Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-19

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 5.0)

This chart illustrate how much people consume junk food in the USA in 2003, 2006 and 2009. Consumers are given in percents and general we can see six sections of time.

Owerall, the chart shows that all three years in every section the percents of people was approximatly same, but in the section of once a week and once or twice a month the pecentage are the highest, and in sections like ''every day'', ''never'' are the shortest.

In 3 and 4 section we can see that in 2003 was almost same and it was 30-33%,also there are the same percentage of 2006 and 2013 years. First section has the smallest percentage, 2006 and 2013 years have also the same percent. In the middle there are two sections: ''several times a week and a few times a year".

So,this chart give us information that people eat more fast food once o week or a month.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad pattern that weekly and monthly visits were the most common, while daily visits and never eating fast food were least common. However, the response only partially reports the chart: it gives few accurate, specific comparisons, and the overview that percentages were “approximately same” across all categories overlooks meaningful changes. For example, monthly eating rose from 30% in 2003 to 33% in 2013, while weekly eating fell from 33% in 2006 to 28% in 2013. There is also a factual error in the opening: the final year is 2013, not 2009. Develop the overview around the main shifts and support it with correctly attributed figures for each year.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an opening, an overview, a body paragraph and a concluding sentence, so there is some basic organisation. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the body refers to “3 and 4 section” and “the middle” rather than naming the eating-frequency categories. Connections between ideas are also weak: “In the middle there are two sections” does not explain how their figures compare, and the final sentence largely repeats the overview. Use a clearer sequence, such as describing the most common frequencies first and then the least common, with each comparison linked explicitly to its year and category. This would make the information easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “sections,” and “once a week,” and the reader can generally understand that the chart concerns fast-food frequency. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or imprecise: “Consumers are given in percents” does not clearly describe what the chart measures, while “shortest” is unsuitable for percentages. “Junk food” is also less precise than the chart’s “fast food,” and repeated use of “section” makes the description vague. Spelling errors such as “Owerall,” “approximatly,” and “pecentage” further reduce control. Use accurate chart language such as “the proportion of people” and “the lowest figures,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, including “Overall, the chart shows that…” and “In 3 and 4 section we can see that…,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and errors occur frequently. Examples include subject–verb agreement in “This chart illustrate” and “this chart give us,” and the incorrect construction “in 2003 was almost same.” The sentence beginning “all three years in every section” also has unclear grammatical relationships, making the intended comparison hard to understand. Articles and plural forms are often missing or inconsistent, as in “the same percentage of 2006 and 2013 years.” Practise building clear comparison sentences with accurate subjects and verbs, for example, “The monthly figure increased from 30% in 2003 to 33% in 2013.”

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