Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-26

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 5.5)

The chart illustrate that the frequency of consuming fasfood in the USA changed from 2003 to 2013 at very different rate. people comsumed once a week and once twice a month are on the peak stage almost from 25% to 34% gained the highest frequency rate while while every day and never at the narrowest stage at the percentage of just below the 5% from [redacted phone].

on the other hand, people who tried fastfood at the moderate level which are several times a week and a few times in a year are fall between 10% -20%.

if we can start explaining between every stage the lowest stage of eating fastfood everyday in the 2006 and 2013 the are at 3% and highest at just 4%. while on the one step up people wh never tried fastfood in 2006,2013 are at 4% and in 2003 people are at 5%. although consuming the fastfood gradually increased by the time and according to the taste of the people. few time in a year fall between 15% in 2006 and 2013 while in 2003 they are at 13%. the time begin the slightly increased in the consumption was recorded in 2003 at 17% and 2006 at 20% also 2013 at 16%.

The peak usage of fastfood were in once a week at its highest level was in 2006 at 33% slightly lowest at 31% in 2003 and just below that in 2013 at 28%. while on the other hand once or twice in a month in 2003 was at 30% while 25% in 2006 and finally 34% almost in the 2013.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that weekly and monthly visits were the most common, while daily visits and never eating fast food were least common. You also report several key figures accurately, including weekly eating peaking at 33% in 2006 and monthly eating reaching its highest level in 2013. This gives the response relevant coverage of the chart. However, the overview is not fully clear: “almost from 25% to 34%” blurs the separate categories and years, and the claim that consumption “gradually increased” is not supported by the data, since several-times-weekly eating rose and then fell. Develop the overview around the main shifts: weekly visits declined overall, while monthly visits became the leading frequency by 2013.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some paragraphing and generally moves from a broad summary to details about the different frequencies. This gives it a basic structure, and phrases such as “on the other hand” show an attempt to connect comparisons. However, the progression is difficult to follow because categories are revisited in a loose order, and some links do not clearly express the relationship between ideas. For example, “if we can start explaining between every stage” does not guide the reader into a clear comparison, while “although consuming the fastfood gradually increased” interrupts the sequence and is not supported by the figures. Organise the details into two clear groups—low-frequency categories and the main weekly/monthly categories—and use direct comparisons within each paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “frequency,” “consuming,” “percentage,” and “highest level,” so the reader can usually identify the chart categories being discussed. There is also some effort to vary expressions, such as “peak stage” and “narrowest stage.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning unclear: “peak stage” and “narrowest stage” are not suitable descriptions of proportions, and “the time begin” does not communicate a clear category. Spelling errors such as “fasfood,” “comsumed,” and “wh” also reduce precision. Use standard chart language consistently, such as “proportion,” “highest,” “lowest,” “rose,” and “fell,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with comparisons, including “The peak usage of fastfood were in once a week…” This shows an effort to combine information, but control is uneven: several sentences have faulty agreement, tense, or clause structure, and punctuation does not reliably separate complete ideas. For instance, “The chart illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “people who tried fastfood … are fall” combines incompatible verb forms. The long opening sentence also joins several comparisons without clear grammatical boundaries. Build accuracy with short, complete sentences first, then add controlled comparison clauses using forms such as “The proportion eating weekly fell from 31% to 28%.” Check agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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