Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-23
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 displays information about in anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course the salarys of the anthropogists in work after 5 years .
Ovarally, The anthropogist in work as highest full time work in the period and part time work+ postgrad study is lowest rather than others. The picking reflect in government sector as highest picked it salary. The lowest salary in the private company sector.
The Figure above shows in Anthropologist graduates from one university in about the people full time work, part time work, part time work+ postgrad study , full time work+ postgard study , unemployment and not known .
the figure explain in type of employment and their 5 years work qualifications. ovarally highest salary in government sectors and lowest salary in private company . the freelance consaltant salary in fourty percentage currently.
The Anthropologist graduates someone currently studying and working together in help paying self study fee however someone who fullfil study and currently only fully time working
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 address both parts of the prompt, mentioning graduate destinations and salaries. However, the information is severely underdeveloped, fragmented, and contains numerous inaccurate data readings. For instance, the student states that government sector salaries have the highest percentage, which misinterprets the data where private companies and freelance consultants also feature significant high-earning brackets. Furthermore, key trends are missed, and the overview sections contain confusing phrasing such as 'part time work+ postgrad study is lowest rather than others'. Overall, the response falls short of fully satisfying the requirements of Task 1, earning a band score of 4.0 due to limited and partially inaccurate reporting.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The text is divided into short, disjointed paragraphs, but there is a lack of logical progression and overall coherence. The transition between sentences feels mechanical or abrupt, and cohesive devices are either misused or absent. For example, 'Ovarally' is used repetitively with incorrect spelling to introduce paragraphs, and the referencing between pronouns and subjects is frequently unclear. The overall structure fails to guide the reader smoothly through the main features and comparisons of the visual data, resulting in a score of 4.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
Vocabulary usage is very basic, repetitive, and heavily flawed. The student misspells key terms multiple times, such as 'salarys', 'anthropogists', and 'consaltant'. There is an inadequate control of word formation and collocation, seen in phrases like 'highest picked it salary' and 'fully time working'. The limited range of vocabulary and frequent spelling mistakes strain the reader and obscure meaning, placing this criterion at a band score of 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the response. There is a total absence of accurate complex sentence structures, and simple sentences are frequently malformed, such as in the opening sentence: 'The chart displays information about in anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course...'. Errors in tense, preposition usage, and sentence boundaries are pervasive, causing frequent difficulty for the reader and justifying a band score of 4.0.
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