Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-06

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 5.5)

The pie charts illustrate the average percentage of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USA, these all will cause risk to your health if you take in more quantity.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that in dinner the intake of sodium and saturated fats were accounted most, while that of snacks seems less contribution and added suger have the largest proportion in snacks, whereas in the breakfast the proportion of these three were almost the same.

The intake of of sodium and saturted fats in dinner were 43 percent and 37 percent respectively and in lunch the sodium intake accounted of 29 percent and saturated fats is 26 percent and in snacks the takinng of sodium was 14 percent.

Furthermore, in snacks the contribution of added suger was high of 42 percent and added suger in lunch just take 19 percent while the intake of added suger was 23 percent and the intake of these three meals in breakfast were almost sme.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks have the highest added sugar, and you include several accurate figures, such as 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat at dinner and 42% added sugar in snacks. This gives the reader a relevant overview and covers the key meal categories. However, some comparisons are incomplete or unclear: the overview says snacks make a smaller contribution without specifying that this applies to sodium and saturated fat, and the breakfast comparison is not supported with figures. The report also omits the 21% snack share for saturated fat and the 16% breakfast shares for saturated fat and added sugar. More precise comparisons across all three nutrients would make the summary more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of supporting details. Linking expressions such as “Overall” and “Furthermore” help signal the stages of the report. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is not always easy to follow. The third paragraph moves from dinner to lunch and then snacks, while the final paragraph shifts between added sugar figures and an unclear reference to breakfast. The long opening sentence also joins the chart description and a health comment in a way that weakens focus. Group the information consistently—for example, compare meal patterns by nutrient—and use clear references so readers can see which figures are being compared.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “intake,” “contribution,” and “accounted,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “accounted of 29 percent,” “the taking of sodium,” and “added sugar was high of 42 percent.” Repeated use of “intake” and “added sugar” also makes the report less flexible. Spelling errors—including “saturted,” “suger,” “takinng,” and “sme”—are noticeable and reduce precision. Practise standard expressions for describing chart shares, such as “made up,” “stood at,” and “accounted for,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a comparison introduced by “while,” so there is some variety in sentence structure. However, complex sentences are often not controlled accurately. The opening sentence joins two independent ideas with a comma, and “in dinner the intake … were accounted most” has problems with the preposition, verb form, and sentence construction. There are also errors in agreement and verb forms, as in “saturated fats is 26 percent” and “added sugar … just take 19 percent.” The final clause, “the intake of these three meals in breakfast were almost sme,” is difficult to interpret grammatically. Use shorter, complete sentences and check subject–verb agreement and verb forms before attempting longer comparisons.

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