Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-15
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 illustrates information about anthropology graduates from one university after completing their undergraduate degree, while the table shows their salaries after five years of employment.
Overall, full-time work was by the most common destination off anthropology graduates, while the smallest proprtion combined part-time work with postgrad study.In term of salaries, goverment sector employess had the highest proprtion earing $[redacted phone] on more, wherese the lowest proption earing by freelance consultants were like to earn [redacted phone]9$.
Regarding the destination of anthropology graduates, full-time work was the most poplular choice by 52% of graduates.this was followed by part-time work was 15%,full-time postgrad study was 8%, while, 12% had an unknown , only 5% was the part-time work with postgrad study.
Looking of the salaries after five years of work, goverment sector had the highest proprtion of high earn with 50% reciving by $[redacted phone] on more, Compare with 40% of freelance consultants [redacted phone]9$, and compare with 30% of private companies.in the lowest 5% of had freelance consultants.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to address both prompts by describing the pie chart and the table, and includes an overview paragraph. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the student states that 'government sector employees had the highest proportion earning $100000 or more' which matches the table (50%), but later mentions '50% receiving by $1000000 on more' and makes numerous confusing statements about the percentages and salary brackets. The response covers the main features, but data misinterpretations and awkward referencing prevent a higher score. Overall, the task is addressed partially, aligning with Band 5.5 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into paragraphs with a discernible introduction, body paragraphs, and an overview. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor cohesion and mechanical transitions (e.g., 'In term of salaries', 'Looking of the salaries'). Paragraphing is attempted, but sentences within paragraphs often lack clear links and referencing is sometimes confusing, as seen in the fragmented sentences in the final paragraph. This places the response firmly in Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate vocabulary to discuss the charts, including terms like 'destination', 'graduates', 'proportion', and 'salaries'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, such as 'proprtion' instead of proportion, 'earing' instead of earning, 'wherese' instead of whereas, and 'poplular' instead of popular. These errors, along with awkward collocations like 'high earn', restrict the lexical range and cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
A mix of simple and complex sentence forms is attempted, but the control of grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent punctuation errors (such as missing spaces after periods, comma splices, and random capitalization like 'this was followed by part-time work was 15%,full-time postgrad study was 8%, while, 12% had an unknown'). Grammatical errors, including tense and preposition inaccuracies (e.g., 'receiving by $1000000 on more'), are frequent and occasionally impede communication, justifying a score of 5.0.
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