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 pie chart illustrates how anthropology graduates from a university turned out, how they managed to carried out themselves after graduation with showing their salaries 5 years after.
Roughly half of the percentage shows the graduates are working in full-time job. And 15 percent of them occupy part -time work while 12 percent remains unemployed. Additionally, part time post grad occupies 8 percent and full-time post graduate study is taking 8 percent of the diagram.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response is severely under-length, containing only 75 words compared to the required 150 words. Because of this major omission, the task cannot be fully addressed. The student successfully identifies some key data from the chart, such as the full-time employment figure (52%), part-time work (15%), and unemployment (12%), and attempts to mention the salary data briefly in the introduction. However, the table regarding salaries and types of employment is entirely omitted from the report, meaning a significant portion of the visual data is ignored. Due to the incomplete nature of the report and the failure to meet the minimum word count requirement, a band score of 4.0 is appropriate.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text suffers from a lack of proper paragraphing, presented mostly as a single block of disconnected sentences. While there are basic cohesive devices used such as 'And' and 'Additionally', the overall logical organisation is weak, and there is no clear overview statement summarizing the main trends. The progression of ideas feels abrupt, moving directly from pie chart details into isolated figures without tying the information together effectively. Referencing is occasionally confusing, such as the awkward phrasing 'part time post grad occupies 8 percent and full-time post graduate study is taking 8 percent'. This reflects a band 5 level for coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary such as 'turned out', 'working', and 'shows', alongside informal or clumsy expressions like 'managed to carried out themselves'. There are also vocabulary errors and awkward collocations, such as 'Roughly half of the percentage shows' instead of 'Roughly half of the graduates'. Attempts to use less common terms like 'unemployed' and 'postgraduate' are present, but overall control is weak and relies heavily on phrasing borrowed directly from the prompt. This performance aligns with band 5.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple sentence structures with frequent errors. There are noticeable grammatical mistakes, such as the infinitive error 'managed to carried out themselves' instead of 'managed to carry themselves' or 'destinations of graduates'. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are generally maintained, but errors in verb forms and prepositions ('working in full-time job' instead of 'a full-time job') cause some difficulty for the reader. Complex structures are either absent or faulty. This corresponds to a band 5.0 for grammar.
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