Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
The charts illustrates the average percentages of different kinds od nutrients all almost injerious to health but eaten too much.
Overall in dinner the consumption of all these neutrients is greater then breakfast or lunch. Consumption of sodium is much greater then all others. Sugar consumed in the form snacks is higher than all other neutrients. While comparing with all other neutrients sodium consumption is higher.
In dinner the use of sodium is 43 percent ,37% of saturated fat and 23% of sugar. In lunch 29%, Breakfast 14% and in snacks is 14%. While in dinner the highest consumption after sodium is saturated fat is 37% as well as in morning food16% and during lunch 26% and in snacks is 21%.
The highest consmption of sugar is in the form of snacks is 42% while in Breakfast is just 16% which is lower than other foods. In lunch and dinner it is 19 and 23 percent respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
You identify the main contrasts: dinner has the highest sodium and saturated-fat shares, while snacks account for the largest added-sugar share. Several figures are reported accurately, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% added sugar. However, the overview is partly unclear and inaccurate: “consumption of all these nutrients is greater” in dinner overlooks the snack peak for sugar, and the claim that sodium is “much greater than all others” is too broad because saturated fat is higher than sodium at breakfast and snacks. The body also gives some meal figures without naming the nutrient, making comparisons harder to follow. State the overall patterns precisely, then compare each nutrient across meals with clearly labelled figures.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about dinner, saturated fat and sugar. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “While comparing” and “In lunch and dinner” attempt to connect information. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview repeats the sodium comparison, and the third paragraph shifts between nutrients and meals without always identifying what each percentage refers to. For example, “In lunch 29%, Breakfast 14% and in snacks is 14%” lacks a clear reference to sodium. Use one paragraph for the overview and organise the details by nutrient, naming each category before listing its meal figures. This would reduce repetition and make the comparisons easier to track.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “consumption,” “saturated fat” and “highest,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or repeated expressions weaken clarity. “Nutrients” is repeated frequently, while “use of sodium” and “sugar consumed in the form snacks” are not natural collocations for describing chart proportions. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “injerious,” “neutrients” and “consmption,” which reduce precision. Choose a small set of accurate terms—such as “share,” “proportion” and “accounted for”—and use them consistently. Check spelling and use natural phrases such as “the proportion of added sugar in snacks.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and the reader can usually understand the intended figures. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors in agreement, comparison and sentence construction occur repeatedly. The opening “The charts illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “greater then breakfast or lunch” does not form a correct comparison. Some fragments also make relationships unclear, as in “In lunch 29%, Breakfast 14% and in snacks is 14%.” Punctuation around percentages is inconsistent, and several clauses are joined without a clear grammatical structure. Practise complete sentences with an explicit subject and verb, for example, “Sodium accounted for 29% at lunch, compared with 14% at breakfast and in snacks.”
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