Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-19

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 three pie charts illustrate the average containment rate of three types of nutrients which are detrimental to health in meals that eaten in a daily basis in the USA. Overall, it is observable that breakfast contained the least amount of these harmful food contents and also most of the added sugar got consumet at the snack.

Almost half of the sodium get devoured at the dinner by 43% following that lunch come up as the second by 29% and snack and breakfast share the last place with only 14%. When the chart reporting the consuming rate of saturated fat observed, a similar trend is visible. While dinner still consists the most amount of this nutrient, breakfast consists the least. However chart about added sugar demonstrates a diffrent story. In contrast to the other two categories in category of added sugar, share of snack is significantly larger than the other meals with being responsible of 42% of the total usage rate. The dinner follows it by 23% and lunch comes up as the third with 19% and finally breakfast contains the least with 16

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 account for the most added sugar. The figures you give for sodium and added sugar are also correct, and the overview captures the key reversal in the snack pattern. This meets the task well, but some details are less fully reported: the saturated-fat figures are omitted, and the final breakfast figure is left without a percent sign. The opening claim that breakfast contains the least of all three nutrients is not fully accurate, since breakfast and snacks tie for the lowest sodium share. To strengthen the response, report the saturated-fat percentages and make the overview more precise about ties and exceptions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable progression from an introduction and overview to discussion of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “While,” and “In contrast” help signal comparisons, and the reader can follow the broad pattern. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical, with each nutrient introduced in a similar sequence, and the saturated-fat discussion is too brief to complete that comparison. Some references are unclear, as in “When the chart reporting the consuming rate … observed,” and “the other two categories in category of added sugar” is difficult to follow. Use clearer topic sentences and connect the figures directly to the relevant meal categories to make the progression smoother and cohesion less dependent on formulaic transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “average,” “detrimental,” “share,” and “in contrast,” and your meaning is generally understandable. There are also attempts at less common wording, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data: “containment rate,” “get devoured,” “consumet,” and “usage rate” do not fit the context. Spelling errors such as “diffrent” and “consumet” also reduce precision. Prefer standard reporting language such as “proportion,” “accounted for,” and “consumed,” and avoid overly figurative expressions. More accurate collocations would make your comparisons sound clearer and more appropriately academic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including contrast clauses with “While” and “However,” so there is some structural variety. However, grammatical control is uneven, and several errors affect sentence clarity. For example, “meals that eaten” needs a passive verb form, “Almost half of the sodium get devoured” has an incorrect verb form, and “dinner still consists the most amount” is missing a required preposition and has an awkward construction. The sentence beginning “When the chart … observed” also lacks a clear grammatical subject and verb pattern. Check subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete clause structure, and use past or present forms consistently when describing the chart.

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