Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-21
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)
This pie chart illustrates that what anthropology graduates after degree. Furthermore, the table shows, the earning of the graduates after five years of working. Over all, after graduation half of the students went straight to the full time job and share higher rate among other type of employments. while, people who work in government sector have higher proportion of earning.
After completing graduate degree in anthropology more than half 52% successfully secure full-time jobs , followed by part time workers at 15% . Postgraduates who prefer to study and work parallel around 8% full time postgraduatestudy and 5% of post graduates do part-time jobs along with the degree. 12% graduates remain unemployed and 8% unknown.
In table, government sector employees earn most at 50% , half of them usually received salary around $100,00. Followed by freelance consultants earn least $75000 - $99000,share 40% proportion after 5 years. However, private sector workers earn pretty less among others at 30% around $50000-$74,999
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover both the chart and the table, but the execution contains significant omissions and inaccurate data reporting. The introduction is poorly phrased (‘illustrates that what anthropology graduates after degree’). In the body paragraphs, the figures are misreported or confusingly connected; for instance, the text claims that 'government sector employees earn most at 50% , half of them usually received salary around $100,00', misinterpreting the table percentages. While there is an attempt at an overview and some key figures are identified (such as 52% entering full-time work), the lack of precision and inaccurate handling of the table data prevents the response from moving beyond a Band 5.0 level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs addressing the chart and table. However, paragraphing is somewhat erratic and sentences often lack clear logical progression. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes misused (e.g., 'while, people who work...', 'In table...'). Reference words are occasionally unclear, and the overall flow is disjointed. Although there is a discernible structure, the mechanical and faulty use of cohesive elements places this text firmly at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive ('earn', 'work', 'graduates', 'sector'). There are noticeable lexical and word-choice errors, such as 'earning of the graduates' instead of 'earnings', and 'secure full-time jobs' followed by awkward punctuation. Less common vocabulary is attempted with frequent inaccuracy, and phrasing often feels unnatural (e.g., 'parallel around 8% full time postgraduatestudy'). The range is minimally adequate for the task, which corresponds to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex or compound structures are consistently marred by errors in word order, missing prepositions, and punctuation. Examples include 'This pie chart illustrates that what anthropology graduates after degree' (incomplete clause) and '$100,00' (formatting/punctuation error). Grammatical errors are frequent throughout the text and occasionally cause confusion for the reader, matching the Band 5 descriptors.
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