Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-18

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below gives information about the five small companies in Britain that came top in a survey of staff conducted by a national newspaper to find out which companies are the best to work for.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

THE FIVE BEST SMALL COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The table below displays the data regarding the five small corporations in Britain that came top in a survey of staff conducted by a national newspaper to discover out which corporations are the best to work with. Units are measured in percentage.

Overall, this table illustrates the information of the five small British corporations which are best for employees to work with. The over 55's staff percentage is far low as compared to under 35's in all the five corporations. Moreover, the ratio of employees whose get a good salary is around 74% in the 3rd position corporation as compared to 5th position holding company that only 2%.

The quantity of staff member in 5th one is 190. However, its staff high income bracket is only 2% is far low rather than others and over 55's workers percentage is zero in 1st, 3rd and the 5th listed companies. In the 3rd listed business has a good percentage in rise income bracket and workers ratio are also high as compared to 4th postion holder in survey.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to cover the task by highlighting certain features of the table, such as staff numbers, the over-55 and under-35 percentages, and high-income brackets. However, the response falls short of a fully developed overview and selects data somewhat haphazardly rather than focusing on the most striking main features. For instance, the reference to 'the 3rd position corporation' and the '5th position holding company' is accompanied by awkward phrasing and slight inaccuracies in data interpretation. While some comparisons are attempted, the overall selection of data lacks a coherent summary of the broader trends, resulting in a partial fulfillment of the task requirements. This aligns best with the Band 5 descriptor for task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into three brief paragraphs, including an introduction and two body paragraphs that attempt to group information. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures, such as 'Moreover, the ratio of employees whose get a good salary...'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes incorrectly (e.g., 'However, its staff high income bracket is only 2% is far low rather than others'). Paragraphing is present, but the internal cohesion within paragraphs lacks clarity, making it difficult to follow the relationships between the data points. Overall, these limitations place the performance firmly in Band 5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is somewhat limited and repetitive, featuring phrases like 'small corporations in Britain' and 'best for employees to work with'. There are noticeable lexical and collocational errors throughout the text, such as 'discover out' instead of 'find out', 'work with' instead of 'work for', and 'rise income bracket' instead of 'high income bracket'. The candidate attempts less common vocabulary ('proportion', 'bracket'), but inaccurate word choice and awkward collocations frequently impede clarity and cause strain for the reader. These characteristics correspond directly to Band 5 in lexical resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The candidate attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many of the complex attempts are grammatically flawed. There are frequent errors in verb forms, articles, and prepositions, such as 'the over 55's staff percentage is far low as compared to under 35's', 'whose get a good salary', and 'is only 2% is far low rather than others'. Punctuation and sentence boundary errors also occur, which cause difficulty for the reader and obscure meaning in places. Because the grammatical control is weak and error frequency is high even in simpler constructions, a band score of 5.0 is appropriate.

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