Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-29

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 illustrates the information about five small companies in britain that survey of employee conducted by national press to find out which companies are the best for work.

Overall,the five companies varied considerably in terms of staff numbers, gender ratio, age groups and staff in high income. the fifth ranked company had by the largest workspace and the higher turnover. while the forth rank had by the lowest propation by the all five company.

It can be seen that the number of employees, the fifth-ranked company had the largest workspace with 190 staff, while the second and forth companies employeed 79 and 76 people respectively. by contrast, the first and third compniess has smaller workspace with 56 and 72 employees. In term of the gender, the third ranked was the highest propotion of the male and femle workfoce with 74.26%. while the forth ranked was the lowest workspace with 13.87%.

The age group also varied significulty. the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the table, noting key details such as the staff numbers and gender ratios of the five companies. However, the student makes several factual misinterpretations of the data, such as confusing staff numbers with workspace size and misinterpreting the gender ratios (e.g., writing "74.26%"). Furthermore, the text cuts off abruptly mid-sentence in the final paragraph, leaving ideas underdeveloped and resulting in an incomplete response. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, which aligns with the Band 5 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response attempts a basic structure with an introduction and body paragraphs, but the overall organization breaks down significantly due to the abrupt ending and unfinished sentences. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as "by contrast" and "In term of the gender". Paragraphing is initiated, but the lack of a complete conclusion and the broken final paragraph severely impact logical progression and the overall flow of information, placing the writing firmly in the Band 5 category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary such as "companies", "staff", and "numbers", and makes frequent word-choice errors, such as repeatedly referring to staff numbers as "workspace" (e.g., "largest workspace with 190 staff"). There are also noticeable spelling and form errors like "britain", "propation", "compniess", and "significulty". These inaccuracies and limitations cause some confusion for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing shows a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying primarily on simple sentences with frequent attempts at complex forms that turn out faulty. There are persistent punctuation and capitalization errors throughout the text, such as missing capital letters at the beginnings of sentences (e.g., "Overall,the", "the fifth ranked"). Grammatical inaccuracies, incorrect prepositions, and verb form errors are common, though basic meaning is occasionally recoverable. This corresponds to a Band 5 level.

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