Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-16

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 illustrate the proportaion of three different nutrients in four different meals that can make a bad impact of health of American people if they consumed these meal overly.

Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all these three nutrients used most in dinner, while the quantity of these used in breakfast least in all.

As dinner is dominating in all three nutrients, the amount of sodium used in dinner is 43%, while saturated fat is 37% and added sugar is accounted for 23%. In contrast, the consumption of nutrients is breakfast is less all three, as sodium consumed in breakfast in only 14%, meanwhile saturated fat is 16% in breakfast and sugar is also same as saturated fat (16%).

In lunch is amout of sodium used is 29%, and 26% is saturated fat while, sugar is 19%. on the other hand amounts of nutrients sodium, saturated fat and added sugar used in snack are 14%, 21% and 42% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the chart’s three nutrients and all four meals, and your overview identifies dinner as the largest contributor for sodium and saturated fat, while breakfast is lowest for all three. Most figures are reported accurately, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% added sugar. However, the overview’s claim that dinner is highest for all three is inaccurate: snacks, not dinner, have the highest added-sugar share. This is an important feature, and the later snack figure does not fully correct the misleading overview. You also report the data mainly as a list, with limited emphasis on the contrast between dinner’s sodium and snacks’ sugar. A more precise overview and clearer selection of key comparisons would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs presenting figures. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow, and phrases such as “In contrast” and “on the other hand” show an attempt to connect comparisons. However, some links are mechanical or awkward, and the final paragraph’s sequence of meal figures reads more like a list than a developed comparison. The overview also says dinner leads in all three nutrients, then the body gives snacks as the highest for added sugar, which weakens the progression between sections. Use a consistent grouping—such as dinner and breakfast first, followed by lunch and snacks—and make the overview agree with the details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “consumption,” “saturated fat,” and “added sugar,” so the topic remains understandable. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “Looking from an overall perspective.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “make a bad impact of health,” “nutrients used most,” and “the amount of sodium used” suggest that the chart measures ingredients used rather than percentages in meals. “Overly” is also not natural in “consumed these meal overly,” and “amout” and “proportaion” are misspelled. Aim for precise reporting language such as “accounted for,” “share,” and “contribution,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast structure beginning “while” and a sentence using “as.” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence construction and agreement sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. For example, “the quantity of these used in breakfast least in all” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “In lunch is amout of sodium used is 29%” has an incorrect word order. In “the consumption of nutrients is breakfast,” the preposition and sentence pattern are faulty; “these meal” also has a number-agreement error. Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, particularly the lowercase “on the other hand” after a full stop. Practise building accurate comparison sentences before adding more complex clauses.

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