Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-12
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)
The pie charts illustrate the average proportion of sodium, sturated fat and added sugar in different meals, if counsumed excessively all of which are not good for health.
Overall , dinner accounts for highest sodium and sturated fat whereas snacks contribute highest in reagrd to sugar. In contrast, breakfast reperesents smallest proportion of these nutrients.
Look first at sodium People consumed highest percentage of sodium and saturated fat during their dinner at 43% and 37% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response identifies two valid headline patterns: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks have the highest added sugar. It also gives the correct dinner figures, 43% and 37%. However, the report is only a brief fragment of the required summary: it omits most chart values and comparisons, including the high snack figure for sugar (42%) and the relatively low breakfast shares. The overview also incorrectly says breakfast is the smallest for all three nutrients; snacks and breakfast are tied for the lowest sodium share at 14%. The response contains 76 words, so it does not meet the 150-word minimum. To develop the task, include a clear overview and compare the main figures across all four meals.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by an overview and then a detail sentence. The overview uses “Overall” to signal a shift, and “In contrast” introduces a comparison. However, the progression stops abruptly after one detail, so the reader does not receive a complete account of the charts. “Look first at sodium” is not followed by sodium-specific information and then shifts to saturated fat, making the sequence unclear. The sentence beginning “The pie charts illustrate” also combines the chart description with a health comment rather than keeping the report focused. Use separate, purposeful paragraphs for the introduction, overview and comparisons, and connect related figures in a logical order.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The response uses some relevant chart-reporting vocabulary, including “average proportion,” “accounts for highest,” “contribute highest” and “percentage.” These choices show an attempt to describe proportions and identify peaks. However, the range is limited, and several spelling errors—“sturated,” “counsumed,” “reagrd” and “reperesents”—are noticeable. Some phrasing is also imprecise: “in reagrd to sugar” is awkward, while “accounts for highest sodium” would be clearer as a share or proportion. Build a wider set of accurate terms such as “constitutes,” “makes up,” “the largest share” and “the lowest proportion,” and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help distinguish the meal categories and nutrient comparisons.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response communicates its main points through mostly simple sentence patterns, and the overview sentence attempts to combine a contrast with two comparisons. However, the range is narrow, and punctuation and sentence boundaries are not consistently controlled. “Look first at sodium People consumed highest percentage…” runs two ideas together without a colon, full stop or other suitable punctuation. The opening sentence is also awkwardly structured: “if consumed excessively all of which are not good for health” does not attach clearly to the nutrients. The phrase “dinner accounts for highest sodium” is missing a grammatical article or a clearer noun phrase. Practise forming complete, well-punctuated sentences and use structures such as “Dinner accounts for the highest proportion of sodium.”
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