Part 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.
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.
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The bar chart compares the frequency of consuming fast food at restaurants in the USA during the period from 2003 to 2013.
Overall, the largest proportion of people ate fast food once a week or once or twice a month, while the figures for those consuming fast food every day or never doing so were quite low.
The highest percentages were recorded in 2006 and 2013 for residents who ate fast food once a week or one to two times per month, accounting for approximately 35% each. In comparison, the smallest shares are shown for those who ate fast food every day or never tried it representing around 5% in 2003 and declining to nearly 3% in 2006 and 2013.
However, the figures for individuals who visited fast food restaurants several times a week were relatively high, with the largest share of 20% in 2006. The percentage for citizens consuming fast food a few times a year constituted roughly 13% in 2003, increasing to 15% in both 2006 and 2013.
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Band 7.5
The bar chart illustrates the frequency of eating at fast food restaurants among Americans over a ten-year period from 2003 to 2013.
Overall, what can be seen from the bar chart is that the once a week group was the largest portion, which is responsible for just over 30% in 2003 and approximately 33% in 2006, and once or twice a month group made up the largest portion in 2013. By contrast, the habit in the every day group was the smallest in all three years.
Looking at the figures in detail regarding the every day and never groups, these groups both experienced a slightly downward trend, reaching a peak in 2006, at about 5% apiece, and the percentages of the every day and never groups in 2013 were the same as those in 2006, comprising 3% for every day and 4% for never, respectively.
Turning to several times a week, once a week, and once or twice a month, these three groups observed the same trend, starting at more than 15% (several times a week) and approximately 30% (once a week and once or twice a month), after which the data fluctuated around this level, and ending at 15%, 25%, 32% for each group at the end of the period.
Moving on to the last one, a few times a year, which was the only group witnessed a slight upward trend during the said period, beginning at 13% in 2003, then the proportion of people increased moderately by 2% in 2006, and this figure remained stable until the end of the period.
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The bar graph provides the amount of fast food that was consumed in the United States of America over a 10-year period, starting from 2003. Overall, it can be seen that the amount of fast food consumed in the USA is once a week and twice a month which are the highest in the chart. Furthermore, the lowest numbers in the graph are for those who ate fast food every day or never in all three years. Looking at the data, in 2003, the percentage of people ate from restaurants every day was 4%, and it rose to 17% for several times a week. The percentages were mostly raised for once a week and once a month, which were 32% and 30%. By 2003, 5% of people avoided fast food from restaurants. In the chart, people who ate fast food on a regular basis made up 2% of the chart in 2006, and that grew to 20% for several times a week. In addition, the most frequently consumed restaurant food was once a week, which was 34% of people. Furthermore, 4% of the people never ate restaurant fast food. According to the graph, in 2013, the percentage of people ate from restaurants every day was 2%, and that rose to 17% for several times a week. The percentages of people who consumed fast food peaked in the chart for once a month or twice a month, which was 32% in 2003. By 2013, 4% of people prohibited fast food from restaurants.
The bar chart provides information about how often individuals visited and ate at fast food restaurants in the USA in the years 2003, 2006, and 2013.
Overall, it can be seen that the number of people who visited restaurants once a week and once or twice a month was significantly high in all three years, while very few people ate fast food every day or not at all.
In 2003, about 31% of people visited fast food restaurants once a week, whereas about 33% and 27% ate in 2006 and 2013, respectively. Meanwhile, exactly 30% ate once or twice a month in 2003; this figure went down to 25% in 2006 and rose again to about 33% in 2013. The percentage of those who preferred to go to restaurants a few times a year was about 13% in 2003 and 15% in the other two years.
Moreover, 20% visited several times a week in 2003; subsequently, the figure remained more or less 15% in 2006 and 2013. However, very few residents, less than 5%, preferred to eat daily in all three years, and the proportion remained the same for those who never visited restaurants in all three years.
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The supplied graph chart illustrates information about how often people in the USA ate at fast food restaurants and compares that in 2003, 2006, and 2013.
Overall, it is scrutinized that most people in all three years ate fast food either once a week or once or twice a month. Very few people ate fast food every day or never at all.
In 2003, the largest group of people, about 31%, ate at fast food restaurants once a week. The second biggest group, around 30%, went one or twice a month. These two groups stayed the most common in 2006 and 2013, although the figures changed slightly. In 2006, the proportion of people eating weekly rose to about 33%, while those eating monthly fell a little. However, by 2013, the situation reversed; monthly eaters increased to about 33%, and weekly ones dropped slightly.
