Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-20

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 compare the proportion of Sodium, Saturated fat and added sugar consumed in four meals of a day in the United States of America. Overconsumption of these nutrients may lead to health problems.

Overall, dinner accounted for the highest percentage of all three nutrients consumption in contrast to the breakfast with lowest proportion. Highest sugar is consumed in snacks.

Looking at the data for breakfast, which shows consumers eat minimum nutrients in first meal of the day. Sodium, fat and sugar accounted for 14%, 16% and 16% respectively in the breakast. Likewise, lunch accounts for second highest source of sodium and fat consumption, 29% and 26 % respectively. Whereas 19% sugar of the day is consumed in lunch.

Moving on to the data for dinner, which accounts for the alrgest proportion of each nutrient, containing highest percentag of sodium 43% and saturated fat 37% and second highest sugar source (23%). Snacks provide significantly less ammount of sodium and fat 14% and 21% respectively. Nearly half of the sugar in a day is consumed in snacks with 42% making it largest sugar source.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main patterns accurately: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks are the largest source of added sugar. The figures you report for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks match the chart, and the overview gives the reader a clear summary of the key contrasts. This is a well-supported response to the task. One point to refine is the overview’s claim that breakfast has the lowest proportion for all three nutrients: snacks and breakfast are tied for sodium at 14%, so breakfast is not uniquely lowest. Also, the opening health comment is not needed for describing the data; use that space to make the overview more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence, with an introduction and overview followed by paragraphs covering breakfast and lunch, then dinner and snacks. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Likewise,” and “Moving on” help signal progression, and the reader can follow the comparisons. However, some connections feel mechanical or incomplete: “Whereas 19% sugar…” is a fragment rather than a fully integrated comparison, and the repeated “which shows/accounts for” constructions make the flow less natural. The overview also separates the dinner and snack patterns in a slightly confusing way. To strengthen cohesion, group figures by the most meaningful contrast—dinner’s high sodium and fat versus snacks’ high sugar—and use complete, varied comparison sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “source,” and “consumed,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “significantly less” and “largest sugar source.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, however: “highest percentage of all three nutrients consumption” is not natural, and “consumers eat minimum nutrients” suggests nutrient intake rather than the chart’s percentages by meal. Spelling slips such as “breakast,” “alrgest,” “percentag,” and “ammount” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise expressions such as “share of daily nutrient intake” and proofread spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including relative clauses (“which accounts for…”) and comparisons, and the main information remains understandable. Some sentences are controlled, but grammatical errors recur in longer constructions. For example, “Overall, dinner accounted for the highest percentage of all three nutrients consumption” has an unclear noun structure, while “Whereas 19% sugar of the day is consumed in lunch” is not a complete sentence. The phrase “Looking at the data for breakfast, which shows…” also leaves the opening clause without a clear main clause. Improve control by making each sentence’s subject and verb explicit, using forms such as “Lunch accounts for 19% of added-sugar consumption,” and checking articles, prepositions, and sentence boundaries.

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