Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-17
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 4.0)
The chart illustrates what anthropolpgy graduates from high leve did after completing their digree they will work other thing and good salaries of after five years
Overviews destination of anthropology will see on graduates from university different sector and post freelance consultants government sectot private companies and selecting reporting on main fature comparison relevant
In these destination of anthropology graduates from one university very high level full time work on 52% part time work 15% unemployed 12% full time postgrad study 8% not know and high lower 5% used on salaries of anthropology i will see on there are five years spend there
These salaries of antrhropology graduates after 5 years work type of employment $[redacted phone]9 freelance consultants 5% or government sector 5% or private companies 10% second $[redacted phone]9 freelance consultant 15%or govern sector15%private 35% $[redacted phone]9 freelance consultants 40% govern 30% private 25% last $ [redacted phone]+freelance 40% govern 50% private 30%
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response addresses the prompt by attempting to summarize information from both the chart and the table, noting key figures such as the 52% of graduates in full-time work and salary distributions across sectors. However, the development is severely hindered by incomplete reporting, garbled phrasing, and a failure to establish a clear overview of the main trends. While some data points from the visual are present, they are often disconnected and difficult to follow, resulting in a partial and disjointed coverage of the task requirements.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text lacks logical organisation and progression. It consists of a run-on block of fragmented sentences without proper paragraphing or cohesive devices. Sentences such as 'Overviews destination of anthropology will see on graduates from university...' show a complete breakdown in cohesion and logical flow. Referencing is unclear, and the ideas are strung together mechanically without appropriate signposting to guide the reader through the data presented in the visual.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The lexical range is extremely limited and heavily reliant on copied words from the prompt, such as 'anthropology graduates', 'freelance consultants', and 'government sector'. There are numerous spelling errors and incorrect word choices throughout the text, including 'anthropolpgy', 'digree', 'sectot', and 'fature'. Attempts to use more advanced vocabulary fail due to inaccurate collocations and poor word formation, which frequently impede communication and make parts of the text incomprehensible.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are ungrammatical fragments or poorly constructed run-on sentences lacking proper verbs, subject-verb agreement, and punctuation. Examples such as 'graduates from high leve did after completing their digree they will work other thing' demonstrate a lack of control over basic sentence boundaries and syntax. Frequent grammatical errors distort meaning and make the text very difficult for the reader to process.
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