Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-28
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 provide pie and tabular charts illustarte the what undergraduate students from a perticular university did after compleating their degree course and demonstred the income of anthropologists in next 5 years of work respectively.
Overall, a glance at the graphs shows that majority of undergraduate students get empolled after compleating their degree course . In addition , after five years of work , those antrhropology graduates who get in government sector have highest propotion of income .Where private companies employer have least .
By analying the data , it can be seen that more than 50 % students who pursued undergraduate degree get enrolled in full-time work . Followed by part-time work at 15% graduates and unemployed graduates were 12% . Students with not known about their current status and individuals with full-time postgrad study were same about 8% . And graduates with part-time work and postgrad study were 5% .
In terms of salarise after 5 years of work , under $ 25,000 to 49,999 income , private companies ranked first at 10% graduates .followed by government sector and freelance consultants at 5% . However , 50 % employer with have income of $100,00 + in government sector Followed by 40% freelaance consultantes and 30 % private companies .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The candidate attempts to cover both the pie chart and the table, selecting main features such as the proportion of graduates entering full-time work (52%) and the salary distributions across sectors. However, there are significant flaws in data interpretation and reporting. For example, the statement 'those antrhropology graduates who get in government sector have highest propotion of income' slightly misrepresents the table, where the government sector actually has the highest proportion of earners in the top bracket ($100,000+ at 50%), but this nuance is clumsily phrased. Additionally, the overview contains vague and slightly inaccurate assertions. The response addresses all parts of the prompt but lacks precision in data selection and comparison, pulling it into the Band 5.5 to 6.0 range.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is organized into four paragraphs, following a logical progression from introduction to overview, pie chart details, and finally table details. However, cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. The writer uses transitional phrases awkwardly, such as 'By analying the data , it can be seen that...' and fragments sentences inappropriately (e.g., 'Followed by part-time work at 15% graduates...'). Referencing is sometimes unclear, and punctuation spacing errors (such as spaces before commas) disrupt the visual flow. Paragraphing is present and serves a structural purpose, but the internal cohesion within paragraphs lacks seamless progression, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor well.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, but heavily marred by persistent spelling mistakes ('provide' for provided, 'illustarte', 'perticular', 'compleating', 'demonstred', 'antrhropology', 'propotion', 'analying', 'salarise', 'freelaance', 'consultantes') and poor word choice ('empolled' instead of employed, 'employer' instead of employees or sectors). While the writer attempts some less common terms like 'proportion', 'consultants', and 'sector', the high frequency of spelling and lexical errors impedes clarity and places the response firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and awkward clause attachments. Complex structures are attempted but are almost always faulty, as seen in 'illustarte the what undergraduate students...' and 'those antrhropology graduates who get in government sector have highest propotion of income'. Errors in subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions are frequent (e.g., 'majority of undergraduate students get empolled', 'in government sector', 'under $ 25,000 to 49,999 income'). These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 5.0 characteristics.
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