Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-23

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)

The bar graph illustrate how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.

Overall, there was increasing trends in people who prefers to went to restaurants once or twice a month whereas decreasing in once a week.

there was consistant percentage of people who ate at restaurant a few times a year in 2006 and 2013 which is 15 percent. there was highest percentage of people who visit restaurant once or twice a month in 2013 and equal to once a week in 2006 that is 33 percent.

There was nearly equal of people choose the hotels went toeveryday and never is 3 percentage in 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart topic and give a brief overview of two genuine trends: monthly visits rise by 2013, while weekly visits fall from their earlier level. You also correctly note that the “a few times a year” figure is 15% in both 2006 and 2013, and that the 2013 monthly figure and 2006 weekly figure are both 33%. However, the response covers only a small part of the chart, omitting several useful comparisons, including the 2003 figures and the changes in daily visits. The claim that daily and never visits were both 3% in 2006 is inaccurate: they were about 3% and 3.5%. The response is 97 words, below the required 150, so the report is underdeveloped. Include a fuller overview and more key data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview beginning with “Overall,” and further details. This gives the reader some sense of the purpose and separates the main trend from supporting information. However, the progression is limited because the details are presented as a short sequence without a clear grouping or comparison across years. The sentence beginning “there was consistant percentage” combines several observations, making the relationships between them difficult to follow. The final sentence is also unclear, and the lowercase starts after full stops weaken the presentation. Organise the body around related categories or changes over time, and use clear linking phrases such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” to show how each comparison relates to the overview.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “increasing trends,” and “once or twice a month,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to interpret. For example, “people who prefers to went to restaurants” is not a natural way to describe the data, and “choose the hotels” is incorrect because the chart concerns fast-food restaurants, not hotels. Spelling errors such as “consistant” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise reporting language and avoid repeating “there was”; alternatives such as “the proportion rose” or “the figure remained stable” will help you describe trends more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few sentence forms, including an overview with “whereas” and a sentence comparing two percentages. However, the range is limited, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction make several statements hard to read. Examples include “The bar graph illustrate,” “people who prefers,” and “to went”; these need forms such as “illustrates,” “people who prefer,” and “to go.” The fragment “whereas decreasing in once a week” also needs a complete clause, for example, “whereas the proportion eating weekly decreased.” Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, particularly at the starts of sentences. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled comparisons using “while” and “whereas.”

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