Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given pie charts depicts the average proportion of three types of nutrients in the classic meals.

Overall, it is crystal clear that Dinner is found quite unhealthy because the amount of Sodium, Saturated fat and sugar is found at the highest level.

At a glance, the people of USA mostly consumes Sodium in their dinner which is followed by in the Lunch. During the breakfast and snacks time there is same 14% of Sodium in it. Their dinner again pump ups with 37% of saturated fat which is 9% more than in lunch. On the other hand, their snacks includes 5% more fat than breakfast which is 16%.

Moving ahead, the type of nutrient which have found more in Snacks is added sugar with 42% which is quite dangerous for their body. In their morning meals it is 16% which is 3% less than in the lunch. Dinner includes 23% of added sugar in it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast accurately: dinner has the highest sodium and saturated-fat shares, while snacks have the highest added-sugar share. Several figures are also reported correctly, including sodium at 14% for both breakfast and snacks and added sugar at 42% for snacks. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers the three nutrients. However, the overview says dinner is highest for all three, which conflicts with your later, correct statement that snacks lead in added sugar. Some comparisons are incomplete: for example, you give dinner’s sodium figure only indirectly and do not report the saturated-fat share for snacks or added sugar at dinner. A more precise overview and consistently selected comparisons would make the key features clearer and more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs that group sodium and saturated fat before discussing added sugar. Phrases such as “On the other hand” and “Moving ahead” signal transitions, and the reader can generally follow the comparisons. Some links are mechanical or do not express the relationship precisely; “which is followed by in the Lunch” is awkward, while “On the other hand” does not establish a clear contrast in that sentence. References such as “it” and “their” can also leave the reader unsure whether you mean a nutrient, meal, or people. To strengthen progression, group each nutrient’s figures systematically and use concise links that clearly identify the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart’s subject, including “proportion,” “Sodium,” “Saturated fat,” and “added sugar.” There are also attempts at less common phrasing, such as “at a glance” and “pump ups,” but some choices are inaccurate or too informal for an academic report. “Crystal clear” and “quite dangerous for their body” add unsupported judgement rather than neutrally describing the data; “pump ups” is not a suitable collocation for a percentage. “Classic meals” is also less precise than “typical meals.” These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and register. Prefer neutral reporting language such as “accounts for,” “is highest in,” and “the proportion rises to.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including comparisons with “which is 9% more than in lunch” and a subordinate clause beginning “which is followed by.” The main information is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. The opening needs subject–verb agreement (“charts depict”), and “the people of USA mostly consumes” has agreement and article problems. Other examples include “the type of nutrient which have found” and “their snacks includes,” where verb forms and agreement are inaccurate. Sentence construction is also awkward in “which is followed by in the Lunch.” Work on agreement, articles, and complete comparison patterns, while keeping the sentence structures you attempt; more consistently accurate clauses would improve control.

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