Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-11

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 6.0)

The given chart illustrates the proportion of what Anthroplogy graduates from a specific university did after completing their graduation. The table shows the salaries of these anthropologists after 5 years of work.

Overall, full-time work had highest proportion, part-time work is the second highest portion while the lowest number of students continued their work parallel with postgrad studies. Moreover, the freelance consultants had highest salaries after working for five years while private companies had lower salaries.

The highest number of graduates work for full time which was 52% after their studies. 15% of students continued to work for part time while 15% of students remained unemployed even after completing graduation. The proportion for full-time postgrad study and not known students was same of 8% while 5% was recorded for work along with postgrad studies.

40% of students who worked as freelance consultants had their salaries among $75,000 to $99,999 and other 40% had their salaries above then $100,000. Only 5% freelance consultants had salaries between $25,000 and $49,000. The ratio for private companies was recorded as lowest among three. 10% employees had their salaries between $25,000 and $49,000 while 35% and 30% employees had their salaries between $50,000 to $74,000 and $100,000+ respectively. The highest ratio for more than $100,000 was recorded for government sector which was 50%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both visuals and provide a clear overview, identifying full-time work as the largest destination and the 5% work-and-study group as the smallest. You also highlight useful salary comparisons, including the government sector’s 50% in the highest bracket and the concentration of freelance consultants in the two upper brackets. However, some details are inaccurate or insufficiently developed: unemployment is 12%, not 15%, and the overview’s claim that private companies had lower salaries is too broad, since their largest group earned $50,000–$74,999 while their share at $100,000+ was 30%. The table discussion also omits the government sector’s other salary bands and the 15% part-time-plus-study figure is confused with part-time work alone. Check each figure and make comparisons more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, then details about graduate destinations and salaries. This makes the main information easy to locate, and transitions such as “Moreover” and “while” help connect points. The progression is not always fully controlled, however. The overview moves from destinations to salary conclusions without specifying the comparison, and the salary paragraph shifts from freelance consultants to private companies and then government without a consistent comparison pattern. Some references, such as “the ratio for private companies,” are also vague. Grouping the salary data by income band or comparing all three employment types in a consistent order would strengthen progression and make the links between figures clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “recorded,” “freelance consultants,” and “postgrad studies,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, several inaccurate or awkward choices that limit precision. “The lowest number of students continued their work parallel with postgrad studies” is unclear and does not accurately describe the smallest destination group; “ratio” is also not the best term for a percentage share. The spelling “Anthroplogy” is incorrect, and phrases such as “above then $100,000” and “other 40%” are not natural in this context. Prefer precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “salary bracket,” and “earned more than.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and clauses such as “who worked as freelance consultants.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “full-time work had highest proportion” needs an article, and “the proportion … was same of 8%” has an incorrect construction. There are also tense and agreement inconsistencies: “full-time work had” is followed by “part-time work is,” while “15% of students … remained unemployed” does not match the chart. In “40% … and other 40% had,” the second percentage needs a clearer grammatical subject. Review articles, verb consistency, and sentence patterns for reporting percentages.

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