Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-05

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 line bar illustrates frequency of eating at fast food restaurants among people in the USA from 2003 to 2013.

Overall, in 2006 the percentage of individual who used to have fast food pnce a week were the dominant representator. Similarly in 2013 people who used to get food once or twice a month were the highest. However, people who eat everyday are the lowest in 2003,2006 and 2013. Meanwhile the highest highest number of percentage were in 2003 who never eat fast food.

People who devour junk food daily represent the lowest percentage of people which were 4% in 2003 and 3% in both 2006 and 2013. People who never eat outside their home comes next with 5% in 2003 and 4% in 2006 and the same goes for 2013. Citizens who get fast food few times a year were 13% in 2003 which increased to 15% for both 2006 and 2013.

Next comes the several times a week category in which 17% people were in 2003 and 16% wew in 2013 but in 2006 they used to be 20%. Now comes the categories which represent the most percentage of people among all the years, First is once or twice a month in which 30% of people used to eat fast food in 2003 which decreased to 25% in 2006 and then increased to 34% in 2013, the same percentage of people represent the once a week cateogry back in 2006. However, this percentage was less in 2003 and decreased to 28% in 2013.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important patterns, including the weekly category peaking in 2006 and monthly visits becoming the largest category in 2013. You also note that daily eating was consistently among the least common frequencies. However, the overview contains a significant contradiction: it says the highest percentage in 2003 was people who never ate fast food, although the chart shows weekly and monthly eating at about 31% and 30%, compared with only about 4.5% who never ate it. Some figures are also slightly inaccurate, such as 5% rather than about 4.5% for “never” in 2003 and 34% rather than about 33% for monthly visits in 2013. A more precise overview and clearer comparisons would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting details. The categories are generally grouped in a sensible way, and transitions such as “Next comes” help signal movement through the data. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear or contradictory statements, especially the claim that people who never ate fast food were the highest group in 2003. Phrases such as “the same percentage of people represent the once a week category” make it difficult to follow which year is being compared. There is also some repetition of “highest” and “percentage.” Organise the details around clear comparisons between years, and use explicit references such as “in 2006” or “by 2013” to make links more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing the chart, including “frequency,” “increased,” “decreased,” and “represent.” You also attempt less common expressions such as “devour junk food,” but this is too informal and does not fit an IELTS chart summary as naturally as “eat fast food.” Several word choices or forms are awkward, including “dominant representator,” “get food,” and “the highest highest number of percentage.” Spelling slips such as “wew” and “cateogry” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, neutral chart language and avoid changing the chart’s wording unnecessarily; terms such as “proportion,” “category,” and “accounted for” can help you report figures clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, using clauses introduced by “which” and “However,” and the main comparisons are usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with agreement and sentence construction. For example, “the percentage of individual … were” should use a plural noun or a singular verb, and “people who eat everyday are the lowest” does not form the comparison accurately. The long final sentence also joins several ideas in a way that makes the relationships between years unclear. Check subject–verb agreement, use consistent past-tense forms when describing the chart, and divide long comparisons into shorter sentences. More controlled complex sentences would make the data easier to interpret.

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