Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-02

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 three pie charts provides data on proportions of three types of nutrients in the USA during four meals namely breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time in a day. If eaten too much all of this can be unhealthy.

Looking at the overall picture, at dinner sodium and saturated fat has the highest intake proportion whereas through snacks added sugar is mostly consumed.

Starting with breakfast, it almost contains a balance proportion of all three nutrients which denotes sodium is 14%, saturated fat & added sugar are 16%. During lunch, sodium and saturated fat is consumed mostly which is sodium at 29% & saturated fat at 26%. During lunch, added sugar consumption is slightly incrase than breakfast which is 19%.

At dinner sodium & saturated fat contains bigger percentage that are intake which is sodium at 14%, saturated fat at 37%. Whereas during dinner added sugar consumption increased to 23%. Finally snacks consumption mostly contains added sugar which is 42%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main overall contrast: dinner has the largest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. Several breakfast and lunch figures are also reported accurately. However, a key data error weakens the report: dinner sodium is given as 14%, but the chart shows 43%. This also makes the dinner comparison misleading. The overview could be more complete by noting that breakfast has the lowest or joint-lowest shares across the nutrients, and that snacks have the lowest sodium and saturated-fat figures. The response covers the chart’s main categories, but some important features are omitted and the inaccurate dinner figure limits the precision of the summary. Check each figure against the chart before drawing comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs moving through the meals. Sequencing phrases such as “Starting with breakfast,” “During lunch,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the information, and the main comparisons are generally easy to locate. This meets the expected level of coherent organisation. To make the progression more effective, avoid repeating “During lunch” and group related comparisons more deliberately—for example, compare the highest and lowest meal shares for each nutrient. Some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated “Whereas” and “Finally,” and the dinner paragraph’s contrast does not clearly connect its figures. More precise referencing and less repetitive transitions would make cohesion smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportions,” “intake,” “consumed,” and “percentage,” so the topic is generally clear. There is some attempt to vary expressions, but the range and control are limited by awkward or inaccurate combinations such as “balance proportion,” “contains bigger percentage,” and “snacks consumption mostly contains.” These choices can make the intended comparison less natural, even when the meaning remains understandable. Spelling errors such as “incrase” also reduce accuracy. Aim for standard reporting collocations such as “accounted for,” “the proportion of,” and “the highest share,” and use “added sugar” consistently as a nutrient category rather than describing it as something a meal “contains.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the reader can usually understand the comparisons. However, errors in agreement and sentence construction recur: “The three pie charts provides” should use a plural verb, while “sodium and saturated fat has” also needs plural agreement. In “sodium and saturated fat contains bigger percentage,” the subject–verb relationship and article use are unclear. Some sentences join information awkwardly, and the repeated use of “which is” makes the structure less controlled. Work on subject–verb agreement, articles, and building comparisons in complete, well-punctuated clauses. Greater accuracy in these common patterns would make the report easier to read without changing its basic organisation.

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