Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The pie charts illustrate the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients sodium, saturated fata nd added sugar that consumed in the USA, if eaten too much might be unhealthy.

Overall, in 3 pie charts breakfast percentages almost same in all 3 types of nutrients sodium, saturated fat and in added sugar. While, snacks percenatges increased gradually from 14% to 42% and the dinner has opposite case that gradually declined from prospectively 43% to 23% .

Snacks percenatge in sodium observed 14%, in saturated fat 21% and in added sugar raised by 42%. However, breakfast percenatges in all three nutrients remained almost same 14% and 16%.

In addition, dinner average percenatges in all given nutrients progressively declined and has 43% in sodium, 37% in saturated fat and 23% in sugar that has been consumed in the USA all of which might be unhealthy if eaten too much.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the three nutrients and report several relevant figures, including dinner at 43% for sodium and 37% for saturated fat, and snacks at 42% for added sugar. The overview also notices that breakfast shares are similar and that dinner and snack patterns differ across nutrients. However, the comparison that snacks “increased gradually” and dinner “gradually declined” is misleading: these are separate meal categories, not a sequence, and the snack share is not consistently rising across a single trend. The lunch figures are omitted, and the response is below the required 150 words, with 139 words counted; 11 words copied from the task prompt were excluded. Add the lunch data and develop the comparisons more accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs giving details. This helps the reader identify the main topic, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “In addition” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is limited because the same breakfast and snack comparisons are repeated in the overview and detail paragraphs, while lunch is not discussed. Some links are also unclear: “While” begins a fragment-like contrast, and “that has been consumed” does not clearly refer to the figures or meals. Organise the body around the most informative comparisons, and use clear references and transitions rather than repeating the same points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “average percentages,” “nutrients,” “breakfast,” and “declined,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, and collocation problems make the report less precise. “Snacks percentage” and “breakfast percentages” are repeated, while “raised by 42%” incorrectly suggests an increase of 42% rather than a share of 42%. There are also spelling errors such as “percenatges” and “fata,” and “prospectively” does not express the intended comparison. Use accurate terms such as “accounted for,” “proportion,” and “respectively,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer structures, including “all of which might be unhealthy if eaten too much,” and uses simple present forms to describe the chart. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or difficult to follow. For example, the opening sentence lacks a clear verb structure in “three types of nutrients … that consumed in the USA,” and “While, snacks …” is not a complete sentence. The phrase “the dinner has opposite case” also has faulty article and sentence construction. Build clearer subject–verb sentences, check articles and verb forms, and use punctuation to separate complete ideas.

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