Only a small percentage of Americans ate fast food every day or never did so, both under 5% in all three years. Eating several times a week was also quite common, around 15% to 20%.
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The bar chart compares the frequency of American residents ate in fast food restaurants in the years 2003, 2006, and 2013.
It is clear that a small amount of people enjoyed fast food every day during this period, and the same situation can also be noticed for the people who never ate fast food. Most citizens tended to eat fast food once a week or once or twice a month between 2003 and 2013.
In 2006, we can see more than 33% of Americans chose to have fast food once a week, which was the major choice at that time. However, after seven years, a similar number of residents preferred eating in fast food restaurants once or twice a month in 2013, while the proportion of people who visited fast food restaurants decreased to 28% in this year.
During these three periods, the percentage of Americans who ate in fast food restaurants a few times a year was quite stable, which was kept between roughly 13% and 15%. By contrast, we can see a significant increase in the number of residents who visited fast food shops several times a week, from around 16% in 2003 to 20% in 2006.
The chart illustrates how often American people used to eat in fast food restaurants from 2003 and 2013.
It is clearly observed from the chart that, in all three years, a higher proportion of eating in fast food restaurants was related either once a week or once or twice a month. In comparison, only a minor proportion ate there daily or never there.
It is obvious, the figure for American people who ate in fast restaurants once a week was around 31% in 2003 while, it decreased minimally by 2% in 2006. Although this proportion witnessed a significant decline to around 27% in 2013. The percentage of food which was eaten in fast food restaurant one or twice a month showed fluctuation in the same period. In 2003, it was around at 30% after which, it dropped by 5% in 2006. Whereas, there was a substantial growth of 33% in 2013.
It can be seen, the proportion of those eating in fast food restaurants several times a week varied between 15% and 20%, while that of who were eating there a few times in a year showed an increase from approximately 13% to 15% over the entire period. Conversely, in none of three years the percentage of people who either went there every day or never gone was not over 5%.
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The chart provides information about how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
Overall, the most noticeable feature is that the 33% of individuals from 2006 to 2013 who ate fast food is significantly higher than that in 2003. Additionally, the 5% of people from 2003 who ate fast food every day decreased by 3% between 2006 and 2013.
In 2003, the rate of 5% of individuals who never ate fast food in the USA had decreased by 4% over the past decade. Notably, the USA ranked first in terms of who ate fast food, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization. While the 30% to 35% of individuals who ate fast food once or twice a month had changed, the 13% to 15% of individuals who ate fast food a few times a year had stayed the same in 2003 and 2013.
The chart provides information about how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
Overall, the most noticeable feature is that the 33% of individuals from 2006 to 2013 who ate fast food is significantly higher than that in 2003. Additionally, the 5% of people from 2003 who ate fast food every day decreased by 3% between 2006 and 2013.
In 2003, the rate of 5% of individuals who never ate fast food in the USA had decreased by 4% over the past decade. Notably, the USA ranked first in terms of who ate fast food, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization. While the 30% to 35% of individuals who ate fast food once or twice a month had changed, the 13% to 15% of individuals who ate fast food a few times a year had stayed the same in 2003 and 2013.
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Lexical Resource: 6.5
Grammatical Range & Accuracy: 4.5
Coherence & Cohesion: 6.0
Task Response:7.0
The graph illustrates the percentage of consumers in America who ate in fast-food restaurants over a 10-year period, starting from 2003.
Overall, the three figures show fluctuations over the years 2003, 2006, and 2013. All of them experienced an initial increase followed by a decline, and their patterns were relatively similar.
Looking at the graph more closely, one can see that the highest team in 3 different years was “once a week” and “once or twice a month” .In 2006 the highest proportion of people ate fast food once a week about 33%. In 2013, the highest percentage increasing slightly which also reached around 33%. In 2003, the figure of people ate fast food once a week
Furthermore, “several times a weeks” increased from about 17% in 2003, 20% in 2006 and 16% in 2013. The percentage of fast food in every day was low just under about 4% in 2003 and both around 2% in 2006 and 2013.”A few times a year” fluctuated modestly, relative at 15% in 2006 and 2013. Finally, the percentage of USA fast foos consumer was never ate is under 5% of people