Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-30

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 pie chart illustrates the comparison between three different unhealthy nutrients consumed in alternative meals of the day in USA.

Overall, the pie chart explicitly depicts that the people are taking sodium, unsaturated fats and added sugars in dinner time are in majority. Whereas, taking these unhealthy nutrients in breakfast are in minority.

A number of people are consuming sodium, unsaturated fats and added sugar in morning meal and the percentages say that its 14%,16% and 16% respectively. At lunch time, sodium's intake is 29% while added sugar is at 19%.

Conversely, the consumption of these unhealthy and harmful nutirents at night meal time is in majority. The number demonstrates that sodium usage is 43% at dinner time. Moreover, the added sugar is 23% at night meal. Especially when it comes to snacks, the usage of added sugar is 42% which is significantly more than the sodium and unsaturated fats.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s subject and give a relevant overview, noting that dinner has the highest shares for sodium and saturated fat, while added sugar peaks in snacks. Several figures are reported accurately, including breakfast values and sodium at dinner. However, the overview says all three nutrients are highest at dinner, which conflicts with the chart: added sugar is highest in snacks, at 42%. The lunch and dinner comparisons are also incomplete: saturated fat is not reported for either meal, and lunch’s 26% figure is omitted. In addition, “unsaturated fats” is inaccurate; the chart shows saturated fat. Covering the main contrasts more consistently and checking the overview against every series would make the summary clearer and more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing breakfast/lunch and dinner/snacks. This gives the information an overall coherent arrangement. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Conversely,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships between points. However, the progression is not always smooth: the overview groups all nutrients as peaking at dinner, then the final paragraph identifies snacks as the peak for added sugar. “A number of people” also shifts the focus from percentages of nutrients in meals to the number of people, making the reference unclear. Organise the body around the chart’s main contrasts and use precise references to meals and nutrient shares to improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “consumption,” and “intake,” and attempt to vary your wording with phrases such as “usage” and “consuming.” However, some choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing this data. “Unsaturated fats” changes the nutrient shown, while “alternative meals of the day,” “in majority,” and “night meal time” are awkward expressions. “A number of people” is also imprecise because the chart reports percentages within meals, not numbers of people. There is a spelling error in “nutirents.” Aim for accurate, conventional terms such as “nutrient shares,” “meal,” and “accounted for,” and prioritise precision over repeated synonyms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex overview beginning “Overall” and a contrast introduced by “Whereas.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical patterns are incomplete or awkward. “Whereas, taking these unhealthy nutrients in breakfast are in minority” is not a complete, well-formed contrast, and “the percentages say that its 14%” has an unclear pronoun and an unsuitable clause structure. In “sodium's intake is 29%,” the possessive construction does not fit naturally with the percentage. Use complete clauses with clear subjects—for example, “The share of sodium is 29% at lunch”—and check articles, prepositions, and sentence boundaries to improve accuracy.

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