Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-13

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 5.5)

The given three pie charts illustrates the percentage of nutrition in typical meals namely sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in particular measurement. If it is added more than that requires may effect your health.

Initially, Sodium consumption at peaked at the dinner time with 43% However, lunch meals required much with 29% additionally, breakfast and snack had same amount of sodium in meal 14% respectively.

Secondly, saturated fat includes dinner at maximum level of need eventually snack had quite than required amount with 37% and 21% in both meals respectively. Furthermore, luch meal required 26%. However, breakfast only need less with 16%.

Finally, when it comes to added Sugar. Snacks had the larger portions of mixed in that meal. However, rest of three meals had balanced added sugar in those meals .The less amount of sugar added to the breakfast with 16% Dinner and lunch had 23% and 19%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You report several key figures accurately: sodium is highest at dinner (43%), while breakfast and snacks are both 14%; you also identify dinner as the largest source of saturated fat. However, the response does not give a clear overall summary of the main patterns across all three nutrients. In particular, added sugar in snacks is the highest figure (42%), but you describe it only as a “larger portion” and do not clearly contrast it with the other meals. Some comparisons are also unclear or inaccurate: “saturated fat…snack…with 37% and 21%” does not clearly identify which figure belongs to which meal, and the claim that the remaining sugar amounts are “balanced” is vague. A concise overview and precise comparisons would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable sequence, moving from sodium to saturated fat and then added sugar, and paragraph breaks help separate these topics. Linking expressions such as “Initially,” “Secondly,” and “Finally” make the order easy to follow. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical, and the opening paragraph does not establish a clear overview before the details begin. Within paragraphs, some links are confusing: “However” is used where the relationship is not a contrast, and the saturated-fat figures are presented in a way that makes their meal labels difficult to track. Use a brief overview followed by logically grouped comparisons, and make each sentence’s reference to a meal explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “sodium,” “saturated fat,” “added sugar,” and “percentage,” so the reader can identify the subject of the report. However, the range of accurate data-reporting language is limited, and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear. For example, “meals required much,” “maximum level of need,” and “mixed in that meal” are not natural ways to describe proportions. “Balanced added sugar” also suggests an interpretation that the figures do not establish. Spelling errors such as “luch” further reduce precision. Practise standard expressions for charts, such as “accounted for,” “was highest in,” and “the proportion for,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including clauses introduced by “when it comes to” and “However.” Nevertheless, errors in sentence structure and control are frequent enough to make some relationships difficult to understand. The opening, “The given three pie charts illustrates,” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “If it is added more than that requires may effect your health” is an incomplete and unclear conditional sentence. Other examples include “Sodium consumption at peaked” and “breakfast only need less,” where verb forms and sentence construction are faulty. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly around sentence boundaries. Build accuracy first with clear subject–verb sentences, then combine ideas using correctly formed clauses.

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