Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-20

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 given charts illustrates the average percentages in typical meals having different kinds of nutrients that may be unhealthy if intake is excessive.

Overall, the three nutrients are sodium, saturated fat and added sugar whose average percentages are shown in meals. Sodium has higher percentage in dinner and lunch while added sugar have higher ratio in snacks. Only saturated fat is in between as compared to other two. These percentages are consumed in USA.

Sodium has lowest percentage of consumption in snacks and breakfast, which is 14%. Moreover, it has higher concentration in dinner and lunch, which was consumed by USA and are 43% and 29%. While saturated fat has lower intake percentage as compared to others in every typical meal.

Added sugar has same 16% of intake in breakfast as saturated fat, where as the ratio is lower than both of them in lunch and dinner, which are 19% and 23%. It has highest percentage in the consumption of snack , which is 42%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the three nutrients and report several key figures accurately, including dinner as the largest source of sodium (43%) and snacks as the largest source of added sugar (42%). Your overview also captures the broad contrast between sodium and added sugar. This meets the task well, and the selection of relevant comparisons shows some of the stronger summarising expected beyond a basic account. However, the overview is not fully precise: saturated fat is not simply “in between,” since dinner is its largest meal share and breakfast its smallest. The claim that saturated fat has a lower intake than the other nutrients “in every typical meal” is also inaccurate; it exceeds added sugar at lunch and dinner. A clearer overview and more careful comparisons would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs presenting details. The progression from sodium and saturated fat to added sugar is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “whereas” help connect information. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “These percentages are consumed in USA” does not develop the overview, while “which was consumed by USA” interrupts the sodium comparison and makes the reference difficult to follow. The final paragraph also combines breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack figures without a fully consistent comparison pattern. Grouping the meal data more systematically and using clearer references would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “intake,” “concentration,” and “nutrients,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There are also attempts to vary wording rather than repeat “percentage” throughout. However, some choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing chart data: “higher ratio,” “higher concentration,” and “lower intake percentage” do not fit these figures as naturally as “larger share” or “lower proportion.” “Consumed by USA” is also an unsuitable collocation, and “typical meals having different kinds of nutrients” is awkward. Aim for precise chart language and consistent terms such as “accounted for” and “proportion.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “whereas” and “which,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors are noticeable, however. The opening should be “The given charts illustrate,” not “illustrates,” and “added sugar have” should be “added sugar has.” In “which was consumed by USA and are 43% and 29%,” the verb forms and clause structure do not agree; a direct construction such as “Dinner and lunch account for 43% and 29%, respectively” would be clearer. There are also punctuation and spacing slips, including the extra space before “While” and before the comma in “snack ,”. More consistent agreement and cleaner sentence construction would strengthen accuracy.

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