Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-01

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 FREQUENCY OF EATING AT FAST FOOD HAS CHANGED WITH THE TIME IN A USA, FIRSTLY, IF WE SEE ON THE GRAPH OF EVERY DAY, IN 2003 PEOPLE USE TO EAT ABOUT 4% OF FAST FOOD EVERY DAY WHICH IS SURPRISINGLY HIGHER THAN IN 2006 AND 2013. MOREOVER WE TALK ABOUT EATING FAST FOOD SEVERAL TIMES IN A WEEK, THE YEAR THAT HAS HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF EATING FAST FOOD SEVERAL TIMES IN A WEEK THAT IS 2006 ABOUT 20% AND IN 2003 16% AND IN YEAR 2013 THERE IS MOST LESS CINSUMPTION OF FAST FOOD SEVERAL TIMES IN WEEK IN YEAR 2013. And if we talk about the eating of fast food once in a week , in the year 2006 34 % percent of people use to eat fast food just once in a week.31% in a year 2003 and 28 percent in year 2008 which is most less. ADDITIONALLY, ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, IN THE YEAR 2013 COMES WITH THE MOST PERCENTAGE OF 34% AND 29% IN YEAR 2006. and we talk about the never eating of fast food in a life there,s 5% of people in year 2003 who never use to eat fastfood in there life time they were pretty well decicplined

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several relevant categories and report some broad comparisons, such as daily eating being about 4% in 2003 and monthly eating reaching its highest level in 2013. However, the response only partially summarises the chart: it has no clear overview of the main pattern, omits the “a few times a year” category, and gives incomplete comparisons across the three years. Some figures are inaccurate: weekly eating in 2006 is about 33%, not 34%, and in 2013 it is about 28%, not 2008; monthly eating in 2006 is about 25%, not 29%. The claim that 5% never ate fast food in 2003 is also slightly high. A concise overview and accurate selection of key highs, lows, and changes would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response moves through several chart categories in a roughly recognisable order, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Additionally” show an attempt to connect points. However, the ideas are presented as one long block, with no clear introduction, overview, or paragraph structure. The repeated openings “if we talk about” and “and we talk about” make the progression mechanical, while some links between figures are unclear—for example, the comparison of weekly eating shifts abruptly from 2006 to 2003 and then to 2013. Organise the response into a short introduction and overview followed by grouped comparisons, and use clear references such as “by contrast” or “over the period” only where they accurately express the relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “percentage,” “consumption,” and “once or twice a month.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are repetitive or imprecise, such as “eating fast food” and “most less.” Some word choices and spelling errors make the report less clear, including “cinsumption,” “decicplined,” and “fastfood.” The phrase “pretty well disciplined” is also an informal, unsupported judgement rather than suitable chart description. Build a more precise range for describing proportions and trends, and check spelling and collocations. For example, describe a category as having the “lowest proportion” rather than “most less,” and use “ate” or “consumed” instead of repeatedly using “use to eat.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts longer sentences and uses some time references, but sentence structures are often faulty, and errors frequently make relationships between ideas harder to follow. Examples include “the year that has highest percentage … that is 2006,” the incomplete construction “31% in a year 2003,” and “in year 2013 comes with the most percentage.” Verb forms are also inconsistent: “use to eat” is used where the past simple “ate” is needed. Articles and prepositions are often missing or incorrect, as in “in a USA” and “in year 2003,” while punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent. Use shorter, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check past-tense forms, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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