Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-01

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 5.5)

The pie chart illustrates the destination of anthropology graduates after completing degree course from Bern University, and table compares the salaries who is anthropologist and served at least five years.

It can be clearly seen from the figure that almost half students work in a full-time job, while only 5% do both post-graduation study with part-time job. In survey, it can be marked that the proportion of Two factors is similar, which are not known and full-time postgraduate study. Furthermore, number of part-time workers are cover 15 percent proportion. In addition, Unemployed individuals covered 12%.

Turning to the table, it shows the salaries of anthropologists in work after five years. In freelance consultant sector, $75,000 to $99,999 and $1,00,000+ salaries For both categories, the percent is same, which is 40. Meanwhile, in the government sector, almost half workers get one lakh plus salary. In freelance consultants and in government section, the salary group between $25,000 to $49,999 contribute the similar number, which is 5. Similarly, earning from $50,000 to $74,999, both sector is paid similar number of employees, around 15%. In private companies, $50,000 to $74,999 is considered as the most paying salaries to workers, and the second highest is 100,000.

Overall, many individuals got full-time job after graduation. After five years, in all three types of employment sectors, many workers get $1,00,000 earning.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the main parts of the task by summarizing the pie chart and the table, but the coverage is somewhat uneven. While the main features are identified, some of the descriptions are underdeveloped or lack precise data selection. For instance, the overview touches upon the main points, but details like the exact breakdown of salary brackets in private companies or freelance sectors are partially muddled with imprecise reporting, such as describing the top salaries rather than presenting a comprehensive overview of trends. The figures are generally derived from the visual data, but key comparisons across the three employment types could have been drawn more sharply to move towards a more fully developed response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text maintains a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical progression, moving from the pie chart of graduate destinations to the table of salaries, and finishing with an overall summary. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different visual elements. However, cohesion at the sentence level is sometimes mechanical or faulty. Devices such as 'In survey', 'number of part-time workers are cover', and repetitive transitional phrases are awkward. Referencing is occasionally unclear, which prevents the essay from achieving a more fluid and sophisticated structural flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is minimally adequate for the task, providing a sufficient range to describe basic charts and tables, but it features noticeable errors in word choice and collocation. Phrases like 'completing degree course', 'do both post-graduation study with part-time job', and 'one lakh plus salary' indicate a lack of precision and awkward phrasing. There are also inappropriate lexical choices, such as 'most paying salaries to workers' instead of 'highest-paying', which occasionally causes slight strain for the reader. Attempts at less common vocabulary are limited and accompanied by inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences alongside a few faulty attempts at complex forms. Frequent errors are present throughout the text, involving articles ('the salaries who is anthropologist', 'almost half students'), subject-verb agreement ('number of part-time workers are cover'), prepositions ('in freelance consultant sector'), and tense usage. These errors occur regularly and can occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, restricting the control over grammatical structures to a basic level.

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