Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The pie chart demonstrate that anthropology students what they achieve after completed their ungradute degree courses, while table illustrate the income of anthropologists from working five years.

Overall, the percentage of full time working is a anthropology graduates biggest share. part time workers is on second, while postgrad study + part time work is least at job. moreover private companies are getting low salaries compare to others. in governmant sector the ratio is higher than working in freelacer consultants

Full time work is biggest percentage of antropology graduates is 52%, second highiest proportion of part time worker by 15% followed by unemployed 12%. while part time work+ postgrad study, full time postgrad study and not know is around 8%, 5% and 8% considerably.

salaries of antropolhy graduates is higher in goverm

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main destination, full-time work (52%), and include several other figures, so the response is relevant to the chart. However, the overview is incomplete and some details are inaccurate: part-time work plus postgraduate study is 5%, while full-time postgraduate study and “not known” are both 8%; these are not reported in the order or with the values stated. The salary table is barely addressed: the final sentence is unfinished, and the claim that private companies have lower salaries is too broad, since their largest group earns $50,000–$74,999, while the other sectors peak at $100,000 or more. The response also falls 19 words short of the required minimum. Include a complete overview and compare the salary distributions with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response into an introduction, an overview and a paragraph about graduate destinations. This gives the reader some sense of the intended structure. However, progression is limited: the salary discussion is reduced to a vague statement in the overview and an unfinished final sentence, so the table is not developed in a separate, coherent section. Linking is also sometimes awkward or incomplete, as in “while part time work+ postgrad study…” and the sequence of figures that follows. Use one paragraph for destinations and another for salary comparisons, and connect related figures with clear transitions such as “by contrast” or “whereas.” Ensure every paragraph and sentence is complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “graduates,” “postgrad study” and “salaries.” These terms show an attempt to describe chart data rather than relying entirely on general language. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or forms make the meaning less clear, such as “biggest share,” “second highiest proportion,” “least at job” and “not know.” There are also frequent spelling errors in key terms, including “antropolhy,” “govermant” and “freelacer,” which reduce accuracy and polish. Build a more precise set of expressions for describing proportions and salary bands, and proofread spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer sentence patterns, including a contrast with “while” and a sequence introduced by “followed by.” However, most structures are simple, and errors are frequent enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “The pie chart demonstrate that anthropology students what they achieve” has problems with subject–verb agreement and sentence construction, while “the percentage of full time working is a anthropology graduates biggest share” has faulty article use and an unclear grammatical relationship. The final sentence, “salaries of antropolhy graduates is higher in goverm,” is incomplete. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and complete sentence patterns, then check punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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