Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-26
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)
The pie chart illustrate the post graduate paths of anthropology from a single university and compare the salaries after five year of working. overall the majority of graduates pursued employment rather then further education. According to the pie chart ,over half of the student (52%)entered full time work.Meanwhile,15%remained unemployed,and 12% combined part time work with postgraduate studies. Smaller proportions choose full time post grade studies 8% part time work alone 8%,or had unknown statuses(5%).the table reveals that after five years,the government sector offered the highest salaries,with 50% earning over $[redacted phone] freelancer consultant followed closely with 40% in the top bracket private companies had lowest proportion of top earned at 30% though most of the employee earned between$50000 and $74999.
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 response covers the main features of both the pie chart and the table, noting key data points such as the 52% in full-time work and the salary distributions across sectors. However, there are some data inaccuracies: the student states that '15% remained unemployed, and 12% combined part time work with postgraduate studies,' whereas the source data shows 12% unemployed and 15% combining part-time work with postgraduate studies. Furthermore, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 119 words. Consequently, the task has only been partially addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response attempts a logical progression, starting with an overview sentence ('overall the majority of graduates...') and moving from the pie chart data to the table data. However, there are significant mechanical and formatting issues. The text lacks proper paragraphing, being presented as a single dense block. Punctuation and spacing errors (e.g., missing spaces after commas and periods, such as '15%remained') severely disrupt the flow and make cohesion faulty.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, with appropriate terms such as 'graduates', 'employment', 'postgraduate studies', and 'government sector'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary ('freelancer consultant', 'bracket'), but there are frequent word-choice and spelling errors, such as 'illustrate' instead of 'illustrates', 'post graduate' instead of 'postgraduate', and 'employee' instead of 'employees'. These inaccuracies occasionally hinder comprehension.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are numerous punctuation errors, including missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences ('overall', 'According'), missing spaces after punctuation marks, and run-on phrasing. Subject-verb agreement issues also appear (e.g., 'The pie chart illustrate'). While meaning is generally retrievable, the high frequency of basic errors places this in the Band 5 range.
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