Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-28

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)

These charts illustrate that, the average percentage of sodium, saturated fat and added sugars.

As an overview, the charts contain the three types of nutrients which are not healthy if we eat them too much. Nutrients are sodium, saturated fat and added sugar are cousumed in United States of America.

To begin with, there are three types of nutrients which are unhealthy for us if we eat too much, as every product contains sodium, saturated fat, added sugar. Moreover, the consumption of sodium in breakfast and snacks is fourteen percent and at the dinner there is fourty three percent consumption, at lunch there is twenty nine percent consumption. The saturated fat we consume in breakfast sixteen percent, in the sancks twenty percent, at dinner 37 percent, at lunch 26 percent of saturated fat.

Furthermore, the added sugar consumed by us is sixteen percent in breakfast, nineteen percent in lunch, twenty three percent in dinner, fourty two percent in snacks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies all three nutrients and reports most of the meal figures accurately, including sodium at 14% for breakfast and snacks, 29% for lunch and 43% for dinner, and added sugar at 42% for snacks. However, it gives little meaningful overview of the main patterns: it does not clearly compare which meal contributes most or least across the nutrients. The statement that every product contains all three nutrients is not shown by the charts and is not relevant to summarising their percentages. The saturated-fat snack figure is also reported as 20%, rather than 21%. To strengthen the response, select the key contrasts—for example, dinner leads in sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead in added sugar—and keep the report focused on the chart data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation: the response begins with an introduction, then presents an overview and uses “To begin with” and “Furthermore” to move through the data. The figures are generally grouped by nutrient, which helps the reader locate information. However, the overview mostly repeats the task’s description rather than establishing a clear progression of the main comparisons. Several ideas are also repeated, especially that the nutrients may be unhealthy if eaten too much, and the long sentence beginning “Moreover” strings together several meal figures without clear separation. Use a concise overview followed by logically grouped comparisons, and connect related figures in shorter, clearly structured sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses enough basic vocabulary to identify the chart categories and report percentages, including “consumption,” “nutrients,” and “added sugar.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are repetitive or imprecise, such as repeated use of “consumed” and “there is … consumption.” Spelling errors in “cousumed,” “fourty,” and “sancks” are noticeable, and “every product contains” is an unsupported, overly broad expression. More precise chart language would make the report clearer and more academic. Practise phrases such as “accounted for,” “the proportion of,” and “the highest share,” while checking spelling and choosing wording that describes the figures rather than making general claims.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and errors are frequent enough to make some passages awkward. The opening, “These charts illustrate that, the average percentage…,” is incomplete and has an unnecessary comma. The overview sentence “Nutrients are sodium, saturated fat and added sugar are…” contains a faulty clause structure, while “The saturated fat we consume in breakfast sixteen percent” lacks a complete verb construction. Articles and prepositions are also inconsistent, as in “at the dinner” and “in breakfast.” Build complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use a consistent pattern such as “Dinner accounted for 43% of sodium intake.” Punctuation should separate the meal comparisons more clearly.

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