Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-28
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 5.0)
The illustration gives information about the normal amount of typical food of three type of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.Overall, the sodium had colossal percentage is dinner and the minuscule is snacks and breakfast.In saturated fat the colossal value has dinner and the minuscle value has brakfast.
It ia quite evident from the charts, In sodium the percentage of lunch is 29 percent and the dinner is 43 percent. The amount of snacks and breakfast in sodium are same. In saturated fat, the amount of snacks has 21 percent and the lunch has 26 percent. Breakfast has 16 percent and the dinner has 37 percent.
Furthermore, in added sugar the percentage of breakfast has 16 percent and the snacks has 42 percent.The luch has 19 percentage and the dinner has 23 percent.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the charts regarding the percentages of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars in typical meals in the USA. However, the length requirement is NOT met, as the response contains only 138 words, falling short of the 150-word minimum, which incurs a penalty. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat erratic, featuring awkward phrasing such as 'the colossal percentage is dinner' and minor omissions in comparative analysis. While the overview attempts to capture general trends, it lacks precision and relies heavily on mechanical listing of figures rather than fully developing a comprehensive summary of all relevant comparisons across the three nutrients.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay displays some basic organization with paragraph breaks separating different ideas, but overall progression is hindered by repetitive structures and weak cohesive devices. Paragraphing is haphazard, and sentences follow a rigid, repetitive formula (e.g., 'In sodium the percentage of...' and 'In saturated fat...'). Transitional phrases are either missing or awkwardly handled, such as 'Furthermore, in added sugar...', which disrupts the natural flow of ideas. Referencing and logical sequencing are basic, leading to a choppy and disjointed reading experience that fails to achieve a clear, cohesive progression throughout.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary range is quite limited and repetitive. The student uses basic words and phrases repeatedly, alongside inappropriate or unnatural lexical choices, such as 'colossal percentage' and 'minuscule' used to describe statistical chart data. There are also several spelling and word-form errors, including 'brakfast' instead of 'breakfast', 'luch' instead of 'lunch', and grammatical confusions like 'three type of nutrients'. While communication of the basic figures is not entirely blocked, the frequent errors in word choice and spelling clearly place this response in the lower bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
Grammatical structures are severely limited, consisting mostly of simple sentences with frequent errors. There are numerous instances of incorrect prepositions and subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'the sodium had colossal percentage is dinner' and 'the amount of snacks and breakfast in sodium are same'. Attempted complex structures are either absent or faulty. Punctuation is also problematic, with missing spaces after periods (e.g., 'meals.Overall' and '42 percent.The') and run-on phrasing. These persistent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader.
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