Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-04

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 6.0)

Given are the pie charts illustrating the mean percentages in normal meals of three varieties of nutrients. If we take all these three types over doses, it may be unhealthy.

Overall, the dinner contains the highest percentage of the total of three nutients and the breakfast contains the least percentage which shows as 46%. The snacks and the lunch contain nearly the same percentage of the total percent of the all three types of nutrients.

The breakfast contains saturated fat and added suger in the same percentage and sodium lower than both of them. The sodium percentage in the lunch is higher than saturated fat and added suger, and it displays as 29%. The saturated fat and the added suger percentages include the lunch are 26% and 19% respectively.

Furthermore, dinner include 43% of sodium, which represents the highest percentage of nutrient include out of all three meals. Also, 37% of saturated fat and 23% of added suger can be seen in the dinner. Moreover, snacks made with 42% of added suger, which is the highest nutrient that include within the snacks. Also, 14% of sodium and 21% of saturated fat are used to make the snacks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern that dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks have the largest share of added sugar, and you support this with several accurate figures. The comparisons for breakfast and lunch also show relevant selection of data. However, the overview contains a significant misreading: 46% is not the breakfast total; the three breakfast figures add to 46%, but the charts show separate percentages for each nutrient, not combined meal totals. Likewise, saying lunch and snacks have nearly the same total is not a useful chart comparison. To strengthen the response, make the overview describe the individual nutrient patterns accurately and compare the highest and lowest meal shares without adding totals that the charts do not present.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs reporting details. This makes the information generally easy to follow, and transitions such as “Furthermore” and “Moreover” signal movement between points. However, the overview’s combined totals interrupt the chart’s actual organisation by nutrient and meal, and the detail paragraphs move between categories without a consistent comparison pattern. Repeated use of “Also” and “Moreover” makes some linking mechanical rather than showing how the figures relate. Grouping the information more deliberately—for example, comparing sodium and saturated fat across meals, then highlighting the contrasting sugar pattern—would create clearer progression and more effective cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “highest,” “lower,” and “represents,” so the main comparisons can be understood. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “three varieties of nutrients,” “over doses,” “the total percent,” and “snacks made with 42% of added sugar.” These expressions make the description less precise and occasionally awkward. Spelling errors in “nutients” and repeated “suger” also detract from control. Aim for standard chart language such as “share,” “account for,” and “proportion,” and use “nutrient intake” rather than describing meals as being made with a percentage of a nutrient.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and most of the data statements remain understandable. However, errors in agreement and sentence construction recur: “dinner include 43%” should be “dinner includes” or, more naturally, “dinner accounts for 43%”; “the percentages include the lunch are” is not a complete grammatical pattern; and “the breakfast contains” is awkwardly formed for describing chart data. The opening conditional, “If we take all these three types over doses,” is also difficult to interpret. Use clear subject–verb patterns and check articles and prepositions. For example, write “At dinner, sodium accounts for 43%” and “Lunch contains 26% saturated fat and 19% added sugar.”

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