accurate: once or twice a month was not consistently similar to once a week; it rose to 33% in 2013, becoming the most common category that year. The response also omits this important shift and gives limited detail on the monthly category. Develop the overview around the change from weekly eating being highest in 2003 and 2006 to monthly eating leading in 2013, then support it with selected figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. The information is generally grouped by frequency, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Meanwhile” and “Looking at the remaining people” help guide the reader. However, the progression is not always easy to follow because the final paragraph groups several categories without giving their figures, and “Respectively” does not clearly connect to the preceding comparison. Some references, such as “they” and “both,” require the reader to infer which categories are meant. Organise the details more systematically—for example, compare the leading weekly and monthly frequencies first, then cover the less common categories—and use explicit category names when making comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “figure stood at” and “recorded the lowest figures,” so the chart is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language. However, several spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural phrases reduce accuracy, including “delineats,” “frequeny,” “eveyday” and “in similar level.” “Medium portion of the total” is also an awkward description of the proportions. Aim for accurate spelling and natural collocations, and avoid repeating “people who ate fast food” when a concise category label such as “weekly diners” or “those eating monthly” would be clearer. More precise vocabulary would make the comparisons easier to interpret.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which was almost 7 times as high” and a contrast introduced by “whereas.” Most of the intended meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors persist, however. For example, “Once a week was the highest frequency” needs a more natural construction such as “Eating once a week was the most common frequency,” while “the people who ate fast food never” has an awkward word order. In “the people who ate fast food several times a week was higher,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the comparison is between people rather than percentages. Review agreement, clause construction and punctuation around year lists; greater control of these patterns would make the complex sentences more reliable.

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