Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-05

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 6.0)

The pie chart and the table below illustrates the destination of Anthropology graduates in the working sector and what they are earning in the employment sector after spending 5 years in thier work.

Overall, the pie chart shows, full time worker are in the biggest proprtion covering more than half of the workers where as the the part time worker with postgrad study are least in proportion. The table provides a bigger view for government sector Antrhropologist, half of them are earning above one lakh dollars while five percent of them are between $25,000 - $49,999. It shows some similer trend of salaries in top two type of employment.

The pie chart describes the data for settlement of Anthropology graduates from one university. More than half of graduates are working as full time worker while fifteen percent of them are part time employer. Graduates who are unknown of doing any work are in same proportion of graduates who are doing full time postgrad study. Part time worker with postgrad study are in the least proportion comprises only five percent of the alumni. Twelve percent of the graduates are unfortunately not employed at the movement.

The table comprises the data of salaries, the Anthropology graduates are taking after five years of experience in their work. Half of the government sector employer are getting more than one lakh dollars, while thirty percent lies between $75,000 - $99,999. Small proportion of them are earning between $25,000 - $49,999, and fifteen percent takes the average salary of $50,000 - $74,999. Five percent and fifteen percent of freelancers are earning same as of government sector employers while the same proportion of forty percent of freelancers are earning $75,000 - $99,999 and $100,000+ repectively.

Private companies employer show a average trend in all type of salaries. Quarter of them are earning between $75,000 - $99,999. Thirty percent are getting salary above one lakh, while ten percent stays at $25,000 - $49,999. The proportion of thirty five percent left get the wage of between $50,000 - $74,999.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by presenting an overview and reporting key features from both the pie chart and the table. It successfully selects and compares main data points, such as noting that full-time workers represent the largest proportion of graduates while part-time workers with postgraduate study make up the smallest. However, some areas are slightly under-developed or less precise, for instance when describing the breakdown of salaries. The overview accurately captures the main trends across the two visual aids, satisfying the requirements for a solid mid-level performance, though deeper comparison between the different employment sectors would elevate the task response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt to structure the information logically into an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the charts. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different parts of the visual data. Cohesive devices are employed, though referencing is occasionally mechanical or repetitive, such as the frequent use of 'while' and 'the table comprises'. While logical progression is generally maintained throughout, these minor issues with cohesion prevent the response from achieving a higher band.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The writer uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common items and specific terms like 'proportion', 'alumni', and 'freelance consultants'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward word choices, such as 'employer' instead of 'employees' or 'workers', 'unknown of doing any work' instead of 'unknown status' or 'destination not known', and the informal Indian English expression 'lakh dollars'. Spelling and word-form errors are present, but they do not severely impede communication, sitting comfortably within the mid-range descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response employs a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over sentence structures. However, there are persistent grammatical errors and inappropriate prepositions, such as 'at the movement' instead of 'at the moment', 'thier' (spelling/grammar overlap), and minor subject-verb agreement issues like 'worker are in the biggest proprtion'. Punctuation is generally acceptable, but grammatical slips occur across various sentence patterns. These errors do not impede overall communication, reflecting a typical performance for this grammar band.

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