Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-29
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 three pie chart illustrate the propoation of sodium, satuarated fats and added suger in typical meals consumed by americans in thier daily eating ocations: breakfast, dinner, lunch and snacks.
Overall dinner and lunch are biggest contributers for sodium and saturated fat , wherever snacks are ammount fir kargest sharwe of added sugar. Breakfast contributes the smallest prtion of all three nutrients.
Looking at sodium first, dinner makes up 43% of daily consumtion follwed by lunch at 29%. Breakfast and snack makes the least contribution at 14%. This trend carries with saturated fats with dinner making up 37% follwed by lunch at 26% while snacks contribute 21% and breakfast only 16%.
When i comes to added sugar, it shows very different distrubution across all four daily consumtion. Snacking contributes the most by being at 42% with other three meals making remaining 58% with dinner making up 23% , lunch at 19% and dinner at 16%.
in conculution, three main meals make up for most of sodium and saturated fat consumtion but most of added sugar comes from snacks
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses the main features of all three charts, providing an overview and comparing the proportions of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars across the four meal times. The figures are accurately reported overall, such as noting that dinner accounts for 43% of sodium and snacks make up 42% of added sugar. However, there are minor numerical slips in the final body paragraph where 'dinner at 16%' is repeated or misattributed (since breakfast was 16% for added sugar). The overview captures the main trends well by highlighting that dinner and lunch dominate sodium and saturated fats, whereas snacks dominate added sugar. This performance corresponds to a solid Band 6.5 or 7.0 for Task Achievement, as all parts are addressed with relevant supporting data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response is arranged logically into four paragraphs: an introduction, an overview, a body paragraph covering sodium and saturated fat, a body paragraph covering added sugar, and a brief conclusion. Cohesive devices are used to guide the reader through the data, such as 'Looking at sodium first', 'This trend carries with', and 'When i comes to added sugar'. However, paragraphing and punctuation are slightly disjointed, and there are mechanical errors in referencing and transitions. The conclusion is also quite weak and repetitive. Overall organisation is coherent, but the lack of precise cohesive control keeps this criterion at a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary for the task, using appropriate terms like 'proportion', 'contributors', 'distribution', and 'consumption'. However, there are numerous spelling errors throughout the text ('propoation', 'satuarated', 'suger', 'thier', 'ocations', 'ammount', 'kargest', 'sharwe', 'prtion', 'follwed', 'distrubution', 'conculution'), as well as minor lexical slips ('breakfast and snack makes'). While these errors do not impede communication since the overall meaning is still clear, their high frequency prevents the score from reaching Band 6.0, placing it firmly at Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0
The response attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as relative clauses and comparative structures. There are several grammatical errors and punctuation lapses, including subject-verb agreement issues ('Breakfast and snack makes', 'three main meals make up for most of sodium... consumtion'), missing capitalization ('in conculution'), and typos in prepositional phrases ('When i comes to'). Despite these flaws, the structures are varied enough to convey the data accurately, and meaning is rarely obscured. This level of grammatical control fits the Band 6 descriptor well.
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