Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-27

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)

Now a days most of the people are getting health problems by taking much sugar food,more add sodium,saturated fat mixing food taking large quantity because of these people getting mostly unhealthy.about these situation the pie chart describes that in USA how much percentage of typical meals are taking that are breakfast,lunch,snacks,and dinner examine in detail below.

In the morning time taking breakfast of mixing this typical meals are less than 17 per cent.After at the lunch time taking highly sodium mixed food nearly 29 per cent than saturated fat ingredent is 26 per cent,and the add sugar is 19 per cent.

After this at the snacks time taking highly sugar food nearly it is 42 per cent and combining less quantity of sodium is 14 per cent,and saturated fat is 21 per cent.

At the night dinner time highly taking food mixing of sodium which is nearly 43 per cent compared to saturated fat and sugar.

Overall the graph what tells is people are taking high level of sodium and saturated fat in dinner time.and less in breakfast.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important patterns, including the high sodium share at dinner (43%) and the high added-sugar share in snacks (42%), and you include relevant figures for lunch and snacks. However, coverage is uneven: breakfast is described only as “less than 17 per cent,” rather than reporting that all three nutrients are at their lowest there (14% sodium and 16% for both other nutrients). The overview also says dinner is high in both sodium and saturated fat, but does not mention that saturated fat peaks at dinner (37%) or that added sugar is highest in snacks. The opening focuses on health problems rather than summarising the chart. A clearer overview comparing the main peaks and lows, supported by accurate figures for all meals, would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, meal-by-meal paragraphs, and a concluding overview. The sequence from breakfast to lunch, snacks and dinner helps the reader follow the information, and phrases such as “After this” signal transitions. However, the progression is somewhat mechanical, and the final overview repeats the dinner and breakfast comparison without bringing together the chart’s main contrasts, especially the high added sugar in snacks. Some references are unclear, as in “this typical meals,” and the long opening sentence combines background claims with the chart introduction. Grouping the figures by key pattern—for example, dinner’s high sodium and fat versus snacks’ high sugar—and using clearer links between comparisons would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to identify the meals and nutrients, and terms such as “percentage,” “sodium,” and “saturated fat” are relevant to the task. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, including “mixing this typical meals,” “highly taking,” and “less quantity.” Repetition of “taking” and “highly” also makes the descriptions imprecise. There are noticeable spelling and word-form problems, such as “ingredent” and “add sugar,” which reduce clarity. Use standard chart language such as “accounts for,” “proportion,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and describe the figures directly rather than referring to food as “highly” taken. This would make the report more precise and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent. For example, “After at the lunch time taking highly sodium mixed food nearly 29 per cent” lacks a clear subject and finite verb, while the opening sentence joins several ideas without a well-formed structure. Articles, plurals and agreement are also problematic in phrases such as “this typical meals” and “the add sugar is 19 per cent.” The final sentence, “people are taking high level of sodium and saturated fat in dinner time,” shows similar issues with articles and sentence construction. These errors sometimes make the intended comparison difficult to follow. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences, then add comparisons with structures such as “while” or “whereas”; check articles and prepositions when editing.

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