Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-03

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 4.5)

The chart illustrate four different kinds of meal in day including breakfast,lunch,snacks,and dinner.The chart about USA peoples having different kinds of meal in a day.

Overall,sodium chart consume more breakfast than added sughar.Saturated fat sughar less consume snacks than added sughar.

The average people of sodium chart eat 43% of breakfast in a day. They eat both snacks and dinner equally daily. But they consume large amount of lunch in their entire day.They eat 29% of snacks.

Saturated fat eat 37% of their dinner which is higher than other meals.They consume 26% of lunch which is less than sodium chart. They eat 16% of breakfast and 21% of snacks in their whole day.

Added sughar having 42% of snacks which is bigger than other two charts. Added sughar people eat 23% of dinner which is smmaller than saturated fat.They can eat 19% lunch and 16% of breakfast in their day.

In conclusion three charts have their own brakfast, lunch, snacks,and dinner %.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to summarize the data, but it fails to accurately report the main features. The interpretation of the charts is flawed; for example, the student refers to 'sodium chart' or 'saturated fat' as if they are people, which leads to confusing and inaccurate statements like 'Saturated fat eat 37% of their dinner'. The overview is poorly constructed and does not clearly highlight the key trends or significant differences between the three nutrients. While the response covers the four meal categories, the data points provided are often incorrect or misattributed, making it difficult for the reader to understand the actual information presented in the charts.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is disjointed. The use of cohesive devices is very limited and often mechanical or misused, such as the repetitive use of 'They eat' or 'They consume' to start sentences. Referencing is unclear; the student frequently confuses the nutrients with the people consuming them, which disrupts the logical flow. The conclusion is also weak, merely stating that the charts have their own percentages without summarizing the main findings. The overall structure lacks the necessary cohesion to guide the reader effectively through the data.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive. There are significant issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'USA peoples' instead of 'people in the USA' and 'added sughar' (spelling error). The student lacks the range of vocabulary necessary to describe data, such as verbs for trends (e.g., 'fluctuate', 'peak', 'account for') or nouns for comparison. The misuse of terms like 'bigger' or 'smaller' to describe percentages is imprecise. Frequent spelling errors, such as 'sughar' and 'brakfast', further detract from the quality of the writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response relies on simple sentence structures, and there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Subject-verb agreement is consistently problematic, for example, 'The chart illustrate' and 'Saturated fat eat'. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after periods and commas. There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and the errors in basic grammar often impede the clarity of the information being presented. The misuse of articles and pluralization is persistent, which limits the overall accuracy of the response.

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