Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-05

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.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.5)

The pie charts illustrate the average percentage of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugar in all four types of typical meals which may be detrimental for health if eaten too much.

Overall, dinner accounts the largest part in both sodium and saturated fat, while snacks mostly contribute in added sugar. In contrast, breakfast holds the smallest part in all three nutrients.

Looking at pie charts, dinner takes the largest part in sodium, at 43%. Lunch contributes only 29%, while breakfast and snacks only take 14% each in sodium. Furthermore, dinner mostly contribute in saturated fats also with 37% and lunch with 26%, while breakfast and snacks take 16% and 21% respectively.

In addition, snacks contributes for the largest part in added sugar, at 42%, along with the dinner at 23%, while the lunch takes 19% and breakfast accounts for only 16% of added sugar in typical meals consumed in USA.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response selects the main patterns accurately: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. It also reports the key figures correctly, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% added sugar. The overview is clear and the comparisons cover all four meal types. However, the claim that breakfast is the smallest contributor in all three categories is not fully supported: for sodium, breakfast and snacks are equal at 14%. Some comparisons are also stated briefly rather than developed, particularly for saturated fat and added sugar. To strengthen the report, distinguish ties explicitly and make the contrasts between the leading and smaller meal shares more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs grouped by nutrient. The progression from the broad patterns to specific figures is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “In addition” help signal relationships. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent overall arrangement, with some features of stronger progression. However, the repeated use of “while” and “only,” and the similar sentence patterns in the detail paragraphs, make the cohesion somewhat mechanical. The final paragraph also combines several comparisons in one sentence. Varying the linking language and separating the added-sugar comparisons into clearer units would make the progression more flexible and polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the chart, with useful terms such as “accounts,” “contribute,” “largest,” and “detrimental.” The meaning remains clear throughout, and the writer attempts some variation rather than relying only on “shows.” However, several choices are imprecise or awkward: “holds the smallest part” is not a natural way to describe a percentage, and “dinner mostly contribute” does not express the comparison accurately. Repeated use of “part” and “take” also limits precision. Aim for standard chart language such as “share,” “proportion,” “account for,” and “represent,” while checking that the chosen verb fits the subject and comparison.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including contrast clauses with “while” and an overview sentence beginning “Overall.” Most of the data remains understandable despite some grammatical errors. For example, “dinner accounts the largest part” is missing a required preposition, and “dinner mostly contribute” has a subject–verb agreement problem. There are also errors in plural agreement in “snacks contributes” and article use in “along with the dinner.” These are noticeable but do not prevent the reader from understanding the comparisons. To improve control, check agreement between each subject and verb, and review articles and prepositions in phrases such as “account for the largest share.”

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