Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie charts illustrates the average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in USA, if eaten too much can be harmful for health.

Overall, it is clear that dinner had the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while the added sugar is dominant in snacks. Breakfast has the same percentage of saturated fat and added sugar.

Dinner has 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, largest percentage among other three meals, while only 23% added sugar. Whereas, Lunch contains the largest proportion of sodium 29% and 26% saturated fat, only 19% added sugar.

Snacks have peak amount of added sugar around 42%, while sodium and saturated fat accounted for 14%, 21% respectively. Furthermore, breakfast

has same percentage level of added sugar and saturated fat about 16%, while sodium only 14%.

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 in added sugar. The overview also notes the equal 16% figures for breakfast’s saturated fat and added sugar, and the body includes relevant comparisons across meals. However, the lunch sentence is misleading: lunch does not have the largest proportion of sodium; dinner does. The response is also below the required 150 words, and some comparisons are under-developed—for example, breakfast’s sodium figure could be contrasted with the 14% recorded for snacks. Check each claim against the chart and add a little more precise comparison to cover the data more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about dinner and lunch, then snacks and breakfast. This makes the main information reasonably easy to follow. However, progression is weakened by the inaccurate claim that lunch has the largest sodium share, and the linking word “Whereas” begins a sentence fragment rather than connecting two complete ideas. “Furthermore” is used to add another detail, but the final paragraph would be clearer if the meal comparisons followed a consistent order. Use complete linked sentences and organise the body by either nutrient or meal to make the relationships between figures more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of chart vocabulary, including “largest shares,” “dominant,” “proportion,” and “accounted for,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also some imprecise or unnatural choices: “peak amount” is less suitable for a percentage, and “same percentage level” is wordy. “Largest percentage among other three meals” communicates the comparison but is not a natural collocation. Aim for precise, conventional reporting language such as “highest proportion,” “equal shares,” and “compared with.” The phrase “in USA” also needs a more natural form. These refinements would make the description more fluent and accurate without requiring a much wider vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and an overall statement beginning “Overall, it is clear that…”. Some grammatical errors remain. The opening says “The pie charts illustrates,” where the plural subject requires “illustrate”; the introductory phrase about harm is also attached awkwardly to the chart description. “Whereas, Lunch contains…” is not a complete sentence in this context, and punctuation around the figures in “14%, 21% respectively” needs attention. The final sentence is interrupted by a line break, though its meaning remains understandable. Check subject–verb agreement and make sure contrast clauses are joined to complete main clauses.

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