Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-12

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 pie charts below tells about the quantity of three different nutrients in the daily food, all of them can have several disadvantages if taken too much.

Overall, accirding to the typical meals eaten in USA dinner has the highest ratio of sodium, breakfast and snack have the lowest percentage, while the saturated fats are also the highest in numbers in dinner and the lowest in snack; meanwhile, snack has the highest ratio of added sugar, and the breakfast has the lowest number of added sugar.

According to the daily meals consumed in USA sodium has the highest ratio in dinner about 43%, 29% in lunch, and 14% in snack and breakfast, dinner has 37% of saturated fats, lunch has 26%, breakfast has 16% and snack has 21% of saturated fat; meanwhile, snack has the highest ratio of added sugar about 42%, while breakfast, lunch, and dinner have 16%, 19%, and 23% of added sugar.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main patterns accurately: dinner accounts for the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks contribute the most added sugar. The figures you report also match the chart, including sodium at 43% for dinner and added sugar at 42% for snacks. Your overview compares all three nutrients and notes the low breakfast share of added sugar, so the key features are covered. To make the report more fully developed, highlight the contrast between the meal patterns more explicitly—for example, snacks are tied with breakfast for the lowest sodium share but are the leading source of added sugar. A clearer, more selective comparison would make the overview more analytical rather than mainly listing values.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph reporting the figures. This makes the main message easy to locate, and linking expressions such as “Overall” and “meanwhile” help signal comparisons. However, the final paragraph places all three nutrients into one long sentence, so the information becomes dense and the comparisons are harder to follow. “Meanwhile” is also repeated, and the overview’s sequence of claims could be more clearly grouped. Separate the detailed figures into shorter sentences or organise them by meal pattern, and use a wider range of linking methods so cohesion feels less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary such as “highest,” “lowest,” “ratio,” and “percentage,” which allows you to describe the chart’s main comparisons. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, including “quantity of three different nutrients in the daily food,” “highest in numbers,” and repeated use of “ratio.” There are also spelling errors in “accirding” and “saturated fats” is not consistently handled as a category name. Choose more precise chart language, such as “proportion,” “share,” and “accounted for,” and use natural collocations like “the proportion of sodium in dinner.” Proofreading spelling and avoiding repeated wording would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast joined with “while” and a sentence using “meanwhile.” The intended meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. The opening says “The pie charts below tells,” where the plural subject requires “tell.” The overview also has an awkward sentence structure after “Overall,” and “dinner has the highest ratio” shifts into the present without a clear reporting frame. In the final sentence, several clauses are joined by semicolons and commas, making the structure difficult to control. Use shorter sentences, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and practise accurate comparisons such as “Dinner accounts for 43% of sodium.”

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