Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-18
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 pie chart explains what Anthropoplogy graduates from one institution to done after closing their not a graduate degree course. The given table represents the packages of the anthropologists in task after half decades.
It is evident from the charts that the destination of full time work of anthropology graduates percentage had much higher showed 52 and full time postgrad study percentage had much lower showed 8.
To initiate, the ratio of not known had 8% after that the percentage of unemployed was 12%. Now after this the percentage of full time postgrad education had 8% and the ratio of part time work plus postgrad study were 5%. The ratio of part time work was 15%. The percentage of full time work was 52%. There are three type of employement. first of all the sallery of freelance consultants were 5 percent of 49,999, 15% of 74,999 and 40% of 99,999. The sallery of Government sector have constant factor in first two cases, and 30% of 99,999. The private companies 10% of 49,999, 35% of 74,999 and 25% of 99,999 and total were 1 lackh dollar of 40%, 50% and 30% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The student attempts to report data from both the pie chart and the table, mentioning categories such as full-time work (52%), unemployment (12%), and various salary brackets for freelance consultants, government workers, and private companies. However, the response fails to provide a clear or well-structured overview of the main features and trends. Furthermore, the reporting of data is extremely fragmented, repetitive, and plagued by severe misreadings and confusion regarding numbers and percentages (for example, stating '5 percent of 49,999' instead of mapping percentages across salary ranges). Because the information is muddled and lacks a cohesive summarisation of the visual data, it falls short of Band 5 expectations for fully addressing the task requirements.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The organisation of the text is heavily compromised. The response lacks a logical progression of ideas, jumping abruptly between disparate data points from the chart and table without clear transitions. Paragraphing is highly ineffective; the second paragraph is a massive, disorganised block of sentences that lists statistics mechanically and repetitively using phrases like 'The ratio of...' and 'The percentage of...'. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, making it very difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information. Overall, the arrangement of ideas is incoherent, fitting the descriptor for Band 4.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple structures like 'the percentage of' and 'the ratio of'. There are multiple spelling errors ('Anthropoplogy', 'employement', 'sallery') and awkward lexical choices ('packages', 'task after half decades', '1 lackh dollar'). The student's ability to convey precise information is severely hindered by limited word choice and frequent lexical inaccuracies, which often strain the reader. This performance aligns closely with Band 4 descriptors for Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The student struggles with basic sentence construction, resulting in ungrammatical clauses such as 'what Anthropoplogy graduates from one institution to done after closing their not a graduate degree course' and 'the sallery of Government sector have constant factor'. There is a lack of control over tense, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions. While there are a few simple structures that are understandable, errors are frequent and constantly impede communication, leading to a Band 4 score.
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