Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-13

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 illustrate the destination of anthropology graduates from one institution and their salaries after 5 years work in a freelance consultants, government sector and private companies.

ovear all, Full time workers has the largest percentage of anthropology graduates and they also dominated more than half of the chart. where as propotion of those that work as a freelance consultants earns more than other anthropolist graduates after 5 years of graduation.

15 percent of the graduates who work part-time

had a smaller percentage compare to full - time work. 5 percent of the graduates take up part-time work together with postgrad study while 8 % of the graduates were unknow.

According to the table, 40% Freelance consultants and 50% government sector has the highest pay which is more than $100,000.

10% of graduates working with private companies are earning $25,000-49,999, 35% of them were earning $50,000-74,999.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main destination feature correctly: full-time work accounts for the largest share at 52%, and you include several other destinations and salary figures. However, the report only partly covers the data. It omits the 12% who were unemployed and the 8% in full-time postgraduate study, and it gives little comparison across salary bands or employment types. The statement that freelance consultants earn more than other graduates is not supported: government employees have the highest proportion in the $100,000+ band (50%, compared with 40% for freelancers). The overview is also unclear about what “dominated more than half” refers to. The response is three words below the required minimum; develop the comparisons and include the missing category to complete the summary more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: you begin by introducing the visuals, give an overall statement, and then move to selected details from the chart and table. However, progression is limited because the chart categories and salary information are not grouped into a clear sequence, and the table discussion ends after only two private-company figures. The connector “where as” introduces a contrast, but the comparison that follows is difficult to interpret; “According to the table” is a clearer transition. Paragraphing and linking are also inconsistent, with a sentence fragment beginning “15 percent of the graduates…” and abrupt movement between points. Group the destination figures together, then compare salary distributions by employment type, using clear links such as “By contrast” and “Meanwhile.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “destination,” “graduates,” “part-time work,” “postgrad study,” and “highest pay,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, such as “anthropolist graduates,” “unknow,” and “dominated more than half of the chart.” The latter is also an imprecise way to describe a proportion. Repetition of “graduates” and “work” makes the report less flexible, while “earns more than other” does not clearly express a comparison between salary bands. Use precise terms such as “accounted for,” “proportion,” and “salary bracket,” and check spelling and word forms. These improvements would make the comparisons clearer and more appropriate to an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates several basic facts through simple sentences, but grammatical control is inconsistent. Subject–verb agreement errors appear in “The pie chart illustrate” and “40% Freelance consultants and 50% government sector has”; the latter also needs a clearer sentence structure. There are problems with articles and number, as in “a freelance consultants,” and the sentence beginning “15 percent of the graduates who work part-time” is incomplete. Capitalisation and punctuation are also unreliable, including the lower-case “where” after a full stop and missing commas. Most sentences follow simple patterns, with little accurate variety. Practise complete comparisons using structures such as “The proportion working full time was…, whereas…” and check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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