Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-10

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 pie charts illustrate the information about the proportion of three different kinds of nutrient in four meals consumed in USA, all of which may be unhealthy if over eaten.

Overall, the amount of sodium and satuated fat is higher in the dinner, while least in breakfast. Moreover, there is fluction in amount of these nutrients in lunch and snacks and sugar is higher in snacks among all the other nutrients.

The ratio of sodium, fat in dinner is 43%,37%, followed by sugar which 23% respectively. In breakfast, the quantity of fat and sugar is same and sodium is less by 2% to 14%. In contrast, the percentage of sugar in snacks is double at 42% as compare to fat which is 21% and sodium is 7% less than fat.

However, the ratio of sodium in lunch is 29% being 3% higher than fat and sugar is 19% being lower than the both nurients.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that sodium and saturated fat peak at dinner, while added sugar is highest in snacks, and you include several relevant figures. Most reported values are accurate, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% sugar. However, the overview is partly unclear: breakfast is not the lowest meal for saturated fat, since its 16% is below snacks’ 21% but above neither? It is the lowest, while sodium is tied between breakfast and snacks. The claim that sugar is “double” the snack fat is also imprecise: 42% is twice 21%, but the comparison should be stated clearly. Develop the overview with the key contrasts across all three nutrients and make comparisons more precise to cover the data more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs comparing dinner and breakfast with snacks and lunch. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Some links, however, are mechanical or unclear. “Moreover” introduces a vague statement about fluctuation, and “However” does not express a clear contrast when beginning the lunch comparison. The sentence grouping dinner figures with “followed by sugar” is also difficult to follow because the figures refer to different nutrients. Organise the body by a clearer comparison, such as contrasting the highest meal for each nutrient, and use linking phrases only when their relationship is explicit. This would make progression smoother and references easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “quantity,” “percentage,” and “ratio,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “amount” is used for percentages, “there is fluction” is unclear, and “the ratio of sodium, fat in dinner” is not a natural way to report chart data. There are also spelling errors such as “satuated,” “fluction,” and “nurients,” alongside the informal or awkward “over eaten” and “as compare to.” Aim for precise, natural reporting language and check spelling carefully. Using terms such as “share,” “accounted for,” and “compared with” appropriately would improve flexibility and clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including an overview with a contrast and comparisons introduced by “while” and “In contrast.” The main information is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “consumed in USA” needs an article, and “sugar which 23%” is missing a verb and a clearer clause structure. In “sodium is less by 2% to 14%,” the comparison is not grammatically well formed; a structure such as “sodium accounts for 14%, two percentage points lower” would be clearer. The final sentence also needs a complete comparison structure. Practise accurate clauses with verbs such as “accounts for” and “is,” and use articles and comparative forms consistently.

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