Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-29

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 chart illustrates information about how frequently individuals in the USA ate in fast food restaurants from 2003 to 2013.

In 2003, individuals who preferred to eat fast food in the restaurants was about 4% , while in 2006 and 2013, the proportion reamained the same in both years and it was approximately 3%. People who tried to eat several times was about 17%,20% and 16% in 2003,2006 and 2013 respectively.The proportion of the individuals for eating once a week was the highest among all other categories and it was about 31% in 2003 and then 33% in 2006.However, the figure declined in 2013 and reached about 27%.

Furthermore, the percentage of people who consumed fast food only once or twice a month, it was at 30% in 2003 , 25% in 2006 and after that ,it reached at the peak of almost 33% in 2013.The invdividuals who ate few times a year were 13% in 2003 and it reached at 15% in 2006 and 2013 respectively.Additionally, the percentage for the people who never had fast food was almost the same in all three years.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that the proportion of people who consumed fast food was the lowest in all three years, while the people who ate once a week had the highest percentage in those three years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main categories and report several relevant comparisons, including the rise in monthly visits from 30% to about 33% by 2013 and the fluctuation in weekly visits. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear: weekly eating in 2013 is about 28%, not 27%, and the overview says weekly visits were highest in all three years, although monthly visits were highest in 2013. The opening figure of 4% refers to eating every day, but “preferred to eat fast food in the restaurants” makes the category difficult to identify. The statement that daily eating was the lowest category is also not consistently true, since “never” was lower in 2006 and 2013. A more precise overview and clearer identification of categories would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: it introduces the chart, groups several categories in the main paragraphs, and ends with an overview. Sequencing by year and category generally helps the reader follow the comparisons. However, the overview comes last rather than guiding the report, and some links between ideas are awkward or mechanical. For example, “Furthermore” introduces another category without a clear contrast, while “However” is used for the weekly figure’s decline but the comparison could be expressed more directly. Some sentences also combine several years and figures in a way that makes the information dense. Organise the body paragraphs around related trends and use concise comparisons to make progression more consistently clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “declined,” “reached the peak,” and “percentage,” and the meaning is generally understandable. There are, however, some inaccurate or unnatural choices and spelling slips. “People who tried to eat several times” does not clearly mean people who ate fast food several times a week, and “preferred to eat fast food in the restaurants” is an imprecise description of the daily category. “Invdividuals” is misspelled, and “reached at the peak” is an incorrect collocation. Repetition of “people,” “individuals,” and “percentage” also limits flexibility. Use the chart’s category labels accurately and choose natural reporting phrases such as “accounted for” or “stood at.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including clauses linked with “while,” “however,” and “after that,” and the main comparisons can usually be understood. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “individuals who preferred … was” has subject–verb disagreement, and “the percentage … it was at 30%” uses an unnecessary second subject. The phrase “it reached at 15%” also shows an error in the verb pattern, while punctuation spacing is inconsistent around commas and full stops. These issues do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Practise forming concise comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, clause structure, and punctuation when proofreading.

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