Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-01

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 5.5)

The chart illustrates the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten in a significant amount.

Overall, this experminet occure in USA. In which it took out average percentages of some common elements like sodium, saturated fats and added sugar in all three comman meals such as breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

Firstly, Sodium were taken in a large amount in dinner time which is approximately 43%. However, same amount is taken in breakfast and snacks around 14%. In lunch sodium amount is significantly rose upto 29%.

On the other hand, saturated fats taken in a large amount in dinner time is 37%. And in lunch around 26%. But, in snacks it is about 21% and breakfast is 16% comparatively slightly low from other two meals.

The final element is refined sugar, is taken in a high amount in snacks about 42% which is quit high. Athough, the dinner percentage is slightly high it about 23%. In breakfast and lunch the amount is almost same approx 16%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover all three nutrients and report several key figures accurately, including dinner as the highest meal for sodium (43%) and saturated fat (37%), and snacks as the highest for added sugar (42%). However, the overview is not clearly expressed: the paragraph beginning “Overall” mainly restates the topic rather than summarising the main contrasts. There is also a notable data error: breakfast and lunch added sugar are 16% and 19%, not “almost same approx 16%.” Calling the meals “three common meals” is also inaccurate because four categories are shown. A clearer overview and more precise reporting of the comparisons would make the response more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate paragraphs on sodium, saturated fat and sugar. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow. However, progression is somewhat mechanical: “Firstly,” “On the other hand,” and “The final element” announce each section without showing the relationships between the data. Some links are also awkward or unclear, such as “However, same amount is taken in breakfast and snacks,” where the reader must infer that the figures are equal. The overview does not provide a useful organising summary, and the final paragraph ends without a concluding comparison. Grouping the main meal patterns and using clearer references would strengthen the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “approximately,” “significantly,” and the names of the nutrients and meals. This gives you enough language to communicate the main data, but the range and control are limited, with repeated use of “amount” and “taken” and several inaccurate or unnatural expressions. For example, “experiment occur” does not describe what the chart shows, while “refined sugar” is not the same label as the chart’s “added sugar.” Spelling errors such as “experminet,” “comman,” “Athough,” and “quit” are noticeable and can distract the reader. Aim for precise reporting verbs and collocations such as “accounted for” or “the proportion of.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including contrasts introduced by “However” and “Although,” but control is inconsistent and many sentences contain grammatical errors. Examples include “Sodium were taken” (subject–verb agreement), “In which it took out” (an incomplete, incorrectly formed clause), and “The final element is refined sugar, is taken” (faulty sentence structure). Articles and sentence boundaries are also problematic in phrases such as “in breakfast” and “And in lunch around 26%.” Most reporting is conveyed through simple patterns, and the attempted complex structures are often inaccurate. Practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, for example, “Sodium accounted for 43% at dinner, compared with 14% at breakfast and in snacks.”

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