Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-05

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 6.5)

The bar chart illustrates the average percentages in common meals of three different types of nutrients, which might be harmful for health if consumed alot.

Overall, the dinner consists of a large amount of sodium and saturated fat. While snacks are mainly relied on added sugar. Additionally, breakfast contains least number of nutrients and lunch has a significant portion of each nutrient.

Sodium is largely consumed in dinner with 43% of total share followed by lunch with 29%. While snacks and breakfast share same 14%. On the other hand, Saturated fat follows the same trend as well with the highest share of 37% in dinner, 26% in lunch, snacks contain 21% and 16% is consumed in breakfast.

Moreover, Added sugar is largely consumed by snacks with 42%. Secondly, dinner also consists of 23 percent. While, lunch has 19% share of added sugar and breakfast consists of smallest portion of 16% amongst all.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features and making relevant comparisons across the three nutrients. An overview is presented, highlighting the dominance of dinner in sodium and saturated fat, and snacks in added sugar. Key data points are accurately cited, such as 43% for sodium at dinner and 42% for added sugar in snacks. However, there is a tendency to over-generalise or slightly under-develop certain comparisons, such as briefly grouping breakfast and lunch data without fully expanding on their relative proportions, placing this aspect firmly within the expectations for this band level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

There is a clear overall progression, with information logically organised into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and distinct body paragraphs dedicated to each nutrient. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as "Overall", "While", and "On the other hand". However, referencing and cohesion can occasionally feel somewhat mechanical or repetitive in structure (for example, beginning multiple sentences with direct data listings), preventing the response from reaching higher levels of cohesive fluency.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully incorporating terms like "percentages", "nutrients", "portion", and "trend". There are some attempts at less common vocabulary, though this is accompanied by minor lexical inaccuracies, such as writing "consumed alot" (one word instead of two), stating that breakfast "contains least number of nutrients" (where amount or proportion would be more precise), and mentioning that snacks "relied on added sugar". These errors do not impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and comparative structures effectively. Control over grammar and punctuation is generally sound, though some errors persist, such as missing articles ("contains least number" instead of "contains the least number") and occasional awkward prepositions or phrasing like "consumed by snacks with 42%". These errors are noticeable but rarely impede communication, reflecting a solid command of basic structures alongside developing complex ones.

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