Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

These pie charts below illustrates the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutirents. These three nutrients have an adverse impact on the health of a human body.

Each of these pie charts highlight the average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in the day-to-day meals consumed by an American. Each pie chart divides the meals consumed into breakfast, lunch,snack and dinner.

In the Sodium chart, dinner takes the majority of the share as 43 percent of meal consumed for dinner has sodium. An average lunch consists 29 percent Sodium, breakfast and snack contain 14 percent each. When we examine Saturated fat pie chart, it is evident that dinner again consists a majority of the saturated fats with 37 percent. Lunch and snack come in 2nd and 3rd with 26 percent and 21 percent respectively. Added sugar has an interesting trend. Snacks take a major chunk with 42 percent. It is followed by dinner, lunch and breakfast at 23percent, 19 percent and 16 percent.

A trend that follows in these charts shows that dinner consists of a high amount of sodium and saturated fat which is harmful to a person

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You report the main figures accurately, including dinner’s 43% share of sodium and 37% of saturated fat, and the notably high 42% of added sugar in snacks. The final comparison also identifies dinner as the leading meal for two nutrients. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers the charts. However, the overview is brief and partly repeats details rather than drawing out the broader contrast: snacks lead for added sugar, while dinner leads for sodium and saturated fat. The opening claim that the nutrients adversely affect health is not a chart feature, and the final sentence is unfinished in its development. A fuller overview comparing the three patterns would make the key features clearer and more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph describing the chart figures, and a concluding comparison. The sequence within the main paragraph is easy to follow, moving from sodium to saturated fat and then added sugar, and phrases such as “It is followed by” help connect the figures. Cohesion is sometimes mechanical, however, because the repeated pattern of naming a chart and listing its values dominates the paragraph. The final sentence begins a useful synthesis but stops without fully explaining the comparison. Develop that concluding point and use clearer links between the nutrient patterns, rather than relying mainly on “In the… chart” and “It is followed by,” to create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “majority,” “consists,” and “trend,” and the reader can understand the comparisons. There are also attempts at more descriptive phrasing, such as “take a major chunk,” though this is informal for an academic report. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise: “dinner takes the majority of the share” is awkward, and “a high amount of sodium” is less suitable for describing a percentage. Spelling errors such as “nutirents” and “Sodium” capitalised mid-sentence also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, neutral reporting language and check spelling and capitalisation carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, and most of the data remains understandable. Some grammatical errors are noticeable, including subject–verb agreement in “These pie charts below illustrates” and “Each of these pie charts highlight”; both subjects require a singular verb. The phrase “An average lunch consists 29 percent Sodium” is missing a grammatical link, and “43 percent of meal consumed for dinner” has an unclear noun phrase. Punctuation and spacing also need attention, as in “lunch,snack” and “23percent.” The final sentence is incomplete in its development. Review agreement, articles, and sentence completion, while retaining the variety of structures you attempt.

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