Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USA

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The charts illustrate the average share of Sodium, saturated fat and added sugar consumed during the breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Overall, Dinner is main source of Sodium and Saturated fat. whereas snacks contains largest share of added sugar. although breakfast contains lowest share of three types of nutrients and pretty balanced.

Dinner contains high level of Sodium and Saturated fat around 43% and 37%, similarly, lunch hold second largest consumer for these nutrients accounting for 29% of sodium and 26% of saturated fat.

On the other hand, Added sugar is consumed massively in snacks, almost 42%, snack also provide 21% of fat, however it contains lower sodium only 14%. moreover, added sugar is in balanced amount in breakfast and lunch.

Finally, breakfast consistently contains lower percentage of all unhealthy ingredients. it just shows 16% of both saturated fat and sugar. and lowest sodium only 14%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead in added sugar. The figures you give for dinner and lunch are correct, and you also note breakfast’s low sodium and equal 16% shares of fat and sugar. However, the overview’s claim that breakfast has the lowest share of all three nutrients is not fully accurate: snacks, at 14%, tie breakfast for the lowest sodium, and breakfast is not lowest in added sugar. The statement that sugar is “in balanced amount” at breakfast and lunch is vague and does not report their actual comparison. The response is also four words below the required minimum. Include the snack sodium tie and make the sugar comparison more precise to cover the data more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an overview followed by details about dinner and lunch, then snacks and breakfast. This makes the main comparisons reasonably easy to follow. However, some links are mechanical or confusing. For example, “On the other hand” does not clearly signal the relationship between the preceding meal comparisons and added sugar, while “Finally” introduces a point that partly repeats the overview. The overview also runs several ideas together, and the final paragraph repeats breakfast’s figures already mentioned earlier. Use clearer paragraphing and organise the details by nutrient or by meal, avoiding repetition. Check punctuation around linking words such as “whereas,” “although,” and “moreover” so the progression feels smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “average share,” “largest share,” “accounting for,” and the names of all three nutrients. These choices help communicate the chart’s main comparisons. However, several expressions are imprecise or do not collocate naturally: “main source of Sodium,” “lunch hold second largest consumer,” and “Added sugar is consumed massively” sound awkward for describing percentages in meals. “Balanced amount” is also unclear when comparing the sugar figures. Use more precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “represented,” or “the proportion of added sugar.” Keep nutrient names consistently lower case unless they begin a sentence, and avoid repeating “contains” where a more exact verb would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is some variety in sentence forms, including comparisons and clauses introduced by “whereas” and “although,” and the intended meaning is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with agreement and sentence boundaries. For example, “snacks contains” should be “snacks contain,” and “lunch hold” should be “lunch holds.” The opening sentence needs a clearer construction, such as “The charts show the average proportions of these nutrients in breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.” Several sentence fragments or incorrectly joined sentences appear after full stops, including “although breakfast contains…” and “it just shows…”. Capitalise sentence openings and use full stops or conjunctions to connect complete clauses. These corrections would make the comparisons more controlled.

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