Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-26
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 given pie charts compare the average percentage of three types of nutrients— sodium, saturated fat, added sugar— in typical meals consumed in the USA, if consumes in the high quantity will be unhealthy.
Overall, data reveals that the average percentage of added sugar is higher in snacks, whereas the higher percentage of saturated fat is present in dinner. Sodium accounts for higher proportion in dinner. Same proportion of saturated fat and added sugar is present in breakfast.
Snacks contain the higher percentage of added sugar at 42%, followed by 21% saturated fat and 14% sodium. The average figure of percentage of saturated fat and added sugar figure is same for the breakfast at 16% while 14% sodium is also present.
The highest proportion of sodium is present in dinner at 43%. Moreover, 37% saturated fat and 23% added sugar are also present . Lunch contain the 29% sodium, 26% saturated fat and 19% added sugar.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0
You identify the main pattern accurately: added sugar is highest in snacks (42%), while sodium and saturated fat peak at dinner (43% and 37%). You also report the breakfast and lunch figures correctly, and the overview gives the reader a useful summary of the key contrasts. This covers the task clearly and supports the main points with relevant data. However, the comparison that breakfast has the same proportion of saturated fat and added sugar is repeated, while the response could make more of the contrast between dinner and snacks—for example, snacks have the lowest sodium share, tied with breakfast, but the highest added-sugar share. A more selective comparison across all meals would make the report more fully developed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs organised around snacks/breakfast and dinner/lunch. This makes the information easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships. The progression is generally logical, but the grouping is not fully consistent: the first detail paragraph combines snacks with breakfast, while the second combines dinner with lunch, without explaining the basis for these pairings. The breakfast comparison is also repeated from the overview. To strengthen cohesion, group the figures by meal or by nutrient pattern and use comparisons to connect the data rather than listing values in sequence.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “average percentage,” “proportion,” “accounts for,” and “highest,” and the meaning of the figures remains clear. There is some variation in how you describe the data, although “percentage” and “proportion” recur frequently. A few word choices and collocations are awkward, such as “if consumes in the high quantity will be unhealthy,” “contain the higher percentage,” and “average figure of percentage.” These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Aim for concise chart language such as “the share of,” “accounted for,” and “was highest in,” while checking that each phrase fits the data being described.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the contrast in “added sugar is higher in snacks, whereas…” and the clause beginning “if consumes…”. However, some sentence structures are incomplete or inaccurately formed. The opening phrase “if consumes in the high quantity will be unhealthy” lacks a clear subject and has an incorrect conditional structure; “Lunch contain” also has a subject–verb agreement error. In “the average figure … is same,” the article is missing, and there are inconsistent spaces before punctuation. These errors do not obscure the chart information, but they limit grammatical control. Use complete clauses with an explicit subject, check agreement and articles, and proofread punctuation and spacing.
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