Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-29

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)

Information about cosumtion three type nutrients in typical meals, while displaying covered the average propotion of the meal is illustrated by the provided pie chart

Overall, the maxsimun amount nutrients consumed during dinner time, whereas the breakfast is the least nutirenal meal. while snacks time heavily focus on the added sugar, while nutrients during lunch meals is shown pretty average

Digging deeper into the obtainable information, the dinner meals holds most amount of nutrients in it in which sodiun is 43%, saturated fat is at 37% and added sugar is 23%, whereas the breakfast lacks the amount of nutrient prent in it, displaying sodium at 14%, saturated fat at 16% and added sugar agt 16%

Futhermore, the snack meals contains acssive amount of added sugar than anyone else, which is at wopping 42%. while lunch meals contants average amount of nutrient cotanit

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarise the data from the pie charts regarding the consumption of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars in typical US meals. While the main features are touched upon—such as dinner having the highest overall percentages and snacks being high in added sugar—the data contains inaccuracies. For instance, the student states that dinner has 23% added sugar (correct) and 43% sodium (correct), but misses a comprehensive overview. Furthermore, the length requirement of 150 words was not met, as the response is only 142 words long. This results in a penalty under Task Achievement for under-length writing, capping the score at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response shows some basic organization into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body details. However, logical progression is hindered by frequent structural issues and incomplete sentences, such as 'while nutrients during lunch meals is shown pretty average'. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, relying heavily on repetitive connectors like 'while'. Paragraphing is also poorly managed, with the second paragraph running multiple ideas together awkwardly. Overall, the arrangement lacks smooth transitions, leading to a Band 5.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is very basic and limited, with numerous spelling and word-form errors that impede communication. Examples include 'cosumtion' instead of consumption, 'propotion' instead of proportion, 'maxsimun' instead of maximum, 'nutirenal' instead of nutritional, 'prende' or 'prent', 'acssive' instead of excessive, and 'wopping' instead of whopping. While the student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary related to nutrients and meals, the high frequency of lexical errors and lack of precision restrict the score to a Band 4.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the text. The response contains many fragmented or ungrammatical sentences, such as the opening sentence: 'Information about cosumtion three type nutrients in typical meals, while displaying covered the average propotion of the meal is illustrated by the provided pie chart', which lacks a clear main clause structure. There are persistent subject-verb agreement errors (e.g., 'the dinner meals holds', 'snack meals contains') and punctuation deficiencies. Complex sentence structures are attempted but fail grammatically. This level of accuracy and range corresponds to a Band 4.0.

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