Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-14

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 7.0)

The pie charts clearly illustrate the average proportion of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in daily meals which may be unhealthy if consumed more than the daily intake. Overall, snacks contain the highest percentage of added sugar in them, alongwith sodium and saturated fat which is the highest in dinner.

The charts clearly depict that sodium intake is lowest in snacks and breakfast with 14% each. Lunch contributes to 29% of the daily intake and dinner leads the highest with 43%. Saturated fat is also the least in breakfast with only 16%, lunch and snack provide almost similar percentage with 26% and 21%, respectively. Almost 37% of the daily intake of saturated fat is fulfilled by dinner.

Aditionally, breakfast has the lowest percentage of added sugar in all the four meals of the day at only 16%. Lunch and dinner also have similar amounts with 19% and 23%, respectively. Snacks contribute the highest percentage among all with 42% of the daily intake.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response identifies the main pattern accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. It also reports the key figures correctly, including sodium at 14% for breakfast and snacks and 43% for dinner, and added sugar at 42% for snacks. This gives the overview clear support and addresses the chart’s main comparisons. To make the account more fully developed, compare the nutrients across meals more directly—for example, note that dinner is the leading meal for two nutrients, whereas snacks are the leading meal for the third. The phrase “lowest percentage of added sugar” for breakfast is accurate, but could be linked more explicitly to the contrast with snacks.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction and overview followed by two detail paragraphs, with the final paragraph focusing on added sugar. Information generally progresses logically, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “also,” and “Additionally” help guide the reader. The meal-by-meal figures are easy to follow. Some cohesion is less controlled: “The charts clearly depict” repeats the introductory framing, and the overview’s “alongwith sodium and saturated fat” makes the relationship between the nutrients and meals difficult to follow. A more direct overview would improve the progression, while grouping the two dinner-led nutrients together would make the comparisons more cohesive and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the charts, and terms such as “proportion,” “intake,” “contributes,” and “percentage” show some range beyond basic number reporting. Meaning remains clear throughout. However, several choices are imprecise or awkward for this task: “daily intake” suggests a total daily quantity rather than the share found in each meal, and “dinner leads the highest” is not a natural collocation. “Alongwith” and “Aditionally” also show spelling or spacing errors. More precise chart language—such as “accounts for,” “the largest share,” and “the lowest proportion”—would make the report more fluent and accurate. Varying repeated uses of “percentage” would also strengthen lexical flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause “which may be unhealthy if consumed…” and comparisons using “with” and “while”-type contrasts. Most sentences communicate the intended figures clearly. Some grammatical and punctuation issues remain. In “dinner leads the highest with 43%,” the comparative structure is incomplete; use “dinner has the highest figure, at 43%.” The phrase “the least in breakfast” would be more accurately formed as “lowest at breakfast,” and “lunch and dinner also have similar amounts with 19% and 23%” needs a clearer construction, such as “at 19% and 23%, respectively.” These occasional issues do not prevent understanding, but more consistent control of comparison patterns would improve accuracy.

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