Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-25

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 4.5)

The charts illustrate the verge propation of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USA, including breakfast, dinner, lunch and snacks.

Overall, it is clear that dinner was a largest significant rate in sodium and saturated fat, while the breakfast was smallest persentages in added sugar, sodium and saturated fat.

Initially, the persentage in Sodium was 43% in dinner, and 14% in sncks and breakfast, and 29% in lunch.

Looking to the propration

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart topic and report the sodium figures accurately: dinner is highest at 43%, lunch is 29%, and breakfast and snacks are both 14%. The overview also attempts to identify the main pattern, but it is not fully accurate: breakfast is not the smallest category for added sugar, since snacks are highest at 42%, and breakfast and snacks tie for the lowest sodium share. Most importantly, the response stops before describing the saturated-fat and added-sugar distributions, so the task is addressed only minimally and the key comparisons are missing. It is also substantially below the required 150 words. To improve, give a concise overview of the contrasting peaks, then report the main figures for all three nutrients.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an introduction is followed by an overview and then a detail about sodium. The sequence is understandable at first, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Initially” signal the intended stages. However, the final line, “Looking to the propration,” is unfinished, so the response has no complete progression beyond the first data series. The paragraphing does not help develop the information, and the reader is left without transitions between nutrients or a concluding comparison. Build a clear structure with an introduction, an overview, and one or two detail paragraphs covering all three nutrients; use linking phrases to compare categories rather than leaving a sentence fragment.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “sodium,” “saturated fats,” “added sugars,” “typical meals,” and “percentage.” This shows a basic ability to name the subject and categories. However, spelling and word-choice errors are frequent and sometimes make the message difficult to follow: “verge propation,” “persentage,” “sncks,” and “propration” appear in place of standard forms. Phrases such as “a largest significant rate” are also unnatural for describing chart values. Use accurate terms such as “proportion,” “share,” and “accounted for,” and check spelling carefully. A wider set of comparison language would also help you describe the different meal patterns precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You produce a few simple sentence forms, and the opening sentence communicates the chart’s subject. There is also an attempt to use a complex overview sentence with “while.” However, the range remains limited, and errors in sentence construction and articles affect accuracy. For example, “dinner was a largest significant rate” has an incorrect article and an unclear grammatical relationship between dinner and the rate; “the breakfast was smallest persentages” also has faulty structure and agreement. The final line is not a complete sentence. Practise clear patterns such as “Dinner accounted for the largest share of sodium” and “Breakfast had the lowest proportion of saturated fat,” then combine comparisons with accurate clauses.

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