Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-14

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 charts illustrate the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all these foods are unhealthy if eaten too much.

There are total number of three charts that gives the information about the different types of foods. The first chart describes the foods which contains the sodium. The next chart explain the foods in which the saturated fat are the main part. The last chart show the percentage of the foods which cintains the sugar. Overall all of these charts talk about the Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, and the Snacks.

The highest percentage in all three charts of the dinner, 43% food that contain the sodium, in the chart of saturated fat the dinner is about 37%, and in the later chart the highest amount of food is of snacks. Another main part of the food is the Lunch. All of three charts are share the part of 29%, 26%, and 19% respectevely.

The percentage of the snacks in the sodium and saturated fat chatrs are the minimal like 14% and 21%. Although the breakfast percentage in all these charts are almost the same, in sodium it is 14%, in saturated fat 16%, and in the sugar chart it is about 16%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the three nutrients and report several relevant figures, including dinner’s 43% share of sodium and 37% of saturated fat, as well as the lunch figures. However, the response only partially summarises the charts: it does not give the added-sugar figures beyond saying snacks are highest, and it offers no clear overview of the main contrasts across all three nutrients. The statement that the charts show “different types of foods” also misrepresents them; they show nutrient percentages across meal types. Some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear, such as calling 29%, 26% and 19% “the part” of lunch without specifying the nutrients. A clearer overview and more accurate selection of key comparisons would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has separate paragraphs for an introduction, chart descriptions and comparisons, so there is some basic organisation. It also attempts to connect information with phrases such as “Overall,” “Another main part” and “Although.” However, the progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph repeats that the charts cover meal types rather than establishing a useful overview, and the later paragraphs move between nutrients and meals without a clear organising pattern. References such as “the later chart” and “the part” are vague, making it harder to follow which figures are being compared. Organise the body around the main patterns—for example, dinner’s high sodium and saturated-fat shares, then snacks’ high added-sugar share—and use precise references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “sodium,” “saturated fat” and “highest,” which allows the reader to recognise the subject. However, the range is limited and several phrases are imprecise or repetitive. “Different types of foods” and “foods which contains the sodium” do not accurately describe nutrient shares in meals, while “the main part” and “the part” are unclear collocations for chart data. Spelling errors such as “cintains,” “respectevely” and “chatrs” are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the report. Use terms such as “proportion,” “accounted for” and “meal” consistently, and check spelling carefully to make comparisons more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a comparison beginning “Although the breakfast percentage…,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in agreement and sentence construction appear in “There are total number of three charts that gives” and “The next chart explain,” while “Overall all of these charts talk about…” lacks clear sentence punctuation. The sentence “The highest percentage in all three charts of the dinner” is also incomplete as written, so the relationship between the figures is difficult to understand. These recurring errors sometimes make the intended meaning less clear. Practise forming complete comparison sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation; for example, state directly that dinner accounts for 43% of sodium and 37% of saturated fat.

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