Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-30
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 chart shows the destination of anthropolgy graduates and their average salaries according to their professions after the 5 years work.
After the graduation majority of the students get their full time work which consist of 52% and only 12% of them were unemployed. On the other hand 15% of the students were doing-part time. While remaining 13% were doing part time work + postgrad study or full-time postgrad study. Only 8% of the students were not known that what exactly they are doing.
Salaries of the graduates are in three types of employment. Most of them, that is 50% of them were getting the salaries of more than $100,000 in the government sector following the 40% freelance consultans under this bracket.
Only 5% of the graduates salary in consultant and government sector were between $25,000 to $49,999. However in the private companies 35% were earning between $50,000 upto $74,999.
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 parts of the prompt by describing the graduate destinations and the salary breakdown. However, there are some inaccuracies and omissions in data reporting. For instance, the writer states that 'only 5% of the graduates salary in consultant and government sector were between $25,000 to $49,999', whereas the chart shows 5% for consultants and government, but 10% for private companies. Furthermore, the overview lacks a clear summary of the main overall trends. While the key features are partially covered, the development of ideas is limited and contains minor misreadings of the data. This performance aligns with Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview/body paragraph for destinations, and body paragraphs for salaries. However, the logical progression is hampered by awkward phrasing and abrupt transitions, such as 'Salaries of the graduates are in three types of employment.' Cohesive devices are used minimally and sometimes inappropriately, such as 'following the 40% freelance consultans under this bracket.' Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within sentences is frequently faulty, resulting in a somewhat disjointed reading experience that fits Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive, with several spelling and word choice errors, such as 'anthropolgy' instead of 'anthropology', 'full time work' lacking hyphens when used as a noun phrase, and 'consultans' instead of 'consultants'. The writer relies on basic vocabulary and struggles with precise collocation and phrasing, as seen in 'getting the salaries of more than $100,000' and 'in consultant and government sector'. Although the vocabulary is adequate to convey the basic subject matter, noticeable errors cause some difficulty and place the response firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but attempts at complex structures frequently lead to errors, such as 'Only 8% of the students were not known that what exactly they are doing.' There are persistent grammatical inaccuracies throughout the text, including missing articles (e.g., 'After the graduation'), incorrect prepositions (e.g., 'after the 5 years work'), and punctuation errors. While these errors do not completely obscure the meaning, their frequency and the limited range of accurate structures prevent the response from achieving a higher band score, making Band 5.0 appropriate.
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