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 charts below illustrates the proportion of sodium, saturated fats and added sugar in a meal that usually eaten in USA which can be harmful if eaten is excessive amount.

Overall, all three nutrients are present at varaible proportion in all four time meals.Sodium and saturated fats contribute mostly in dinner while added sugar contribute mostly in snacks. Moreover, the breakfast has the lowest propotion of all these nutrients.

Firstly, in the dinner sodium has highest contribution of 43 percent, folowed by 37% safurated fat and 23 % added sugar. In lunch there's a contribution 29% sodium, 26% fats and 19 percent added sugar respectively.

Furthermore, in snacks the highest proportion of nutrient is added sugar about 42% then 21% saturated fats and 14% sodium respectively. In addition, the breakfats has the lowest proprtion of these nutrients such as 14% by sodium and 16% each by added suagr and saturated fats.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response selects the main patterns accurately: dinner has the highest sodium and saturated-fat shares, while snacks have the highest added-sugar share, and breakfast is generally lowest. The figures reported for each meal match the chart, including the equal 16% breakfast shares for saturated fat and added sugar. The opening overview clearly identifies the key contrasts, and the body supports it with relevant comparisons across all four meals. This gives the report a strong, well-focused account of the data. To make the coverage more fully developed, clarify that breakfast is not uniquely lowest for every nutrient: sodium is equally low in snacks at 14%. A more precise overview of that exception would avoid over-generalising while retaining the effective selection of key features.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by details about dinner and lunch, then snacks and breakfast. This sequence makes the comparisons easy to follow, and signposts such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “Furthermore” help show the stages of the report. The half-step beyond a basic coherent arrangement is visible in the grouping of related meal data. However, some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated “In addition,” and the transition from dinner to lunch could be smoother. The sentence “Moreover, the breakfast…” also sits awkwardly in the overview. Use fewer formulaic connectors and link comparisons directly—for example, contrast dinner’s high sodium with snacks’ high added sugar—to make cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “contribution,” “highest,” and “respectively,” and it distinguishes the three nutrients and four meals. This is enough to communicate the main comparisons, but the range and control are limited: “contribution” is repeated where “share” or “percentage” would sound more natural, and “time meals” is an imprecise description of meal categories. Several spelling errors—such as “varaible,” “folowed,” “safurated,” and “proprtion”—are noticeable and reduce accuracy. Some phrases are also awkward, including “eaten is excessive amount.” Build a more precise set of chart collocations and proofread spelling; this would make the vocabulary more natural and reduce the effort required to interpret the report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The report attempts both simple statements and longer comparative sentences, and the overall meaning remains understandable. However, the range is limited and errors recur in basic sentence patterns, which keeps grammatical control uneven. For example, “The charts below illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “a meal that usually eaten” is missing an auxiliary verb. The opening phrase “which can be harmful if eaten is excessive amount” also has a faulty clause structure. Other issues include missing articles or prepositions in “in the dinner” and “there’s a contribution 29% sodium.” Aim first for accurate core patterns: “The charts illustrate…” and “a meal that is usually eaten…” Then practise combining comparisons with correctly formed clauses and check punctuation and spacing around percentages.

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