Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-29
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 the proportion of destination of of Anthropology graduates from one university. The table compares the salaries of Antrthopology graduates after fiver year of work.
Overall, Full-time workers accounts the largest proportion, part-time workers+postgrad study contributes the smallest portion as compared to other's. In constrast,employers in government sector are at the highest category while employers in private companies are on the least category.
People who are full time workers accounted for the biggest share of 52%, part-time workers are the second most common place, representing 15%. while unempployed contributed to 12%, full-time postgrad students and not known marked up to 8%
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 is significantly under the required word count of 150 words, containing only 104 words. This severely limits the candidate's ability to fully address all parts of the task. While the student attempts to provide an overview and report some main features from both the chart and the table (such as noting that full-time work accounts for 52% and referencing top salary brackets), the description is incomplete and lacks a thorough comparison across all categories. The overview contains inaccuracies and confusing phrasing, such as 'employers in government sector are at the highest category', which misinterprets the data regarding salaries. Due to the under-length penalty and incomplete data reporting, this response meets the criteria for Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response attempts to organise the information into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and a body paragraph. However, the logical progression is weak and the paragraphing is underdeveloped, largely due to the incomplete nature of the essay. Cohesive devices are minimal or misused, such as 'In constrast,employers in government sector...', which does not form an effective contrast with the preceding clause. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical transitions result in choppy reading. Overall, the structural arrangement shows some attempt at organisation, but the lack of cohesive control and abrupt ending place this firmly in Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'Antrthopology' (Anthropology), 'fiver year' (five years), 'accounts' instead of 'accounts for', and 'unempployed' (unemployed). The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the visual data like 'proportion' and 'contribution', but these are often used inaccurately or with awkward collocations, such as 'part-time workers are the second most common place'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic concepts from the charts, the frequency of errors and limited range restrict the score to Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple sentence forms and attempts at more complex structures, but these attempts are frequently marred by basic grammatical errors. Examples include missing prepositions and incorrect verb agreements, such as 'Full-time workers accounts the largest proportion' and sentences spliced together with commas or missing punctuation. There are also typographical errors like 'other's'. While some simple sentences are accurate, the high frequency of grammatical slips and punctuation errors causes occasional difficulty for the reader. This performance aligns with the descriptors for Band 5.
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