Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-02

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 given pie charts illustrate the information of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar consumed their breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in the United State. The data has been calibrated in percentages.

It is clearly seen that, 43% of sodium is consumed by US people at dinner time. While almost quarter of intake in lunch. During breakfast and snacks time people used 14% sodium. Furthermore, majority of population like to add saturated fat in lunch. Only nearly 20% fat they are preferred other times.

On the other hand, from the chart it is clearly depicts at in the morning and lunch add sugar in their food 16% and 19% respectively. Moreover, 23% people used sugar at night time. In snacks people liked the most sugar.

Overall, majority of people in USA like to eat sodium, fat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, which significantly impacts the task achievement score. While you have identified some key features of the charts, the analysis is incomplete and lacks a clear overview of the main trends. For instance, the final sentence is an incomplete fragment, and the comparison of data is somewhat disjointed. To improve, ensure you provide a comprehensive summary that covers all three nutrients across all categories, and avoid leaving sentences unfinished. The data reporting is also inconsistent; for example, you mention 'snacks' for sugar but do not provide the specific percentage, which is a key requirement for a summary task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the logical flow is hindered by the incomplete nature of the final paragraph. While you use some cohesive devices like 'Furthermore' and 'On the other hand', the transitions between ideas feel mechanical. The referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the sentence 'Only nearly 20% fat they are preferred other times', where the syntax makes it difficult to follow the comparison. To improve, ensure that each paragraph has a clear topic sentence and that your ideas are linked smoothly without relying on repetitive structures.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The range of vocabulary is limited and somewhat repetitive. You frequently use basic verbs like 'used', 'like', and 'add'. There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'calibrated in percentages' (which is not the correct context for this data) and 'people used 14% sodium'. To achieve a higher band, try to incorporate more precise academic vocabulary related to data description, such as 'account for', 'constitute', 'a significant proportion', or 'the majority of'. Additionally, ensure that your word forms are accurate, as seen in the awkward phrasing 'it is clearly depicts'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. There are issues with subject-verb agreement ('majority of population like'), missing articles ('in United State'), and awkward sentence construction ('it is clearly depicts at in the morning'). The range of structures is limited, consisting mostly of simple sentences. To improve, focus on using a variety of complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses or subordinating conjunctions, and pay closer attention to basic grammar rules like article usage and prepositional phrases.

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