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)

This pie chart contains the information of what Anthropology graduates did after completing their degrees. In following paragraphs i will summarize the main information.

Well there is majority of people who were involved in full time employments which sruged at 52 percent, higher at whole table. While second big proportion of 15 percent of people were doing part time jobs. There were people who were doing full time postguard study and on the other hand same quantity of people were unknown in working sectors, both were 8 percnet. Unemployment was the other major sector , as we can see that 12 out of 100 people were unemployed.Moreover 5percent of people were doing part time work plus postgard study.

Therfore, varitey of people who worked full time got numerios salries in 5 years. For instance, freelancing consultants earned alot like 40percent people salery vages from 75000 and other 40 from hundred were earning above 100,000 in dollars. While on the second hand 50 percnets of Government employee's earning surged to 100,000 dollars. Antrhropologiests who were working in private companies earned less than others, higher proportion of 35percent of them getting wages from 50,000 to 75,000 in dollars.

Overall, full half of Anthropologists got full time employments, however , in them those were were involved in freelancing and Government sector were earning higher than those who were working under private companies.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover both parts of the prompt: the pie chart showing graduate destinations and the table displaying salaries after five years. However, the response suffers from significant weaknesses in data reporting and task execution. While the main features are touched upon—such as the 52% in full-time work and the salary breakdown for different sectors—the overview provided in the final paragraph is somewhat weak and overly simplistic ('full half of Anthropologists got full time employments'). Furthermore, there are errors in data interpretation and expression, such as claiming 'freelancing consultants earned alot like 40percent people salery vages from 75000 and other 40 from hundred were earning above 100,000', which is slightly confused in its description of the table percentages. The response meets the minimum length requirement, but the lack of precise data handling and an effective summary keeps this score at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is divided into four paragraphs, which provides a basic structural framework for an academic report. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions, colloquial openings ('Well there is majority'), and spelling or referencing errors ('on the other hand same quantity', 'Therfore'). Cohesive devices are either misused or absent, leading to a disjointed flow of information. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas lacks sophistication. Pronoun referencing is occasionally unclear, making it hard to follow which group is being discussed. Overall, the organization shows some structure, but cohesion is mechanical and faulty, aligning closely with Band 5.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is limited and heavily influenced by informal or repetitive phrasing. Words like 'surgued' (surged), 'postguard' (postgraduate), 'salery vages' (salary wages), and 'numerios' (numerous) demonstrate frequent spelling errors and poor word formation. There are some attempts at less common vocabulary related to the task, such as 'freelancing consultants', 'Government sector', and 'private companies', but these are undermined by persistent lexical inaccuracies and poor collocation. The range is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic, but the high frequency of spelling and word-choice errors restricts the score to Band 4.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response features a mix of simple and attempted complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is very low. There are frequent errors in tense, article usage, prepositions, and sentence construction—for instance, 'there is majority of people who were involved', 'higher at whole table', and 'those were were involved'. Punctuation and capitalization are also erratic (e.g., lowercase 'i', misplaced commas). These errors frequently cause strain for the reader and prevent the majority of sentences from being error-free. Control of grammar is weak, fitting the Band 4.5 criteria.

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