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 dollowing charts illustrate average proportion three types of nutrients sodium, saturated fats and sugars are added in typical meals which may be unhigenic for health.
Overall, sodium and saturated fat are the most added nutrients in dinner. Meanwhile, added sugar has the highest consumption ratio in snacks.
Sodium, is used about 43% in dinners. Whereas, saturated fat and added sugar intake during dinner are considerabely 37% and 23% repectively. While, sodium accounted for 14% of total consumption at breakfast. However, use of saturated fat and added sugar are slighlty high, with the percentage of 16% for both.
Furthermore, sodium at Lunch sodium rate is 29%, highest consumed nutrient between all three. Saturated fat are added only 26%. Where, added sugar again has the lowest figure of only 19%. In term of lunch, added sugar accounted for the largest proportion at 42%, followed by saturated fat and sodiun represented 21% and 14%, repectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the main contrast in the charts: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. Several figures are also reported accurately, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% added sugar. However, the overview is brief and the report does not consistently make the comparisons clear. In particular, the final sentence says “In term of lunch” before giving the snack figures, which mislabels an important category. The claim that sodium is the “highest consumed nutrient between all three” at lunch is also unclear, since the charts compare meal shares within each nutrient. Organise the details by meal and state the key highs and lows precisely.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a recognisable structure, with an opening, an overview and detail paragraphs, and it uses linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Meanwhile” and “Furthermore.” These help signal relationships between points. However, progression is not consistently clear: the final sentence begins with lunch but then reports snack data, making the reader unsure which meal is being discussed. Several transitions, including “Whereas,” “While” and “However,” are used in ways that do not clearly connect the comparisons, and the repeated meal-by-meal statements make the report feel list-like. Use one paragraph for the overview and group the details in a consistent order, checking that each sentence’s topic matches its figures.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for” and “percentage,” and you attempt to vary how figures are described. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “nutrients are added in typical meals” does not naturally describe the chart, and “unhigenic for health” is not an appropriate expression. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “dollowing,” “repectively” and “sodiun.” Choose precise terms such as “share,” “proportion” and “intake,” and proofread spelling so that the data descriptions remain clear.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt a mixture of simple statements and more complex comparisons, for example, “Whereas, saturated fat and added sugar intake during dinner…” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors affect clarity. The opening lacks a clear grammatical structure (“average proportion three types…”), while “saturated fat and added sugar intake … are considerabely 37% and 23%” has problems with agreement and sentence construction. Other examples include the comma after “Sodium” and the repeated wording in “at Lunch sodium rate.” Aim first for accurate, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb; then connect comparisons using correctly formed clauses. Careful punctuation and agreement checks would make the figures easier to understand.
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