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)

The Pie chart illustrates the proportion in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which unhealthy if eaten too much. Overall, Dinner have the most percentage in sodium and saturated fat while lunch was the second meal with most propotion in sodium and saturated fat.The remaining meals also showed relatively propotion.

To begin with, the most important nutrient which was Dinner. It has 43 % of sodium and also it contains 37% of saturated fat. This was the most significant feature of the pie chart.

Moving to the other categories, the second most percentage having nutrients is lunch which contains 29% of sodium and also 26% of saturated fat. Similarly, the third source of nutrients Snacks have 14 % of sodium and 21 % of saturated fat. Finally, the last thing which has least propotion of sodium and saturated fat is Breakfast which contains 14% of sodium and 21 % of saturated.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify a relevant overall pattern: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, and lunch is generally next. You also include several accurate figures, such as dinner’s 43% sodium and 37% saturated fat, and lunch’s 29% and 26%. However, the report is substantially incomplete: it omits all added-sugar data, despite this being one of the three nutrients, and it misreports breakfast’s saturated fat as 21% (the chart shows 16%). The overview also says the remaining meals have relatively similar proportions, which is too vague to capture the clear contrast between snacks’ high added sugar and dinner’s high sodium and fat. The response is 143 words, below the 150-word minimum, with 11 prompt words excluded from the count. Cover all three nutrients and check each figure.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by paragraphs describing the meal categories. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Moving to the other categories,” and “Finally” help signal progression. However, the organisation is not fully effective because the body repeats the same sodium-and-fat comparison without a clear system, while added sugar is not discussed at all. The overview’s “remaining meals” reference is also unclear, and the final sentence repeats information already given rather than completing a balanced summary. Grouping the data by nutrient, or comparing the meals consistently across all three nutrients, would make the progression clearer and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “nutrient,” “categories,” and “significant feature,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. Phrases such as “most percentage,” “second most percentage having nutrients,” and “relatively propotion” are not natural ways to describe chart data; “share” or “proportion” would be more suitable. “The most important nutrient which was Dinner” also confuses a meal with a nutrient. Spelling errors in “propotion” further reduce accuracy. Aim for precise chart language and vary expressions such as “accounted for,” “recorded,” and “the highest share.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few different sentence patterns, including a contrast introduced by “while” and sequencing clauses with “which,” and the main figures are usually understandable. However, the range remains limited, and errors occur in basic sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “Dinner have” should be “Dinner has,” while “the most important nutrient which was Dinner” is an incomplete and confusing construction. The opening phrase “all of which unhealthy” needs the verb “are,” and “the last thing which has least proportion” needs an article and a more complete grammatical pattern. Several sentences also join ideas awkwardly. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then combine them using controlled relative and contrast clauses.

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