Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The given pie charts compare the mean proportion of three nutrients consumed in breakfast, dinner, lunch and snacks by the people in the United States of America.

Overall, it is evident that dinner and lunch are the main source of sodium and saturated fat intake while added sugar dominates in snacks items. on the other hand, breakfast provide a balanced proprtion of all three nutrients.

In terms of sodium intake, the highest figure is recorded in dinner meal, accounting for 43% of total, followed by lunch at 29%. Although in breakfast and snacks meal, the presence of this nutrient is far less at 14% each.

Turning to the saturated fat, cunsumption pattern is almost identical as sodium as dinner and lunch dominate at 37% and 26% respectively closely followed by snacks accounting for 21%. Breakfast stood at 16% as the least provider.

As for added sugar, snacks is by far the biggest contributor at around 42%. Dinner recorded 23% while lunch and breakfast each accounting for 19% and 16% respective

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the main patterns accurately: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. It also reports the key figures, including dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and snacks’ 42% added sugar. The overview is clear, and the body covers all three nutrients with relevant comparisons. However, the claim that breakfast provides a “balanced proportion” is not fully supported: its shares are relatively low and similar, but this is not explained or compared precisely. The final added-sugar comparison is also less complete, as it does not explicitly state that dinner is second-highest. More precise synthesis of these relationships would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for sodium, saturated fat and added sugar. This makes the comparisons easy to follow, and transitions such as “In terms of” and “Turning to” help signal each change of focus. The response also generally moves from the largest figures to smaller ones within each nutrient. To improve progression further, make the final paragraph a complete comparison rather than ending abruptly after the breakfast figure. Some linking is formulaic, and the overview’s “On the other hand” does not establish a strong contrast with the preceding point. More precise connections between the overview and supporting details would make cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response uses an adequate range of vocabulary for describing charts, including “proportion,” “accounting for,” “contributor” and “recorded.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and terms such as “highest figure” and “biggest contributor” help identify peaks. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “main source” for percentages, “snacks items,” and “least provider.” There are also spelling errors, including “proprtion” and “cunsumption,” and “respective” is not the correct form at the end. Aim for more precise chart language and proofread spelling and word forms. For example, use “share” or “proportion” consistently when describing each meal’s contribution.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and comparisons using “while” and “although.” Most meanings remain clear, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “breakfast provide” needs subject–verb agreement, and “snacks is” should use a plural verb or a singular noun phrase. The clause “while lunch and breakfast each accounting for” is incomplete; it needs a finite verb, such as “accounted for.” The final sentence also lacks closing punctuation, and “on the other hand” should begin with a capital letter after the full stop. Check agreement, complete clause structures and punctuation while retaining the range of sentence patterns.

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