Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-30

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 6.5)

The bar chart illustrates the comparisonof frequency at which individuals of particular country ate in fast food restraunts from 2003 to 2013.

Overall, the percentage of people eating once or twice a month is highest in 2013 but in 2003 and 2006 people eating once a week is highest.

While, percentage of people eating everyday is lowest in 2003,2006 and 2013.

The people who eat everyday on fast fast food every day have a least frequency and remain less than 4% in 2003 and 3% in both 2006 and 2013. Furthermore, the percentage of people eating several times a week fluctuated as its around 17% in 2003 and it had grown to 20% in 2006 and again decreased to 16% in 2013. People eating once a week at these restraunts is at peak in 2003 at 31% and around 33% in 2006 but it dropped in 2013 to just 27%. Moreover, people visiting once or twice a month is at 30% in 2003 and 25% in 2006 however, it is highest at 33% in 2013.

Individuals thst visit a few time a year are at 13% in 2003 while its value remained constant at 15% in both 2006 and 2013. Lastly, the people who never ate at these restraunts are at 5% in 2003 but it decreased to 4% in 2006 and remained the same in 2013.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response gives a clear overview of the main pattern: weekly dining was most common in 2003 and 2006, while monthly dining led in 2013; daily eating was consistently among the least common categories. It also reports all six frequency groups and makes relevant year-to-year comparisons, supporting a well-developed account. Most figures are close to the chart, but a few are inaccurate: weekly eating in 2013 is about 28%, not 27%, and the “never” figures are about 4.5%, 3.5% and 3.5%, rather than 5%, 4% and 4%. These are small discrepancies, while the key trends are represented accurately. To strengthen the report further, prioritise the most notable changes and keep numerical reporting precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and a detailed account, and the information generally progresses from frequent to less frequent dining categories. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “Moreover” and “Lastly” help signal the sequence. This gives the report a coherent overall arrangement. However, the repeated pattern of introducing each category with “The people who…” or “People eating…” makes the progression somewhat mechanical, and “While,” at the start of a sentence does not connect clearly to the preceding overview. Some references, such as “its value” and “these restaurants,” could be more precise. Grouping related categories and using clearer comparisons between years would make cohesion more flexible and the paragraph flow smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the chart, with useful terms such as “percentage,” “fluctuated,” “decreased” and “remained constant.” The writer also attempts some variation through phrases such as “at peak” and “frequency.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “comparisonof frequency” is awkward, “at a least frequency” is not idiomatic, and “people eating” is repeated often. There are also spelling errors in “restraunts” and “thst,” which reduce accuracy. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the data, but more precise chart language and careful proofreading would improve control. Aim for natural expressions such as “the proportion who ate out” and “the least common frequency.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, including comparisons with “while,” “however” and “as,” and most of the intended meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors nevertheless recur. For example, “people eating once a week … is at peak” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “it had grown to 20% … and again decreased” uses an unnecessary past perfect and an awkwardly coordinated verb form. The opening sentence also lacks a space in “comparisonof,” and punctuation is inconsistent, as in “2003,2006.” Improve agreement, tense consistency and sentence boundaries, and check comma use around contrast words. More accurate control of these patterns would make the complex sentences easier to follow.

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