Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-26

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 5.0)

The chart illustrates the three different types of meals of nutrients and its ratio of percentages that may create effect on health if we overeat too much.

Average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in USA and we take in our breakfast, lunch, dinner and as a snacks.

First of all, there is a high number of 43% of sodium, 37% of saturated fat in dinner and also 29% of sodium, 26% of saturated fat in lunch and it is less in a percentage of breakfast and as a snacks category which contains 14%, 14% of sodium but the saturated fat ratio is bit different like there is 21% consumed as a snacks and 16% in breakfast.

If we added sugar in it then it will become 42% as snacks, 23% in dinner, 19% in lunch and at last 16% in breakfast that people consume.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You report several key figures accurately, including dinner’s highest sodium share (43%), dinner’s saturated fat share (37%), and snacks’ highest added-sugar share (42%). You also compare lunch and breakfast figures. However, the response does not provide a clear overall summary of the main patterns before listing details. The opening describes the chart imprecisely, and the second line largely repeats its subject rather than identifying the main contrasts. Some comparisons are difficult to follow, particularly the statement that breakfast and snacks are lower without clearly distinguishing which nutrient the figures refer to. To strengthen the response, state the broad pattern explicitly: sodium and saturated fat peak at dinner, while added sugar peaks in snacks, then support this with selected figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, a discussion of sodium and saturated fat, and a final sentence about added sugar. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “First of all” and “If we added sugar” signal a shift in focus. However, the progression is not consistently clear. The second line is a sentence fragment, and the long third sentence combines several comparisons in a way that makes the relationships between figures hard to track. The final sentence is also attached to the previous discussion without a clear paragraph break. Organise the report into a brief introduction, a concise overview, and one or two detail paragraphs, using clear links between nutrient groups.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “sodium,” “saturated fat,” and “added sugar,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “three different types of meals of nutrients,” “create effect on health,” and “high number” for a percentage. Repetition of “percentage” and “consumed” also makes the description less fluent. Choose precise terms for describing chart values and comparisons, and use standard collocations such as “accounted for” or “the proportion was.” Also distinguish “snacks” from “a snacks category,” and avoid wording that suggests the chart measures health effects rather than nutrient shares in meals.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences, but control is inconsistent and the range of sentence structures is limited. The opening has an unclear construction in “the three different types of meals of nutrients and its ratio,” while “Average percentages … in USA and we take in our breakfast” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. In the main comparison, “there is a high number of 43%” and “it is less in a percentage” do not form clear grammatical patterns. The final sentence begins “If we added sugar in it,” which creates an awkward conditional structure. Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and keep comparisons in parallel forms—for example, “Dinner accounted for 43% of sodium, compared with 29% at lunch.”

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