Cambridge 14 Writing Task 1 Test 1 - Sample Answers (Band 9 to 4-5)

The three pie charts compare the proportion of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars that American adults consumed from four meal types in 2009.

Overall, dinner accounted for the largest share of both sodium and saturated fat intake, whereas snacks were the largest source of added sugars, a pattern that breaks clearly from the trend seen in the other two nutrients.

For sodium, dinner contributed the highest proportion at 43%, followed by lunch at 29%, while breakfast and snacks were tied at the lowest share, 14% each. A very similar pattern appeared for saturated fats, where dinner again led at 37%, followed by lunch at 26%, with breakfast slightly ahead of snacks, at 20% compared to 17%.

Added sugars, however, followed a markedly different pattern. Snacks were responsible for by far the largest proportion, at 44%, nearly double the next highest category, dinner, at 21%. Lunch and breakfast contributed comparatively modest shares, 19% and 16% respectively, suggesting that while dinner dominates sodium and fat intake, sugar consumption in the American diet was driven disproportionately by snacking between meals.

The three pie charts show the percentage of sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars that American adults got from four different meal types in 2009.

Overall, dinner was the biggest source of both sodium and saturated fat, while snacks were the biggest source of added sugars, which is a different pattern from the other two nutrients.

For sodium, dinner made up the largest share at 43%, followed by lunch at 29%, with breakfast and snacks both at 14%. A similar pattern can be seen for saturated fats, where dinner was again the highest at 37%, followed by lunch at 26%, and then breakfast at 20% and snacks at 17%.

However, added sugars showed a different pattern. Snacks made up the largest proportion by far, at 44%, almost double the next highest category, dinner, at 21%. Lunch and breakfast made up smaller shares, at 19% and 16%, showing that sugar intake came mostly from snacking rather than from main meals.

The pie charts give information about sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars that American adults ate from four meal types in 2009.

Overall, dinner had the highest percentage for sodium and saturated fats, but snacks had the highest percentage for added sugars, which is different from the other two.

For sodium, dinner had the biggest share at 43%, then lunch at 29%, and breakfast and snacks were both at 14%. Saturated fats followed almost the same pattern, with dinner at 37%, lunch at 26%, breakfast at 20%, and snacks at 17%.

For added sugars, though, snacks had the biggest percentage, at 44%, which was much higher than dinner, at 21%. Lunch had 19% and breakfast had 16%, so most of the added sugar came from snacks rather than from meals. This difference is worth noting, since it shows that while main meals like dinner are the biggest contributors to sodium and fat, snacking between meals plays a much bigger role in added sugar intake.

The pie chart give information about sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar that American adult ate from four meal type in 2009.

Overall, dinner have highest percentage for sodium and saturated fat, but snack have highest percentage for added sugar, which is different from the other two.

For sodium, dinner have biggest share at 43%, then lunch at 29%, and breakfast and snack was both at 14%. Saturated fat follow almost the same pattern, with dinner at 37%, lunch at 26%, breakfast at 20%, and snack at 17%.

For added sugar, though, snack have biggest percentage, at 44%, which was much higher than dinner, at 21%. Lunch have 19% and breakfast have 16%, so most of the added sugar come from snack rather than from meal. This difference is worth noting, since it show that while main meal like dinner is the biggest contributor to sodium and fat, snacking between meal play much bigger role in added sugar intake.