Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-26

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 rendered pie charts delineate the requisite cumulation apropos the average percentum in typical diets of several types of nutrients, highly consume is detrimental impact on health.

At the fleeting glance, It is manifest that the maximum percentile of sodium is take by The United States as a dinner, accounted for 43%, followed by second maximum intake of sugar in snacks is 42%. Furthermore, intake of sodium in snacks and breakfast was similar, recorded as 14%. Additionally, consumption of sodium as lunch is 15% morethan by snacks.

Further scrutinising, it is vivid that the least proportion of saturated fat food consume through breakfast is 16%. meanwhile, intake of saturated food as snacks is 5% lessthan by lunch. Eventually, Consumption of sugar in breakfast,lunch and dinner are 16%,19% and 23% respectively.

In encapsulation, It is evident that, the maximum unhealthy food consume as dinner, Whereas the least nutrient food intake as breakfast.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarize the charts showing nutrient percentages in typical US meals, providing an overview and some specific data points. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and awkward interpretations. For instance, the student states that the 'consumption of sodium as lunch is 15% morethan by snacks' (comparing 29% to 14%, which is a difference of 15 percentage points, though phrasing implies a relative increase). Furthermore, the overview in the final paragraph is somewhat unnatural in its phrasing ('maximum unhealthy food consume as dinner'). While key features like dinner having the highest sodium and snacks having the highest added sugar are identified, the overall data selection and reporting lack precision and clarity. The response meets the minimum word count, but the quality of task fulfillment places it within Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is organized into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, body paragraphs, and a brief conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures, such as 'At the fleeting glance' and 'Further scrutinising'. Cohesive devices are often misused or mechanically applied. For example, referencing and substitution are weak, making it difficult to follow the flow of comparisons between meals and nutrients. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal coherence of the paragraphs is undermined by severe grammatical and lexical errors. Overall, the organizational structure is basic and lacks fluency, corresponding to a Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student attempts a range of vocabulary, including less common terms like 'delineate', 'requisite', and 'cumulation', but these are frequently used incorrectly or unnaturally, such as 'requisite cumulation apropos' and 'percentum'. There are numerous word-formation and collocation errors, including 'highly consume is detrimental impact', 'percentile' instead of 'percentage', and 'lessthan' written as a single word. While the writer has an adequate vocabulary for basic communication, the high frequency of lexical inaccuracies severely impedes natural expression and understanding, limiting the score to a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on the attempt to use diverse terminology.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The writing exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are almost uniformly flawed. There are frequent, heavy errors in basic grammar, subject-verb agreement, and punctuation. Examples include 'is take by The United States as a dinner', 'consumption of sugar... are', and missing spaces around commas and words (e.g., '16%,19% and 23%', '15% morethan'). Clauses are often strung together incorrectly without proper subordination or coordination. These pervasive errors cause significant difficulty for the reader and demonstrate weak control over basic sentence mechanics, fitting the Band 4.0 descriptors closely.

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