Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie charts illustrate the proportion of three types of unhealthy nutrients namely sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in typical meals eaten in the USA.

Overall, most of the sodium and saturated fat are consumed in the dinner whereas people in the USA consume most added sugar when they eat snacks.

In the case of sodium, 43% of this nutrients consist in the breakfast and lunch ranks 2nd with the proportion of 29%. It is interesting to not that, American take same amonut of sodium which is 14% in both of their breakfast and snacks. For the saturated fat, the highest amount of this (37%) come from dinner while perentage for lunch, breakfast and snacks is 26%, 16% and 21% respectively.

For added sugar, snacks ranks 1st with 42% which is almost similar with sodium from dinner. 16% of sugar is come from breakfast which is the lowest. Also 42% of added sugar is consumed in the lunch and dinner combinedly by American citizens.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall contrast accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. Several key figures are also reported correctly, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% added sugar. However, the sodium paragraph misidentifies the 43% as breakfast rather than dinner, contradicting your overview. The final sentence also incorrectly says lunch and dinner together account for 42% of added sugar; their combined share is 42%, but the wording could be clearer that this is a total, not a single meal’s figure. The response covers the charts, but some comparisons and details are less clear or accurate than others. Check each figure against its meal label and make the overview and body consistent.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar. This makes the information easy to locate, and phrases such as “Overall” and “For added sugar” help signal the stages of the report. However, the progression is weakened by the contradiction between the overview, which correctly assigns the highest sodium share to dinner, and the body, which says it is breakfast. Some connections are also awkward or unclear, particularly “Also 42% of added sugar is consumed in the lunch and dinner combinedly,” where the relationship between the two meals and the total needs more precise phrasing. Use consistent meal labels and link comparisons more directly to improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “consumed,” “highest amount” and “combined,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons you intend to make. There is some variety in how you refer to the data, but several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems reduce precision. For example, “43% of this nutrients consist in the breakfast” is not a natural way to describe a share, while “ranks 2nd” and “same amonut” are informal or misspelled. “Combinedly” is also an unsuitable form in this context. Aim for standard reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “the second-largest share” and “the same proportion,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview’s contrast between nutrient patterns and the sentence comparing lunch, breakfast and snacks. The main ideas are usually understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. Examples include “43% of this nutrients consist,” where the noun and verb pattern are faulty, and “16% of sugar is come from breakfast,” which uses an incorrect verb form. In “American take same amonut,” the subject–verb agreement and article are missing; “the percentage … is” would also be more appropriate than “percentage … is” in the saturated-fat sentence. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and passive constructions, while keeping the useful range of sentence patterns you are attempting.

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