Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-15

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 pie chart illustrate the average proportion of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USA which may be unhealthy for people if they consume too much.

Overall, the sodium, saturated fats and added sugar are less consume in breakfast but in dinner time these three are more people amoung people for eating.

The three type of nutrients eat in breakfast was 14 percent sodium and 16 percent saturated fats and added sugar. On snacks time, soudium and saturated fats was less taken by people which was 14 and 21 percent but the added sugar was most popular amoung all nutrient about 42 percent.

Then in lunch time, sodium and saturated fats was approximately same in number about 29 and 26 percent on the other meal the added sugar was less in percent about 19 percent. At last in the dinner meal the sodium and saturated fats was more popular about 43 and 37 percent but added sugar was less involve at night meal about 23 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the subject and report figures for all three nutrients across the four meals, including the key peaks: sodium and saturated fat are highest at dinner (43% and 37%), while added sugar is highest in snacks (42%). This gives the response relevant coverage and a general overview. However, the overview is not fully accurate: breakfast is not the lowest meal for every nutrient, since sodium is equally low in snacks, and added sugar is lowest at breakfast, not dinner. Some comparisons are also unclear or imprecise, such as calling lunch sodium and saturated fat “approximately same” despite their different values. Make the main patterns more precise and distinguish the nutrients’ different distributions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting meal-specific figures. Sequencing expressions such as “Overall,” “Then,” and “At last” help the reader follow the progression through the meals. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical, and the overview’s generalisation does not prepare the reader accurately for the snack peak in added sugar. Some links between comparisons are awkward, particularly “on the other meal,” and the final paragraph combines several contrasts without a clear pattern. Grouping the main highs and lows by nutrient, or using more precise comparison links, would make the progression smoother and the relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percent,” “popular,” and “consumed,” and the reader can generally understand which nutrient and meal each figure refers to. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning less clear. For example, nutrients are described as “more popular” or “less involve,” although the chart shows percentages in meals rather than popularity or involvement. “Soudium” is also misspelled, and “amoung” appears twice. Aim for precise reporting language such as “accounted for,” “represented,” and “was highest in,” while checking spelling and avoiding repeated, unnatural phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences linked with contrast, so there is some structural variety. The main information is usually understandable, but errors in agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction recur. For example, “The given pie chart illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “The three type of nutrients eat in breakfast was” has problems with plural forms and the verb pattern. In “sodium and saturated fats was,” the plural subject requires a plural verb. Some long comparisons also lack clear punctuation or a well-formed linking structure. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build complex comparisons from complete clauses; this will improve control without sacrificing the range you are attempting.

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