Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-22

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 5.5)

The diagram below illustrate that the mean ratios in the normal meals of three types of nutrient, all of them are not good for health if eaten two much.

The ratio of saturated fat and sodium is greater in dinner and it is less in breakfast while the percentage of sugar is much in snack.

In this paragraph we will discuss that which gredients is much or less in meals. firstly in dinner the sodium has a greater percentage it is about 43 percent. In addition in lunch sodium is use about 29 percent, however in snack and breakfast this ingredient is use 14 percent. The saturated fat is use mostly in dinner so much it average is 37 percent. And in snack and lunch it is almost same and in lunch it percentage is 26. And the consumption of suger is very much in snack which is 42 percent. And the sugar is very less use in breakfast. Morever in dinner it ratio is 23 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that dinner accounts for the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks contribute the most added sugar. Several figures are reported accurately, including sodium at dinner (43%) and lunch (29%), saturated fat at dinner (37%), and added sugar in snacks (42%). This gives the response a relevant overview and covers the key categories. However, some comparisons are incomplete or unclear: you do not report the saturated-fat breakfast figure or the added-sugar lunch figure, and the claim that saturated fat in lunch and snacks is “almost same” is not well supported by 26% versus 21%. Develop the overview with a clearer comparison of the contrasting meal patterns and report selected figures more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: an opening statement, a brief overview, and then details about sodium, saturated fat and sugar. This helps the reader follow the broad subject. However, the progression is not consistently clear, and the opening “In this paragraph we will discuss” does not help organise the report. Ideas are often joined by repeated “And” or “In addition,” while “however” does not always introduce a clear contrast. The information would be easier to follow if grouped into a paragraph on sodium and saturated fat and another on added sugar, with comparisons presented in a consistent order. Use linking expressions selectively and make each sentence’s relationship to the previous one explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant terms for describing data, including “percentage,” “ratio,” “consumption” and “greater.” However, the vocabulary is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning harder to interpret. For example, “ingredients” is not suitable for the nutrient categories, and “the saturated fat is use mostly in dinner” does not express the chart’s share naturally. There are also spelling errors such as “gredients,” “suger” and “Morever.” Use precise chart language such as “accounts for,” “share” and “contributes,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid repeating “much” and “less”; comparative terms such as “highest,” “lowest” and “a larger proportion” would make the report clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the main figures can generally be understood. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors in agreement, verb forms and sentence construction occur often enough to make some passages difficult to read. For example, “The diagram below illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “all of them are not good for health if eaten two much” is an awkwardly formed clause. In “which gredients is much or less,” the question structure and agreement are also faulty. Practise writing direct comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “Dinner contains the highest proportion of sodium.” Use full stops to separate ideas rather than joining several clauses with “and.”

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