Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-14

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 chart illustrates the percentage amount of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar consumed in meals such as breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner in the USA in different proportion.

The highest percentage of sodium consumption is in the dinner time which is about 43% and the lowest is during snack and breakfast time which is 14%.The highest percentage of saturated fat consumed is in the dinner time which is 37% and the lowest proportion is during the snack time which is 21%

So both saturated fat and sodium is consumed in the largest proportion during dinner and the lowest amount is consumed by snacks. On the contrary, the highest amount of added sugar is consumed by snacks which is 42% and the lowest amount is consumed in breakfast which is 16%.

During breakfast, both saturated fat and added sugar is consumed at 16%. Overall, all of these nutrients are consumed in lowest during breakfast and a moderate percentage during the lunch time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that sodium and saturated fat peak at dinner, and that added sugar is highest in snacks. The figures you give for these peaks and several lows are accurate, so the response is relevant and includes a clear overall comparison. However, some features are less fully reported: lunch is described only as “moderate,” and the claim that all nutrients are consumed least at breakfast is inaccurate, since sodium is equally low at breakfast and snacks, while saturated fat is lowest at breakfast. You also omit the lunch and snack figures for saturated fat and added sugar. A more complete overview and precise comparisons across all four meals would make the summary more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable sequence: it introduces the charts, reports sodium and saturated fat, contrasts these with added sugar, and ends with a summary. Linking phrases such as “On the contrary” help signal the contrast. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical, with repeated sentence openings such as “The highest percentage…” and “the lowest…”. The final paragraph also repeats earlier information rather than bringing the key comparisons together, and “Overall” introduces a claim that is not fully accurate. Grouping the information by meal or by the nutrients’ contrasting patterns, and using clearer references between sentences, would create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “consumed,” and “highest” and “lowest,” so the data is generally understandable. There are, however, some awkward or imprecise choices: “percentage amount” is redundant, “in different proportion” is unnatural, and “dinner time” is less suitable than simply naming the meal. Repetition of “consumed” and “highest percentage” also limits flexibility. Aim for concise chart language and vary expressions for describing shares and comparisons. These word-choice and collocation issues do not prevent the reader from understanding your main points, but more natural phrasing would improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple statements and more complex comparisons, including “On the contrary…” and “During breakfast…”, and the main meaning is usually clear. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “both saturated fat and sodium is consumed” needs plural agreement (“are consumed”), as does “both saturated fat and added sugar is consumed.” The opening phrase “in different proportion” also has a number-agreement problem, and punctuation is missing after “14%,” causing the next sentence to run on. Work on subject–verb agreement, articles and plurals, and check sentence boundaries. More consistently accurate control of these forms would make the response easier to read.

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