Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-01

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 three charts illustrates the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutriens ' all of which maybe unhealthy if eaten too much .

overall ' dinner has very common large percentages in typical meals which also snack effects significant in some typical meals .

in the first chart ' dinner has approximately 43% in typical meals ' whereas snack and breakfast are booth 14% respectively and lunch is 29% heigher than them

in the secend chart ' dinner also took the heighest percentage 37% and lunch is little lower about 26% ' meanwhile snack is decreased to 21% and breakfast is 16% ' but in general when they aded sugar i can notice snack increased to 42% the most largest one

but diner decreased strightly to 23% and lunch closely to 19% and also breakfast this time changed differntly with 2 percentages extra than the last ones which reached to 16%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main pattern that dinner accounts for the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar, and most figures you report match the charts. However, the overview is unclear: “dinner has very common large percentages” does not precisely summarise the comparisons, and the report gives limited interpretation beyond listing figures. The phrase “snack is decreased to 21%” is also misleading, since 21% is its saturated-fat share, not a decrease across meals. The response is 144 words, six below the 150-word minimum; the 10 words copied from the prompt are excluded. Add a clearer overview and a little more comparison to complete the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an attempted overview, and separate paragraphs for the first and second charts. This helps the reader follow the broad sequence of information. However, progression is limited, and the final paragraph combines saturated fat and added sugar in a long, crowded sequence, making comparisons harder to track. Linking words such as “whereas,” “meanwhile,” and “but” are used, but some connections are unclear or inaccurate; for example, “snack is decreased to 21%” does not explain what it is being compared with. Use clearer paragraphing for each nutrient and connect figures with explicit comparisons rather than relying on a repeated list-like pattern.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “respectively,” “whereas,” and “increased,” so the reader can understand the general subject and several comparisons. However, the range is limited and a number of word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make the report less clear. Phrases such as “very common large percentages,” “snack effects significant,” and “the most largest one” are not natural ways to describe chart data. There are also misspellings such as “nutriens,” “secend,” “heighest,” and “differntly.” Aim for precise reporting verbs and comparison phrases, and check spelling carefully; this will make the figures easier to interpret without changing the underlying information.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with contrast, as in “dinner has approximately 43% … whereas snack and breakfast are both 14%.” This shows an effort to connect information rather than present only isolated figures. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “the three charts illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “dinner has very common large percentages” lacks a clear grammatical relationship between the words. Several sentences run together without reliable punctuation, especially the final one. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, complete sentence boundaries, and controlled use of clauses such as “while” and “whereas.”

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