Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-23

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 chart illustrate the average proportion in typical meal of three types of unhealthy nutrients sodium, saturated fat and sugar consumed the four daily meals in the USA.

which is all unhealthy for health if taking regular bases.

Overall , The dinner accounts for the highest percentage of sodium and saturated on and the other hand snacks accounts lowest amount of sugar.

Regarding sodium and saturated fat . Dinner is main source 43% of total daily sodium and 37% of total daily saturated fat. Lunch is a second largest amount of sodium. 29% sodium and 26% saturated fat whereas snack rank third sodium percentage is 14% and saturated fat percentage is 21%.

On the other hand snacks consume 42% highest percentage of sugar. And the dinner is a second highest percentage of sugar its 23%. Breakfast consume 16% of sugar Lunch is the lowest proportion for sugar as compare to other its 19%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the chart’s subject and report several key figures accurately, including dinner’s high shares of sodium (43%) and saturated fat (37%), and snacks’ high added sugar (42%). The overview also recognises dinner as the leading meal for the first two nutrients. This covers the main task features, with some detail already approaching a more complete comparison. However, the overview incorrectly says snacks have the lowest sugar share: breakfast is lowest at 16%, while lunch is 19%. The response also calls lunch the lowest for sugar despite giving the higher figure. Breakfast’s figures for sodium and saturated fat are omitted, and the comparison of all three nutrients across meals could be clearer. Check rankings against the data before drawing conclusions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of sodium and saturated fat versus sugar. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear. For example, “On the other hand” introduces the sugar comparison, but the contrast is not fully explained, and “Regarding sodium and saturated fat” is separated from the following sentence by punctuation that interrupts the flow. The overview’s claim about snacks and sugar also conflicts with the later figures, weakening progression. Use complete, connected paragraphs and link comparisons by meal or nutrient consistently; this would make the organisation more controlled and the relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “proportion,” “percentage,” “accounts for,” and “source,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There is some attempt to vary expressions, for instance “second largest amount” and “rank third.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “saturated on,” “snack rank third sodium percentage,” and “consume 42% highest percentage of sugar.” “Unhealthy for health” is also repetitive, while “regular bases” is an incorrect form. These issues make the description less precise and sometimes slow the reader, which limits the effectiveness of the vocabulary. Prefer standard data-reporting collocations such as “accounted for,” “the third-highest share,” and “the lowest proportion.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple statements and longer comparisons, and some meaning remains clear, as in “Dinner is main source 43% of total daily sodium.” However, sentence structures are often incomplete or inaccurately formed. The opening “The pie chart illustrate…” has subject–verb disagreement, and “which is all unhealthy…” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Missing articles and prepositions also affect patterns such as “Dinner is main source 43%,” while several full stops divide closely connected ideas into fragments. Capitalisation and spacing around punctuation are inconsistent. Build a reliable base of complete sentences, checking agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries; then add complex comparisons only when their clauses are grammatically complete.

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