Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-14

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 charts depicts the percentage of three types of nutrients consuming in daily meals,which may be harmful for heath by eating to much.

Overall,the charts shows the percentage of sodium,saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals which are consumed in the USA.Sodium and saturated fat contains the highest amount of percentage in dinner,while added sugar contains highest percentage in snacks.

Firstly,the percentage of sodium and saturated fat consumed in breakfast is almost same,14 percent and 16 persent respectively.Both sodium and saturated fat increases in lunch with 26 percent and 29 percent.Dinner has the highest rank in all typical meals in both chart,sodium is about 43 percent and saturated fat is 37 percent.Snacks have 14 percent of sodium and 21 percent of saturated fats.

However,Sugar level of breakfast is the lowest with about 14 percent.Lunch contains 19 percent of sugar.Dinner leads with 23 percent of sugar in the USA meals,Snacks contains the most amount of added sugar with approximately 42 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. You also report most figures and make relevant meal-to-meal comparisons. However, there are several data inaccuracies: breakfast added sugar is 16%, not 14%, and lunch sodium is 29% while saturated fat is 26%, but these are reversed in your account. The overview could also be more complete by noting that breakfast has the lowest or joint-lowest values for several nutrients and that snacks are lowest for sodium. These omissions and errors mean the key features are covered, but not all are reported precisely or equally fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of sodium and saturated fat followed by added sugar. This makes the information easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “However” signal the stages of the report. Some linking is mechanical, though, and the final paragraph’s “However” does not express a strong contrast with the preceding data. The sequence within the first detail paragraph is generally logical, but the repeated sentence pattern of naming a meal and then giving a figure makes the report somewhat list-like. Grouping the highest and lowest values across nutrients would create smoother progression and clearer comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “consumed,” “highest,” and “lowest,” so the main information is understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “nutrients consuming in daily meals” should describe nutrients “contained in” or “consumed in” meals, and “highest rank” is not a natural way to describe a proportion. “Contains the most amount” is also awkward, while “heath,” “to much,” and “persent” show spelling errors. Repetition of “percentage” and “contains” limits the range. Aim for precise reporting verbs and collocations such as “accounted for,” “made up,” and “the largest share,” while checking spelling and avoiding unnecessary repetition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You communicate the main comparisons using both simple sentences and some more developed structures, including “while added sugar contains highest percentage in snacks.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The charts depicts” has subject–verb disagreement, and “which may be harmful for heath by eating to much” has an unclear clause structure. Articles are missing in phrases such as “in dinner” and “in snacks,” and “Dinner leads with 23 percent of sugar in the USA meals,Snacks contains” joins two clauses with incorrect punctuation and agreement. These errors do not usually prevent the reader from understanding the figures, but more careful control of agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries would improve accuracy.

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