Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)
The pie chart illustrates what anthropology graduates from one university did after completing their undergraduate degree.
Overall,we can see that full-time employment was far the most common destination for aunthropology graduates.Fulltime postgrad study was lowest compaire to other.
Accourding to the pie chart, 52% of graduates entered full time work. While,15% part-time work.Morover,8% continued postgrad study.Another 5% combained part-time work and plus postgrad study.Meanwhile,12% unemployed and the remaining 8% had not known.
The salary table shows the freelance consultants had the highest earning approximately 100,000 $. Whereas,Goverment sector had earned around 75,000$. When private sector earn lowest compaire to other it ruadly 99,999$.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The student attempts to summarise both the pie chart and the table, noting key features such as the most common destination (full-time work at 52%) and mentioning some salary data. However, the response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping at only 103 words. Furthermore, several figures and comparisons are misread or poorly articulated, such as stating that 'Fulltime postgrad study was lowest compaire to other' (when part-time work + postgrad study was 5%, lower than 8%) and misinterpreting the salary data table. Due to the severe under-length and incomplete reporting of key comparisons, this falls into Band 4.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into brief paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs for the chart and table. However, the progression is disrupted by fragmented sentences, punctuation errors (e.g., missing spaces after periods like 'Overall,we' and 'graduates.Fulltime'), and weak cohesive devices. The referencing is often unclear, and paragraphing is underdeveloped due to the overall brevity of the response. Cohesion is faulty and mechanical, leading to a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive. There are several spelling mistakes ('aunthropology', 'compaire', 'Accourding', 'Morover', 'combained', 'Goverment', 'ruadly') and awkward word choices ('had the highest earning', 'private sector earn lowest'). The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. This corresponds to Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The student demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple clauses with frequent structural omissions (e.g., missing verbs like 'While,15% part-time work' and 'Meanwhile,12% unemployed'). Grammatical accuracy is low, with persistent errors in verb forms, prepositions, and sentence construction. Punctuation and spacing are also poorly controlled throughout. This performance fits the Band 4.0 descriptors.
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