Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-08

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 provided charts illustrate proportion of the three types of nutrients, which are considered as an unhealthy if too much consumed such as sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in a typical meals consumed in the USA.

Overall, it is evident that the most significant figures are the sodium and saturated fats in the dinner meal, the largest shares far ahead than others. The lowest figure of these nutrients found in food recorded in breakfast meal, whereas the sodium and saturated fats shares have little difference to each other in each meal.

The dinner meal accounts for the largest proportion of sodium (43%), of saturated fats (37%). However, the breakfast experienced lowest figure in both sodium and saturated fats, 14% and 16% respectively. The snack also contain only 14% amount of sodium, which is the lowest but saturated fats in snack are more higer than sodium 21%. The lunch also contain both of these nutrients, sodium and saturated fats 29% and 26%.

The added sugar in the snack meal is higher than all other meals, 42% shares which is the second highest among all. The breakfast was the lowest just 16%, lunch 19% far lower than other nutrients shares in lunch meal and 23% in dinner.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern that sodium and saturated fat peak at dinner, and you support this with accurate figures: 43% and 37%. You also report the breakfast lows and the snack’s 14% sodium share. This covers the charts and shows some selection of key features. However, the overview is incomplete because it does not identify added sugar as the exception: its largest share is in snacks (42%), not dinner. The claim that breakfast has the lowest figure for “these nutrients” is also too broad, since added sugar is lowest at breakfast but lunch and dinner are higher. The added-sugar paragraph includes the figures, but its comparisons are not fully clear. A more complete overview and sharper comparisons would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two groups of nutrients. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow, and linking words such as “Overall,” “However,” and “whereas” help signal relationships. Some connections are less clear or mechanical, though. For example, “The added sugar in the snack meal is higher than all other meals” is followed by “which is the second highest among all,” an unclear comparison that seems to conflict with the stated maximum. The final sentence also strings together breakfast, lunch, and dinner figures without a clear structure. Use parallel comparisons and clearer referencing to improve progression between details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “largest shares,” “accounts for,” and “lowest,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “the most significant figures,” “the breakfast experienced lowest figure,” and “more higer than sodium.” There is also repetition of “meal” and “nutrients,” while “shares” is sometimes used where “proportions” or “percentages” would sound more natural. These issues make the description less precise and fluent, although the key information remains understandable. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and vary the terms used to describe percentages and meals.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a sentence beginning “which are considered…”. The main comparisons are usually understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, the introduction needs an article and a complete construction (“the proportion of the three types…”), while “in a typical meals” has a number-agreement problem. In “The snack also contain,” the verb does not agree with its subject, and “The breakfast was the lowest just 16%” lacks a clear grammatical link between the claim and the figure. Some sentences also have awkward punctuation or incomplete phrasing. Check articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, and make sure each comparison forms a complete sentence.

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