Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-24

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 6.5)

The pie charts illustrate the average proportion of three types of nutrients (Sodium, Saturated fats and Added sugar) in four meals through out a day, all of which may cause health issues if overeaten.

Overall, the amount of sodium in dinner is considerably high in comparison of other nutrients. Whereas, the breakfast is the meal that contains nearly same proportion all nutrients.

To begin with the sodium, the highest consumption takes place in dinner at 43%, following by 29% in lunch. However, the same amount of sodium is present in breakfast in snacks with 14%. Looking at saturated fats, dinner is the meal that contains high amount at 37% and lunch with slight lower figure with 26%. The amount of saturated fats in snack and breakfast are 21% and 16% respectively.

Another unhealthy nutrient, added sugar is shown significantly higher in snacks at 42%. Also, the figure for the same nutrient in dinner is 23%, which is comparatively less than other nutrients present in dinner. While the breakfast and lunch also have the proportion of 16% and 19% each.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three nutrients and report the main meal patterns accurately: dinner has the highest sodium and saturated-fat shares, while snacks account for the largest share of added sugar. The key figures, including 43%, 37% and 42%, are correctly stated, and the overview identifies useful contrasts. This meets the task well, though some comparisons are unclear or incomplete. In particular, “the breakfast is the meal that contains nearly same proportion all nutrients” is not a sound summary: breakfast is 14% for sodium and 16% for each of the other two, but this does not establish a broader comparison across meals. Also, the overview could more clearly contrast dinner’s prominence for two nutrients with snacks’ prominence for sugar. Make the overview more precise and develop the comparisons consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs that group sodium and saturated fat before discussing added sugar. This makes the information easy to follow, and transitions such as “To begin with” and “Looking at” help signal shifts. However, some linking is mechanical or awkward, and a few references are unclear. “Whereas” begins a fragment-like contrast after the overview’s first sentence, while “the same nutrient” and “other nutrients present in dinner” require the reader to work out the comparison. The detail paragraphs could also connect the meal patterns more explicitly rather than listing figures in sequence. Use complete, balanced overview sentences and clearer comparative links to make progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “consumption,” “highest,” and “comparatively,” and the nutrient and meal labels are generally clear. Some attempts at more formal phrasing are less natural or precise, however: “considerably high in comparison of” and “following by” do not express the intended relationships idiomatically. “Amount” is also repeated where “share” or “percentage” would be more exact for chart data, and “health issues” is broader than necessary. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for accurate collocations and vary the language used to describe proportions and comparisons.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including clauses beginning with “Whereas” and “While,” and most of the data remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly in sentence construction and articles. “Whereas, the breakfast is the meal…” is not well integrated with the preceding sentence, and “the same amount of sodium is present in breakfast in snacks” has an unclear prepositional structure. In “the breakfast and lunch also have the proportion,” the article and singular noun pattern are not appropriate. There is also a comma after “Whereas” that disrupts the sentence. Practise forming complete contrast clauses and use consistent patterns such as “the proportion in breakfast and lunch was…” to improve accuracy.

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