Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The charts show us the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much. The nutrients are Sodium, Saturated fat and Added sugar. The study was conducted in USA. Breakfast indicates that all the nutirents were taken almost equally with saturated fat and added sugar both being at 16% while sodium was slightly lower at 14%. Meanwhile, Lunch points towards more savoury meals and less added sugar with 29% sodium and 26% saturated fat. This means that people had less added sugar in their lunchtime as compared to breakfast, dinner and snacks. Dinner has the most sodium and saturated fat consumption with sodium having 42% and saturated fat having 37%, which clearly shows that the subjects ate salty foods in the evening. This could mean that they ordered takeaways as they can be high in both sodium and saturated fats. Lastly, we see that snacks had the least sodium which was 14%, while still containing and a fair amount of saturated fat which was 21%. The most consumed nutrient in snacks was added sugar which had the biggest section in the added sugar pie chart with a solid 42%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three nutrients and report several useful comparisons, including breakfast’s equal 16% figures for saturated fat and added sugar and snacks’ 42% added sugar share. However, there is a key factual error: dinner’s sodium figure is 43%, not 42%. The response also lacks a clear overall summary of the main patterns across all three charts; for example, dinner leads in sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead in added sugar. Some interpretation is not supported by the data, particularly the suggestion that people ordered takeaways. The meal-by-meal details are relevant, but the overview and selection of key features need to be clearer and more consistently accurate.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a generally understandable sequence, moving from breakfast through lunch and dinner to snacks, and linking phrases such as “Meanwhile” and “Lastly” help signal transitions. However, it is presented as one paragraph, so the overview is not separated from the supporting details. The opening mainly repeats the task description rather than establishing the main comparisons, and the progression becomes a list of meals rather than a clearly grouped account of the chart’s key patterns. Some links are also based on interpretation rather than chart evidence, such as the takeaway explanation. Use a brief overview paragraph followed by logically grouped comparisons, and make references between meals and nutrients explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing the charts, including “slightly lower,” “the most consumed,” and “the biggest section.” These expressions make the main comparisons understandable. However, some choices are imprecise or informal for an academic report: “points towards more savoury meals” interprets the figures rather than describing them, while “solid 42%” and “takeaways” are not suitably neutral. “Consumption” is also used for percentages that represent the share of a nutrient in meals. There are spelling errors in “nutirents” and “Sodium” is unnecessarily capitalised mid-sentence. Prefer precise terms such as “accounted for,” “proportion,” and “highest share,” and check spelling and consistent capitalisation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the meaning remains clear. For example, the sentence beginning “This means that people had less added sugar…” shows an attempt to explain a comparison, while “while” is used to contrast snack figures. Some grammatical and punctuation issues remain. In “while still containing and a fair amount,” the extra “and” disrupts the sentence; “Dinner has the most…” also shifts into the present tense after past-tense phrasing such as “was conducted.” The opening sentence is a broad statement rather than a direct chart summary, and several long sentences combine multiple claims. Keep tense consistent and proofread sentence boundaries and conjunctions.

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