Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart elucidates the adiquate percentages in regular meal of three types of nutrients, anyone of them can be unhealthy if not eaten in limit.

Overall, there are sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar in all the meals. The most eye-catchy feature is people consume all the nutrients mostly in dinner. However, added sugar is more in snacks.

To begin with, there are three types of nutrients consumed by people that are sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar in four different types of meals which are breakfast, snack, lunch, and dinner. People all across the USA are consuming all three nutrients in limited percentage in breakfast which is 14-16%. However, the amount of nutrients differ in snack portion, people are consuming mostly added sugar in snack in compare to saturated fat and sodium.

However, people in dinner are consuming most of the nutrients, specially the sodium in 43%. In lunch people consume more saturated fat in compare to the other nutrients. Only in breakfast there is somewhere limited and equal amount of all the three nutrients consumed by the people of the USA.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the three nutrients and give a clear overview of the main pattern: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. Several figures are also reported accurately, including sodium at 43% in dinner and the breakfast range of 14–16%. This covers the task well, though some comparisons are incomplete or imprecise. For example, saying people consume “most of the nutrients” at dinner overlooks that added sugar peaks in snacks, and the claim that lunch has more saturated fat than the other nutrients is not supported: lunch is 26% for saturated fat, compared with 29% for sodium. To strengthen the response, compare the meal shares more precisely and include key figures such as snack sugar at 42% and dinner saturated fat at 37%.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. The overview helps the reader identify the main contrast, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “However” signal movement between points. However, progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph returns to dinner and breakfast without a strong organising principle, while “However” is used where the relationship is not always a contrast. The repeated references to “people” and “consuming” also make the account feel repetitive. Grouping the details by meal or by nutrient, then using comparisons to connect them, would create a clearer progression. Ensure each paragraph develops one main comparison rather than repeating the overview.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “percentages,” “nutrients,” “amount,” and “consumed,” and the reader can generally understand your intended comparisons. There are also attempts at less common wording, such as “elucidates” and “eye-catchy,” but these are not natural choices in this context. Other phrases, including “adequate percentages,” “in limited percentage,” and “in compare to,” show problems with word choice, collocation or form. The spelling “adiquate” is also inaccurate. These noticeable issues make some descriptions less precise, even though the main message remains understandable. Prefer standard chart language such as “shows,” “accounted for,” “share,” and “compared with,” and check spelling and collocations when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “which” and “However,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in sentence construction and agreement. For example, “there are sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar” uses an unsuitable structure for listing what the charts show, while “the amount of nutrients differ” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence beginning “To begin with, there are three types…” is also awkwardly constructed and repeats information. Work on accurate subject–verb agreement and use direct patterns such as “The charts show the percentages of…” or “Dinner accounts for…”. More consistently controlled complex sentences would improve clarity.

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