Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-19
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 given chat illustrates the work of the Anthropology gduates who completed their undergraduate degree course from a single university. The given table also give information releted to salaries of the anthropologist work in after five years.
Firstly, mujarity of gradutes students give their full time in university while the students who wark part-time and also continue their study give their few time. Moreover, the employ of government sector earned a lot of income after the 5 years but freelance consultants got few salaries in first year.
In the first side, 52% graduates students gave their full-time at work while the students who wark part-time also attended their class were 5%. Moreover, 15% students work part-time and eight persent students are unknown that what thay study or work? While 8% the Anthropolgy gradutaes gave their full-time to postgrad study. Percentage of unemplyoed were 12%.
On the second side, high salaries of the freelance consultants in the after last two years were same 40% while the hight salaries of government years in last year was 50%. Similarly, 30% were high salaries of private companies in same last year.
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 response attempts to cover both the chart and the table, but the misinterpretation of data severely impacts task achievement. For instance, the student states that 'mujarity of gradutes students give their full time in university' instead of full-time work, and misreads salary brackets as percentages or years. The overview is largely confused, with inaccurate reporting of statistics (e.g., stating freelance consultants got few salaries in the first year when the table shows salary ranges across types of employment after five years). Important main features, such as the 52% in full-time work or the 50% earning over $100,000 in the government sector, are either garbled or incorrectly explained. This corresponds to Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
Paragraphing is attempted, splitting the introduction, the chart details, and the table details, but the logical progression is weak and confusing. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or incorrectly, such as 'Firstly', 'In the first side', and 'On the second side'. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow which data set or category the student is discussing. The overall arrangement lacks clarity, placing the response firmly at Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with numerous spelling and word-choice errors that impede communication. Examples include 'chat' instead of chart, 'gduates' instead of graduates, 'releted' instead of related, 'antropologist' instead of anthropologists, 'mujarity' instead of majority, 'unemplyoed' instead of unemployed, and 'gradutaes'. The range is limited and inadequate for discussing statistical data, leading to frequent strain for the reader, placing it at Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the text. There are frequent basic errors in verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, prepositions, and sentence structures (e.g., 'the anthropologist work in after five years', 'the students who wark part-time and also continue their study give their few time', 'eight persent students are unknown that what thay study or work?'). Complex sentence attempts are heavily flawed and ungrammatical. Error frequency is very high and often distorts meaning, fitting the Band 4.0 criteria.
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