Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-29

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 given charts compare the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients all of my be unhealthy if eaten too much .Overall it is clear that highest typical meals has dinner in sodium and saturated fat.Lunch has low meals in sugar.

In context of sodium high percentages meals has dinner at around 43 %.The lunch has 29%.The sodium have a low meals in breakfast and sanacks .It is a similar percantages at around 14 %.while context of saturated fat high has dinner at around 37 %.Lunch has decline of saturated fat around 26 %.The lowest meals has breakfast aand snaks around 21 and 16 %.

In context of added suger for meals group meals has sancks around 42 %.The second high meals has ar around 23 %abd luch has ar round 19%.The low added sugar meals has breakfast at around 16%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important features, including dinner as the largest contributor to sodium and saturated fat, and snacks as the largest contributor to added sugar. Most figures you report are accurate. However, the overview is unclear and includes the inaccurate claim that lunch has the lowest sugar share; breakfast is lowest at 16%, while lunch is 19%. The saturated-fat comparison also mislabels the lowest figures: breakfast is 16% and snacks 21%, but your wording reverses their order. The response is only 131 words, below the 150-word minimum, so the comparisons and overview remain underdeveloped. Add a clear summary of the main contrasts and check each figure against the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic three-part structure: an introduction and overview, followed by discussion of sodium and saturated fat, then added sugar. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “In context of sodium” signal a change of topic. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because comparisons are presented as short, disconnected statements, and the overview does not clearly guide the report. Linking words such as “while” are used without consistently clear relationships, and repeated openings make the writing mechanical. Group the meal comparisons more deliberately, use complete sentences, and connect the figures with clear contrasts—for example, dinner leads in two nutrients, whereas snacks lead in added sugar.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “highest,” “lowest,” and nutrient names, so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the report hard to interpret, such as “high percentages meals,” “low meals,” and “second high meals.” There are also spelling errors, including “sanacks,” “suger,” and “percantages,” which reduce clarity. Aim for precise collocations used in chart descriptions: say that a meal “accounts for” a percentage or has the “largest share,” rather than describing a meal as “high.” Check spelling carefully and avoid repeating the same vague terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few longer structures, including “all of my be unhealthy if eaten too much” and a comparison beginning “while context of saturated fat,” but these are not controlled well enough to communicate the intended relationships clearly. Many sentences lack a complete or correctly formed structure, as in “The lunch has 29%” and “The lowest meals has breakfast.” Subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent; for example, “high percentages meals has dinner” combines an unclear noun phrase with incorrect agreement. Most statements follow a simple pattern, so the range is limited. Practise accurate basic sentences first, then add comparisons using structures such as “Dinner accounts for 43%, compared with 29% at lunch.”

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