Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The charts below depicts the average proportion of three types of nutrients, which might be unhealthy if eaten too much during any typical meal.

Overall, the highest percentile of unhealthy nutrients are being consumed during dinner time, for both sodium and saturated fat. Similarly, largest intake of sugar is during snacking. Whereas, lowest intake of all three unhealthy nutrients is during breakfast.

In breakfast, consumption of unhealthy nutrients is the lowest with 14% for sodium, 16% for saturated fat and added sugar. While, dinner include 43% of sodium, 37% of saturated fat and 23% of added sugar.

Snacks intake increase the risk of added sugar with 42% occupying largest proportion among all other nutrients. Sodium and saturated fat still has 14% and 21% respectively. Added sugar is still at low intake for typical meals as compared to snacking. And breakfast, being the most healthy meal of the day compared to any other typical meal.

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 dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat. The overview also notes breakfast’s low values. However, the claim that breakfast has the lowest intake of all three nutrients is not fully accurate: snacks also have 14% sodium, matching breakfast, and breakfast is not lowest for every nutrient. Some important comparisons are omitted, particularly lunch’s figures and the contrast between dinner’s low added sugar and snacks’ high level. The final claim that breakfast is the “most healthy meal” goes beyond what the charts establish. Select and compare the data more precisely, and avoid unsupported conclusions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing meal figures. This helps the reader follow the main message. However, progression is uneven because the final paragraph moves from snack data to a repeated comparison about added sugar and then to a general claim about breakfast. “Whereas” begins a fragment after the overview, and “While” similarly introduces an incomplete sentence in the data paragraph. The repeated references to breakfast and added sugar also make the links between points feel mechanical rather than cumulative. Grouping the figures by the main contrasts—dinner versus breakfast for sodium and fat, and snacks versus other meals for sugar—would create a clearer progression. Use complete sentences and connect comparisons directly.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of topic vocabulary, including “proportion,” “consumption,” “intake,” and “saturated fat,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “occupying largest proportion,” although this phrasing is not natural in this context. “Percentile” is not the right term for a percentage shown in a chart, and “snacking” is less precise than naming “snacks” as a meal category. The repeated use of “unhealthy nutrients” and “intake” limits variety, while “healthy meal” introduces an evaluative meaning not shown by the data. Aim for precise chart language and natural collocations, such as “accounted for” or “made up,” while keeping descriptions neutral.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the intended comparisons can be understood. However, some errors in sentence structure and agreement remain. “The charts below depicts” has a plural subject with a singular verb, while “Whereas, largest intake…” and “While, dinner include…” are incomplete clauses; these should be joined to a main clause or rewritten as full sentences. In “Sodium and saturated fat still has,” the compound subject requires a plural verb. The sentence beginning “Added sugar is still at low intake…” is also awkwardly structured and difficult to interpret. Greater control of complete clauses, subject–verb agreement, and punctuation around linking words would make the comparisons more accurate and fluent.

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