Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-11

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 4.5)

the pie chart compare the average percentages in different meals of three types of nutrients all of unhealthy food eaten too much

overall dinner was the biggest expense in both figures while breakfast and snacks fell considerly but lunch last figure gre than lunch are more impotant and grew fastest second figures

dinner and lunch were the two largest categories in sodium and saturated fat dinner rose from 29% to 43% and in sturated in 26% to 37% while last figure 19% to 23%

the two other categories were samller breakfast in sodium figure in both are same but in saturated snacks increased from 26% to 21% in last figures snacks declined fromed 42% to 16%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the chart’s subject and attempt an overview, noting that dinner is prominent for sodium and saturated fat and that snacks are high in added sugar. However, several comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: dinner’s sodium share rises from 29% to 43% only if the first figure is lunch, while the actual dinner value is 43%; saturated fat is 26% at lunch and 37% at dinner, not a change from one to the other. The statement that breakfast and snacks “fell” is not supported, and the final comparisons mix meal categories and nutrients. The response also contains only 108 words, below the required 150, limiting the detail needed to summarise the charts. Select the main highs and lows accurately and explain them clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by an overview and then comparisons of the nutrient figures. This gives the reader some sense of progression. However, the ideas within sentences are often difficult to follow, particularly in “lunch last figure gre than lunch are more impotant” and the final sentence, where several categories and values are combined without clear relationships. Connectors such as “while” are used, but they do not consistently clarify the contrast. Use separate sentences or paragraphs for the overview and the detailed comparisons, and group information by nutrient or by meal. Clearer referencing would help readers understand which figure each value describes.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “categories,” “increased,” and “declined,” and you attempt to compare values. However, word choice and spelling errors frequently make the intended meaning uncertain. Phrases such as “biggest expense,” “fell considerly,” and “more impotant” are not suitable or clear descriptions of chart proportions; “expense” suggests cost rather than share. Several misspellings, including “sturated,” “samller,” and “gre,” also reduce precision. Aim for accurate, repeated use of terms such as “proportion,” “accounted for,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would make your comparisons easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer comparisons, and some basic sentence patterns are recognisable. However, grammatical errors occur throughout and often obscure relationships between the data. For example, “the pie chart compare” has subject–verb disagreement, while “dinner and lunch were the two largest categories in sodium and saturated fat dinner rose…” joins separate ideas without appropriate punctuation or sentence structure. Articles and prepositions are also frequently missing or inaccurate, as in “in saturated in 26% to 37%.” Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and punctuation. Shorter, well-controlled comparisons would be more effective than combining several figures in one sentence.

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