Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-12

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 proportions between the percentage of three types of nutrients present in typical meals, which is considered to be unhealthy if consumed too much.

Overall the average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugar in typical meals consumed in the USA have been given. The largest proportions of sodium, saturated fat are being consumed during dinner. whereas the biggest proportion of added sugar is being eaten in snacks. Moreover least amount of these nutrients is being eaten in breakfast.

The breakfast of average person in USA contains 14% sodium and 16% saturated fat and added sugars. At dinner time the largest propotion of sodium .i.e. 43% , 37% saturated fat and 23% added sugar is consumed.

Lunch contains 29% of sodium, 26% saturated fat and 19% added sugar. Snacks include 14% sodium, 21% saturated fat and 42% added sugar.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. The figures you report for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks match the chart, and the overview gives the reader a useful summary. However, the claim that breakfast has the least of all three nutrients is not fully supported: snacks also have 14% sodium, equal to breakfast, and breakfast is not lowest for saturated fat. The response also contains 144 words, below the required 150, and some comparisons could be developed more clearly. To strengthen the report, qualify the breakfast comparison and add a concise comparison of the middle values.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview and then details organised by meal. This makes the information easy to follow, and the final paragraph efficiently reports the lunch and snack figures. Cohesion is less controlled in places, however. The overview shifts abruptly from “dinner” to “whereas” after a full stop, and “Moreover” introduces a claim that is not quite accurate. The body also moves from breakfast to dinner and then back to lunch and snacks, rather than following a consistent sequence. Use a consistent order, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and connect comparisons within sentences to create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportions,” “consumed,” “largest” and “contains,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are some imprecise or repetitive choices: “proportions between the percentage” is awkward, while “eaten” is repeated where “accounted for” or “was consumed” would be more suitable for chart data. “The breakfast of average person” is also an unnatural phrase. Spelling errors such as “propotion” and the informal abbreviation “i.e.” reduce accuracy. Aim for precise chart-reporting language and check spelling; for example, describe the figures as the “share of each nutrient in each meal” rather than using “proportions between the percentage.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple statements and more complex structures, including the contrast introduced by “whereas,” and most information remains understandable. Some grammatical and punctuation errors persist. In the opening, “which is considered to be unhealthy” has an unclear reference; the nutrients, rather than the percentage, may be meant. “The breakfast of average person in USA” is missing articles, and “The largest proportions … are being consumed” uses an awkward passive construction and tense for a chart description. Punctuation is also inconsistent in “dinner. whereas” and around “.i.e. 43%”. Use present simple forms such as “Dinner accounts for 43% of sodium,” and check articles, sentence boundaries and punctuation.

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