Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-09
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 compares the average percentages of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in typical meals of three types of nutrients, if consumed to much it can prove unhealthy.
Overall, sodium and saturated fat contributes more in dinner as compared to the contribution of added sugar. While the breakfast contributed the least among all three catagories. Snacks contain a large amount of added sugar.
The proportion of sodium in dinner is 43% followed by 37% saturated fat, while lunch is the second largest container, containing 29% sodium and 26% saturated fat. Sodium remained same in both snacks and breaksfast with 14% as compared to saturated fat which is 21% in snack and 16% in breakfast.
In added sugar, snack is the dominant with 42% which is almost half of the entire added sugar . Aditionally, in dinner only 23% sugar is added. Lunch adds 19% of the total sugar and breakfast is the least with only 16%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0
The response identifies the main pattern accurately: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks account for the largest share of added sugar. It also supports these points with relevant figures, including 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat at dinner, and 42% added sugar in snacks. The overview and comparisons address the task clearly, and the figures reported match the chart. To make the account more fully developed, compare the meal patterns across all three nutrients more explicitly—for example, note that dinner is the largest source of all three except added sugar, and that breakfast is the smallest or tied-smallest category for several measures. The opening also repeats task wording rather than adding useful chart information.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response has a clear four-paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about sodium and saturated fat, then added sugar. This gives the reader a generally logical progression, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “followed by,” and “Additionally” help signal relationships. The comparisons within the third paragraph are especially easy to follow. However, some connections are awkward or unclear: “While the breakfast contributed the least among all three categories” does not specify which nutrient or meal comparison is meant, and “In added sugar” is an abrupt transition. The overview could also guide the detail paragraphs more precisely. Use clearer topic sentences and explicit comparisons between the nutrient patterns to make cohesion more flexible and less dependent on basic sequencing.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary is sufficient to describe the chart, with useful terms such as “proportion,” “dominant,” “contribution,” and “followed by.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision. “Container” is not appropriate for a meal’s share, and “breaksfast” is misspelled; “catagories” and “Aditionally” also contain spelling errors. The phrase “three types of nutrients” is imprecise in this context, while “the entire added sugar” is not a natural way to describe a percentage. Aim for consistent chart language such as “share,” “account for,” and “proportion,” and check spelling and collocations carefully. More precise vocabulary would make the comparisons clearer without requiring more complex wording.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response attempts a mixture of simple and more complex structures, including the contrast beginning “While the breakfast…” and the comparison “Sodium remained same… as compared to saturated fat.” Meaning is generally recoverable, but grammatical control is uneven. The opening sentence has a subject–verb agreement error (“charts compares”) and an incorrectly joined clause after “nutrients”; “sodium and saturated fat contributes” also needs plural agreement. Articles and sentence construction are problematic in “the breakfast contributed” and “In added sugar, snack is the dominant.” Punctuation around the final sentence of the opening paragraph and the added-sugar paragraph also needs attention. Build accuracy first with complete, well-punctuated sentences, then use subordinate clauses and comparisons while checking agreement and articles.
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