Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-09
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 charts illustrates the proportion of the average percentage in typical meals of three types of nutrients Sodium, saturated fat, added sugars in the USA.
From an overall perspective, Sodium being considered more during dinner meals and Saturated fat is same while, Added sugar is in lunch meals.
To begin with, sodium nutrient is being used in four times a day meal in which dinner ones considered large amount 43% the second most consume meal is snacks time which consist 29% while breakfast and lunch has the same proportion which is around 14%. The sceond nutrient is the saturated fat amounted 37% in dinner large-ones afternoon meals has 26% same the breakfast and snacks has 21% and 16%.
Furthermore, Added sugar contains large accounted in snacks around 42% and 23% in night meal while lunch has 19% and breakfast has 16% least ones.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the three nutrients and report several key figures, including dinner as the highest meal for sodium (43%) and saturated fat (37%), and snacks as the highest for added sugar (42%). However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “Saturated fat is same” does not describe its pattern, and added sugar peaks in snacks, not lunch. There is also a significant data-reading error: sodium at snacks is 14%, not 29%; 29% is lunch. The response is under the required 150 words, with 135 words counted (excluding eight copied prompt words). To improve, give a clear overview of the main contrasts, check each figure against the chart, and develop the comparisons more fully.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs presenting details. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with” and “Furthermore” help signal movement between nutrients. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is difficult to follow because meal comparisons are compressed into long, unclear strings, for example, “the second most consume meal is snacks time which consist 29% while breakfast and lunch has the same proportion.” The overview also does not clearly preview the main patterns. Use one sentence per nutrient or a consistent comparison order, and connect each figure explicitly to its meal. This would make the organisation clearer and cohesion less dependent on formulaic transitions.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “proportion,” “nutrient,” “saturated fat,” and “added sugar,” so the reader can generally identify the subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning awkward or misleading. For example, “Sodium being considered more” is not a natural way to describe a chart value, while “large-ones afternoon meals” is unclear. “The sceond nutrient” also contains a spelling error, and “least ones” is imprecise. Aim for accurate chart language such as “accounted for,” “highest share,” and “lowest proportion,” and use meal names consistently. More precise phrasing would help communicate comparisons without requiring the reader to interpret them.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and errors frequently make relationships between figures and meals hard to understand. The opening, “The charts illustrates,” has subject–verb disagreement, and “Sodium being considered more during dinner meals” is an incomplete construction. In “breakfast and lunch has the same proportion,” the plural subject requires a plural verb; articles and sentence boundaries are also often missing or misplaced. Some sentences combine several comparisons without clear grammatical links, as in the sodium detail. Practise complete subject–verb sentences and use a consistent pattern such as “Dinner accounts for 43%, compared with 29% for lunch.” Check agreement, articles, and punctuation when editing.
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