Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie charts illustrate the average percentagesof three different nutrients such as Sodium, Saturated fat, and added sugar in the USA, all of which may effect health condition if eaten on excess amount. The figures are given as a percentage.

Overall, people used hight quantity of Sodium in a Dinner, while the least used were Snacks and Breakfast, followed by saturated fat. Meanwhile, the Added sugar was mostly used in a Snacks and least used in Breakfast.

Initially, the used of sodium in a dinner was 43%, lunch was 29%, and a Breakfast and snacks both were 14%.

On the other hand, the quantity of saturated fat in dinner was 37% followed by lunch at 26%. Meanwhile the Snacks and the Breakfast were 21% and 16% respectively. Lastly, the used of the Added sugar in Snacks was highest at 42%. Moreover, in Dinner it was 23%, in Lunch and the Breakfast it were 19% and 16% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover all three nutrients and report the main contrasts accurately: dinner has the highest sodium and saturated-fat shares, while snacks lead for added sugar. The figures you give match the chart, including sodium at 43% for dinner and added sugar at 42% for snacks. Your overview identifies these broad patterns, and the body provides supporting comparisons across meals. To make the summary more fully developed, state the overall contrast between dinner’s higher sodium and fat and snacks’ higher sugar more explicitly, and avoid the unclear claim that sodium was “least used” in snacks and breakfast without noting that they are tied at 14%. The response is relevant and well supported, though some comparisons could be synthesised more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate details for sodium and the other nutrients. The sequence of figures is generally easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “On the other hand,” “Meanwhile,” and “Lastly” help signal shifts. This gives the report a coherent progression. However, some connections feel mechanical, and the overview’s “followed by saturated fat” does not clearly explain the relationship between the nutrients. The final paragraph also packs several comparisons together, while repeated “Meanwhile” and “Moreover” do little to show how the figures relate. Use more precise referencing and organise the details consistently by nutrient or meal to make the cohesion more flexible and the comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “quantity,” “followed by,” and “respectively,” so the reader can understand the main comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate. “People used” nutrients and “the used of sodium” are not natural ways to describe proportions in meals; “accounted for” or “the proportion of” would be more suitable. “Hight quantity” and “used on excess amount” also weaken precision, and “effect” is used where the verb “affect” is needed. These choices do not prevent understanding of the data, but they make the report less natural. Aim for accurate, varied terms such as “share,” “proportion,” and “consumption.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including a complex opening clause (“all of which may effect health condition…”) and sentences that combine several comparisons. Most figures remain understandable, but grammatical control is inconsistent. Examples include “the least used were Snacks and Breakfast,” where the subject and construction are awkward, and “in Lunch and the Breakfast it were 19% and 16%,” which has faulty agreement and an unclear subject. Articles and number are also problematic in “in a Dinner” and “health condition.” Several sentences rely on simple listing rather than varied, controlled structures. Build accuracy first with clear subjects such as “Dinner accounted for 43% of sodium,” then practise combining comparisons while checking agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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