Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given pie charts depicts the information about the consumption of sodium, saturated fats and added sugar in everyday meals in USA.

Overall, Sodium and saturated fats consumed during dinner is the higest than any other meals during the day. whereas, consumption of all three nutrients during the first meal that is breakfast is quite lower compared to the other meals of the day.

Saturated fats and Sodium are consumed by 37% and 43% respectively, around 23% of added sugar is involved in dinner. Largest amount of added sugar is consumed during the snacking hours reaching upto 42% in an average USA citizen with being lowest during breakfast 16%.

Lunch consists moderate amount of the share in Added sugar, sodium and saturated fats by 19%,29% and 26% respectively. the least amount of sodium and saturaed fats is consumed while snacking time and breakfast time, showcasing upto 14% of sodium and 21% and 16% saturated fats.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks account for the most added sugar, and breakfast is generally low. The figures you report for dinner and lunch are correct, as are the key added-sugar comparisons. This gives the response a clear overview and relevant supporting detail. However, the overview overgeneralises when it says all three nutrients are lower at breakfast than in other meals: breakfast and snacks are tied for the lowest sodium share, at 14%. The final comparison is also unclear about which meal has the lowest saturated-fat figure; it is breakfast at 16%, not snacks. More precise comparisons would make the main features fully clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about dinner, snacks and lunch. This helps the reader follow the broad comparisons, and paragraphing separates the overview from the data. However, progression is not consistently smooth: the final paragraph combines lunch figures with a separate comparison of the lowest values, making its focus less clear. Linking words such as “whereas” are used, but the contrast is not always expressed cleanly, and the sentence beginning “the least amount” is difficult to follow. Organise the details into clearer groups—for example, dinner and snacks first, then breakfast and lunch—and use explicit comparisons to connect them.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “consumption,” “saturated fats,” “added sugar,” and “share,” so the chart remains understandable. There are also attempts at more descriptive phrasing, such as “reaching up to 42%.” However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “consumed during dinner is the highest” and “involved in dinner” do not describe proportions naturally. Spelling errors such as “higest” and “saturaed” also reduce accuracy. Prefer precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “made up,” and “the highest proportion,” and check spelling and natural combinations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a sentence describing the lunch figures. The main information is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The given pie charts depicts” has a plural subject with a singular verb, while “Sodium and saturated fats consumed during dinner is” lacks a clear verb construction and has agreement problems. The sentence beginning “Largest amount of added sugar” also needs an article, and several sentences begin with lowercase letters after full stops. Aim for complete, well-formed clauses, check subject–verb agreement, and use punctuation consistently; these corrections would make your comparisons easier to read.

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