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 given data displays the mean percentage of three different nutrients types in typical meals consumed in US which could be unhealthy if over-eaten

Overall, The nutrients are generally prevalent in junk foods and can be unhealthy if over-eaten. Both sodium and saturated fat are eaten mostly in dinner compared to other eating time meanwhile added sugar is consumed mostly in snacks.

Most of the sodium comes from dinner which is 43%. Lunch are also among major sodium souce (29%). Both Breakfast and snack make up 14% .

Similarly, dinner makes up most of the saturated fact intake which accounts for about 37% followed by lunch(26%). Snack makes up 21% and breakfast makes up the remaining of the intake percentage.

Added sugar is mostly consumed during eating snacks (42%) . Dinner makes up 23% of the total and lunch makes up 19%. Similarly to saturated fat, breakfast makes up 16% of the consumed added sugar.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main patterns accurately: dinner is the largest source of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks contribute the most added sugar. The figures you report are also correct, including the equal 14% shares for sodium at breakfast and in snacks. This gives the response a clear overview and relevant supporting detail. However, the overview adds the unsupported claim that these nutrients are generally prevalent in “junk foods”; the chart only compares meal types. The comparison could also be more complete by highlighting that breakfast is the smallest share for saturated fat and added sugar, and that added sugar is distributed differently from the other nutrients. The task is addressed, but some comparisons and the overview are less fully developed than they could be.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing the nutrient figures. This makes the main information easy to follow, and sequencing each nutrient’s largest share before the smaller ones is generally logical. Cohesion is sometimes mechanical, however. “Similarly” is used to begin the saturated-fat and added-sugar descriptions even though the patterns are not fully similar, and “meanwhile” in the overview joins ideas awkwardly. Some punctuation and spacing also interrupt the flow, such as the extra spaces after “Overall,” and before figures in parentheses. To strengthen progression, group the two dinner-led nutrients together and contrast them explicitly with added sugar, using linking phrases that show the actual relationship between the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “accounts for,” “make up,” “intake,” and “consumed,” and the reader can understand the comparisons. However, the range and precision are limited by several noticeable word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems. “Three different nutrients types” is an awkward construction, “eating time” is not a natural way to describe meal categories, and “saturated fact” appears to be a misspelling of “saturated fat.” “Sodium souce” also contains a spelling error, while “over-eaten” is less natural than “consumed in excess.” Aim for accurate, consistent terms such as “meal,” “share,” and “contribution,” and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would make the report sound more controlled and academic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparative sentences, and most of the data relationships remain understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless reduce accuracy. For example, “Lunch are also among major sodium souce” has subject–verb disagreement and an incomplete article pattern; “in US” needs an article, and “three different nutrients types” has an incorrect noun structure. The opening sentence also lacks final punctuation, and the overview’s long sentence joins clauses in an awkward way. These issues occur alongside some correctly formed sentences, such as “Snack makes up 21% and breakfast makes up the remaining of the intake percentage.” Work on articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, and revise longer sentences so each comparison has a clear grammatical structure.

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