Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-21

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 charts displays the percentages of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar in regular meals consumed by the people of USA. Furthermore, the nutrients mentioned above might be unhealthy for them if eaten over the limit. Overall, we can see the largerst portion of the nutrients are being eaten on dinner except added sugar, and the lowest and consistent being breakfast.

To begin with, we can see the majority of nutrients are being consumed on dinner or lunch such as sodium being 43% and 29% respectively and saturated fat being 37% and 26% respectively. Furthermore, snack being the third on the list for both of them. However, this is not the same with added sugar as snacks domainates the majority here with 42%. dinner and sugar follows with 23% and 19% of the whole.

Lastly, the percentage of nuritent intake on breakfast seems balanced for each of the nutrients and it ranked last on all of them. Their percentage were less than 17%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. The figures you give for these comparisons are correct, and the overview helps the reader understand the charts. You also note that breakfast is low across all three nutrients. However, the overview calls breakfast the “lowest and consistent” without clarifying that its values are not identical, and the final paragraph’s “ranked last on all of them” is imprecise because breakfast and snacks tie for the lowest sodium share at 14%. The added-sugar comparison is also less fully reported: the 23% and 19% figures are assigned unclearly, and the snack share is not compared with breakfast. More precise coverage of these details would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by comparisons of the meal categories, with breakfast addressed at the end. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “To begin with,” and “However” make the progression easy to follow. This gives the report a coherent structure, although some connections are mechanical and a few references are unclear. For example, “dinner and sugar follows with 23% and 19%” makes it difficult to identify which meal each figure describes, while “the nutrients mentioned above” is a broad reference. Grouping the figures more consistently by nutrient, and using explicit labels such as “dinner accounts for 23% of added sugar,” would make the comparisons flow more smoothly and precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “majority,” “consumed,” and “intake,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, several word-choice and spelling problems reduce precision: “domainates” and “nuritent” are misspelled, “on dinner” is an unsuitable collocation, and “snacks domainates the majority” is awkward. “The whole” is also vague when describing a percentage. The range is adequate for communicating the main information, but some expressions are repetitive or imprecise, particularly “percentage” and “nutrients.” Aim for accurate spelling and standard reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “made up,” and “the proportion of added sugar.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex sentence with “except” and a contrast introduced by “However,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors are noticeable, though. The opening should be “The pie charts display,” because the plural subject requires a plural verb. In “the lowest and consistent being breakfast,” the sentence structure is incomplete, and “Their percentage were” has a disagreement between the plural subject and verb. The phrase “dinner and sugar follows” also has unclear grammatical relationships, while “on dinner” reflects an incorrect preposition pattern. More consistently complete sentences, accurate subject–verb agreement, and clearer clause construction would improve control.

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