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 proportions of destinations of of Antrthropology graduates from one university. The table compares the salaries of Antrthopology graduates after fiver years of work.
Overall, full-time workers accounts the largest proportion, part-time workers and postgrad study contribute the smallest portion as compared to others. In constrast,employeers in the government sector are at the highest category while employeers 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 on the second most common place, representing 15%, while unemployed contributed to 12%, full-time postgrad students and unknown marked up to 8% each respectively.However, part-time workers and postgrad student are on the smallest position.
The salaries of employers in the government sector increased in five years from 5% to 50% making up the highest category, freelance consultants rose from 5% to 40% which is the second most common category. While salaries in private sector started from the 10% comparitively more than others, then it fluctuated from 35% to 25% and ended up to 30% which is less than the other categories.
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 student attempts to address both the pie chart and the table, providing an overview and some key figures. However, there are significant misinterpretations and inaccurate reporting of the data. For instance, the table displays the percentage breakdown of salary ranges within each employment sector, rather than growth over five years as claimed by the student (e.g., stating salaries increased from '5% to 50%'). Furthermore, terms are confused, referring to employment sectors as 'employeers'. While the main features of the destination chart are captured (e.g., 52% in full-time work), the failure to correctly interpret the table limits the overall task response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is structured into paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, logical progression is frequently hindered by inaccurate referencing and disjointed sentences. Cohesive devices are sometimes used, but awkwardly, such as 'In constrast,' and 'However,'. The overview lacks clarity in comparing the smaller categories properly, and the flow between the destination data and the salary data is abrupt. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion requires better control and smoother transitions between ideas.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited and repetitive vocabulary with frequent misspellings, such as 'Antrthropology' and 'employeers'. Basic terms are relied upon, and attempts to use more complex vocabulary result in inappropriate word choices and collocations, such as 'least category' and 'marked up to'. While the topic vocabulary is partially adequate for discussing percentages and employment, the noticeable errors and restricted range constrain the lexical score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is low. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and preposition use, such as 'full-time workers accounts the largest proportion' and 'on the second most common place'. Punctuation and word form errors are also noticeable. These errors occasionally cause confusion for the reader, particularly when combined with misread data.
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