Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The maps underneath illustrates the average percentage of three meals moreover types of nutrients that could be hazadrous for over health if we overdo it. These three maps show how much sodium, saturated fat and added sugar consumed by individuals in USA.

Firstly, consumption of sodium is 43% at dinner, 29% in lunch, 14% in breakfast, 14% in snacks time. Move to saturated fat 37% in dinner, 26% in lunch, 16% in breakfast and 21% in snacks. At dinner time people take more sodium and saturated fat.

Secondly, that is a shocking results of sugar, individuals take 42% of sugar in just snacks because cannot use it as merely meal it considered as a lite food but it influence more. So people should control sodium and saturated fat at dust time and specially sugar at snacks time if they want a healty life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You report several key figures accurately: sodium is highest at dinner (43%), while saturated fat also peaks at dinner (37%), and you identify snacks as the main source of added sugar (42%). However, the response does not give the added-sugar figures for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and it lacks a clear, neutral overview comparing the three nutrients. The advice that people “should control” their intake is not required in this chart summary and takes space from reporting the data. The response is also below the required 150 words. To strengthen the report, add a concise overview, include the main contrasts across all three nutrients, and avoid unsupported commentary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the charts, reports sodium and saturated-fat figures, then turns to added sugar. “Firstly” and “Secondly” help signal this order, and the dinner comparison gives the reader a point of connection between the first two nutrients. However, the progression is not fully clear because the final sentence shifts from describing data to giving health advice. Some links are awkward or unclear, such as “Move to saturated fat” and “because cannot use it as merely meal.” Organise the response into an introduction, an overview, and focused detail, using transitions that show comparisons rather than simply listing sections.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “sodium,” “saturated fat,” “added sugar,” and “consumption,” so the subject is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make parts difficult to understand: “three meals moreover types of nutrients,” “at dust time,” and “lite food” do not express the intended meanings clearly. There are also spelling errors such as “hazadrous” and “healty.” Aim for precise chart language, for example “proportion,” “accounted for,” and “highest share,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid informal or evaluative wording such as “shocking results” in an academic summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the figures are often presented in understandable short clauses. However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence structure and agreement occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “The maps underneath illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “These three maps show how much sodium, saturated fat and added sugar consumed” is missing a grammatical subject or passive construction for “consumed.” The final sentence beginning “because cannot use it” is also incomplete and difficult to follow. Practise accurate comparative sentences and complete clauses, such as “Dinner accounts for the largest share of sodium.”

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