Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-11

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 5.5)

The given three pie charts illustrates the standard percentages of a three variance types of nutrients in typical meals, if taken in huge amount it can cause many detrimental effects on our body.

First of all ,talking about dinner meals citizens of USA usually intakes sodium in a huge amount that is 43%, second highest usage was added sugar consumed in the time of snacks 42%. Considering, lunch at that time sodium was ingested at 29%.

Turning to breakfast meal, both added sugar and saturated fat were similar at 16% however rest nutrient was sodium in breakfast their was just 14% ingested.

Moreover, in sodium both the snacks and breakfast was similar.

Overall, it is encapsulated in nutrient's sodium and saturated fat , it was consumed highly in the dinner meal. In added sugar , snack was at the peak.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important features, including dinner as the largest source of sodium (43%) and saturated fat (37%), and snacks as the largest source of added sugar (42%). However, the report covers the charts only partially: it gives few comparisons across all four meals and omits key figures such as lunch saturated fat (26%) and dinner added sugar (23%). The statement that sodium and saturated fat are consumed most at dinner is accurate, but the overview is brief and does not clearly summarise the contrasting pattern for added sugar. The response is also 10 words below the required minimum. To develop the report, include a fuller overview and select a few more figures to support comparisons between meals and nutrients.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence, moving from dinner and lunch to breakfast before ending with an overview, so the reader can follow its general direction. Paragraphing is attempted, and phrases such as “Turning to breakfast” and “Moreover” signal transitions. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the opening paragraph is followed by a series of isolated observations, and the final overview repeats points already mentioned rather than drawing the comparisons together. Some linking is mechanical or awkward, particularly “First of all, talking about dinner meals” and “Considering, lunch.” Organise the report into a clear introduction, overview, and detail paragraphs, grouping information by meal or by nutrient, and use transitions that accurately show how each point relates to the previous one.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “detrimental effects,” “ingested,” “encapsulated,” and “at the peak,” and the main topic remains understandable. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data. “Three variance types of nutrients” is unclear, “citizens of USA usually intakes” does not express the chart’s average percentages naturally, and “consumed in the time of snacks” is an awkward phrase. “Huge amount” is also repeated and overstates what the figures show. Use precise, conventional language for reporting proportions, such as “accounted for,” “the highest proportion,” and “was similar to.” This would make the vocabulary more accurate and help the reader interpret the comparisons without having to infer your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer structures, for example the opening conditional clause and the sentence beginning “Considering, lunch,” but control is inconsistent. Errors occur in basic sentence formation and agreement: “The given three pie charts illustrates” should use a plural verb, while “citizens of USA usually intakes” has a subject–verb mismatch. The sentence “if taken in huge amount it can cause” also has an unclear reference and needs more accurate article and clause structure. Punctuation is sometimes misplaced, as in “First of all ,talking” and “Considering, lunch.” These problems make parts of the report difficult to read, although the main comparisons can generally be understood. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled complex clauses and check agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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