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 chats illustrate percentage of three nutrients in a tropical meal which were not good for health if eaten excessively in the USA.

Overall, the highest proportion was by snack in added sugar, whereas in sodium and saturated fat the dinner was the highest .In addition, breakfast had almost similar in percentage in all three nutrients.

In dinner 43% of sodium which is the most, followed by lunch 29 percent. while, the percentage of snakes and lunch were similar 14% each. 37% of saturated fat in dinner. However, there was the difference of 5 percent in lunch and snack, the figure for the former 26% and the later was 21%.

Moving towards remaining nutrition, in added sugar snack holds the highest among all three nutrients. In dinner and lunch the percentage added sugar stood at 23% and 19%, respectively. In contrast, 16 percent of added sugar were in breakfast.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrasts accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. The overview also notes that breakfast figures are similar, and the body includes several correct comparisons, such as sodium at 43% for dinner versus 29% for lunch and saturated fat at 26% for lunch versus 21% for snacks. This covers the task well and shows some selection of key features. However, the added-sugar comparison is not fully developed: the snack figure of 42%, the chart’s highest value, is not reported, and breakfast is described without comparing it with the other meals. Including these details and making the overview more precise would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the meal comparisons. This makes the main information reasonably easy to follow. You also use some linking expressions, including “Overall,” “In addition,” “However,” and “In contrast.” At times, though, the connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “while, the percentage of snakes and lunch were similar” does not clearly connect to the preceding comparison, and “Moving towards remaining nutrition” is an awkward transition. The final paragraph also gives figures without first establishing the snack value that makes added sugar distinctive. Use more direct transitions and group comparisons so each paragraph develops one clear point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “followed by,” and “stood at,” which helps communicate comparisons. However, several word-choice and spelling errors reduce precision: “pie chats” should be “pie charts,” “tropical meal” does not express the intended idea, and “snakes” appears where you mean “snacks.” Phrases such as “the highest proportion was by snack” and “snack holds the highest” are also unnatural for describing chart data. Aim for accurate collocations such as “accounted for the largest share” or “the figure for snacks was highest.” A more consistent range of precise terms for meals and nutrient proportions would make the report clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “whereas” and “followed by,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven, with errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “In dinner 43% of sodium which is the most” is a fragment, while “breakfast had almost similar in percentage” lacks a complete grammatical pattern. In “16 percent of added sugar were in breakfast,” the verb does not agree with the singular percentage, and “the former 26% and the later was 21%” is not correctly formed. Check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb, and use full stops and commas to separate complete ideas.

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