Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-10

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 5.0)

This pie chart illustrates average percentages in typical meals of three different types of nutrients. In which may be unhealthy if eaten too much in the USA.

Overall, three pie charts show the average percentage of three different nutrients such as sodium, saturated fat and added sugar where four different stages to consumed these nutrients specifically in breakfast, dinner, lunch and snacks. Therefore, higher percentage of all nutrients consumed in dinner in the USA and leaste percentage consumed these fats in breakfast. Meanwhile, added sugar shows higher percentage in snacks.

In sodium, 43% of average eat nutrients in dinner but in snacks and breakfast consumed same percentage as well as 29% of sodium cnsumed in Lunch. In saturated fat, 37% of average consumed in dinner but less consumed in breakfast. In contrast, added sugar include 42% of nutrients consumed in snacks and very leaste consumed in lunch 19%. in results, higher percentage consumed nutrients typical in Lunch and snacks rather then others nutrients in the USA.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and include a relevant overview: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. Several figures are also reported accurately, including sodium at 43% for dinner and added sugar at 42% for snacks. However, the overview is not fully reliable: breakfast is not the lowest for every nutrient, since snacks have the same sodium share (14%), and lunch is the lowest for added sugar (19%). The final claim that lunch and snacks have higher percentages is unclear and does not accurately summarise the comparisons. Include the key figures for all three nutrients and make the overview precise, rather than leaving some comparisons incomplete or contradictory.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the nutrients. This gives the reader some organisation, and words such as “Overall,” “Meanwhile” and “In contrast” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is weakened by unclear or contradictory statements, particularly the overview’s claim about breakfast and the final sentence about lunch and snacks. The body also groups information unevenly: sodium and saturated fat receive partial comparisons, while several relevant figures are omitted. Some linking phrases do not clarify the relationship between ideas. Organise the details into a clearer comparison, and use transitions only where they accurately signal contrast or addition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “nutrients,” “sodium,” “saturated fat” and “added sugar,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range of reporting language is limited, and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “average eat nutrients,” “stages to consumed these nutrients” and “higher percentage consumed nutrients typical” are not natural ways to describe the data. “Leaste” and “cnsumed” also contain spelling errors, while “fats” is imprecise when referring to the three nutrient categories. Build a small set of accurate chart phrases, such as “accounted for,” “the largest share” and “the lowest proportion,” and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including an overview and comparisons, but control is inconsistent. The opening fragment, “In which may be unhealthy if eaten too much in the USA,” is not a complete sentence. Other examples, such as “where four different stages to consumed these nutrients” and “43% of average eat nutrients in dinner,” have faulty clause structure and verb forms. Articles and prepositions are also often missing or inaccurate, as in “in dinner” and “in breakfast.” These errors frequently make the intended relationships between meals and percentages hard to interpret. Practise writing complete subject–verb sentences first, then add comparisons using controlled structures such as “Dinner accounted for 43% of sodium intake, compared with 14% at breakfast.”

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