Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-18

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 5.0)

Eaten too much Junk food leads to unhealthy diet ,The charts demostrate the average percentages in regular meals of three types nutrients including sodium, saturated fats and added sugar.

Overall, the large proportion

The typical (dinner) was accounted a large proportion in sodium and saturated fats.In contrast snack were indicate a large segment in added sugar. while, breakfast and lunch were accounted as a lowest proportion.

Sodium has high number of percentages in dinner at 43%. while, dinner rapidlly declined in saturated fat at 37% and 23% in added sugar. on the othe side, snack were highlighted lowest number of percenatges only 14% in Sodium but in saturated fat slightly incresed percetage 21% and readched to a peak at 42% in added sugar.

Breakfast had minimal percentages of typical meals all three types of nutrients. sodium indicates at 14%, saturated fat and added sugar were accounted 16%.lunch was second highest percenatges in sodium and saturated fat as 29% and 26%. declined rapidlly at 19% in added sugar.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. The figures you report—such as 43% sodium at dinner, 37% saturated fat at dinner, and 42% added sugar in snacks—match the chart, and you also include useful breakfast and lunch comparisons. However, the overview is incomplete: “Overall, the large proportion” is left unfinished, and the following overview does not clearly summarise the full pattern. The claim that breakfast and lunch are “the lowest proportion” is also imprecise, since lunch is not the lowest for sodium or saturated fat. Develop the overview into a complete comparison and distinguish the lowest meal for each nutrient.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some useful organisation: the response begins with an introduction, attempts an overview, and then groups details into paragraphs about dinner/snacks and breakfast/lunch. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is weakened by the unfinished overview, “Overall, the large proportion,” and by abrupt or unclear links such as “while” and “on the othe side.” Several comparisons are packed into long sentences, making the relationships between figures harder to follow. The repeated use of “while” and “but” also feels mechanical. Use a complete overview, give each paragraph a clear focus, and connect comparisons with precise transitions such as “by contrast” or “whereas.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “segment,” “peak,” and “declined,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons you intend. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, for example “dinner rapidlly declined in saturated fat” and “breakfast had minimal percentages of typical meals.” “Accounted a large proportion” is also not a natural way to describe a chart share. Spelling errors such as “demostrate,” “percetages,” and “incresed” are noticeable and reduce precision. Aim for standard reporting phrases and check spelling carefully; accurate, natural wording will make the data descriptions clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer comparisons, and some data clauses are understandable, such as “Sodium indicates at 14%” in context. However, control of sentence structure is limited, and errors often make relationships unclear. Examples include the fragment “Overall, the large proportion,” missing or misplaced articles in “The typical (dinner) was accounted a large proportion,” and agreement problems in “snack were indicate.” Several sentences also run together without appropriate punctuation, as in “Sodium has high number of percentages in dinner at 43%. while…” Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and practise accurate comparative structures, for example, “Dinner accounted for 43% of sodium intake, compared with 14% at breakfast.”

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