Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-19

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 6.5)

The pie charts given illustrate the proportion of three kinds of nutrients (sodium, saturated fats and added sugars) in typical meals( breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner) in the USA.

Overall, dinners have high percentages of sodium and suturated fats compared to other meals. While snacks are rich in added sugars. Breakfasts in contrast have minimal amount of these three unhealthy nutrients.

The sodium shares the highest percentage, 43% in a typical dinner in the USA. This value is followed by lunch (29%), snaks and breakfast ( each accounting for 14%).

Likewise, amount of saturated fats is highest in dinners in the USA accounted for 37%. A typical lunch has 26% of saturated fats followed by snack (21%) and breakfast (16%).

As compared to all other meals, a typical snack in the USA has a significant proportion of 42% of added sugars. This fugure is 23% for dinners and 19% for lunch. Similarly, the breakfast has the lowest average added sugars measured as 16%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response selects the main patterns accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead in added sugar, and breakfast is lowest for all three. The figures reported—such as 43% sodium at dinner, 37% saturated fat at dinner, and 42% added sugar in snacks—match the chart, and the overview gives a clear summary of the key contrasts. Comparisons within each nutrient are also supported with relevant figures. To make the account more fully developed, compare the meal patterns across nutrients more explicitly, for example noting that dinner’s added-sugar share is much lower than its sodium and fat shares. The coverage is strong and relevant, though some comparisons remain separate rather than synthesised.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs reporting sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar. This makes the information easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Likewise,” and “As compared to” help signal relationships. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical because the body follows one nutrient at a time without drawing together the most useful cross-chart comparisons. Some linking is also awkward or repetitive, as in “This value is followed by” and “Similarly” before the final breakfast figure. Improve progression by grouping the main contrasts—for example, dinner’s high sodium and fat against snacks’ high sugar—and use clearer references to avoid repeating “in the USA” and “a typical meal.”

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the charts, with relevant terms such as “proportion,” “accounting for,” “significant proportion,” and “compared to.” The writer also uses nutrient-specific language consistently, so the meaning remains clear. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise or repetitive: “dinners have high percentages” is less natural than “dinner accounts for the highest shares,” and “the sodium shares” is awkward. There are also spelling errors, including “suturated,” “snaks,” and “fugure,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise chart-reporting verbs and check spelling carefully; this would make the description more fluent and controlled without changing its clear meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple statements and more complex structures, including the contrast in “While snacks are rich in added sugars” and the comparison introduced by “As compared to all other meals.” Most sentences communicate the intended data clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, however. “Dinners have high percentages” is followed by a sentence fragment beginning “While snacks,” and “A typical lunch has 26% of saturated fats followed by snack” lacks an article before “snack.” The construction “is highest in dinners … accounted for 37%” is also awkward and needs a clearer verb pattern, such as “dinner accounts for the highest share, at 37%.” Review sentence completeness, articles, and clause structure to improve accuracy.

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