Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-08

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)

There is pie chart diagramme which illustrates the anthroplogy graduates students percentages of different timing work and second chart below shows different percentages of salary.

The people work as full time job are 52% and only 12% people are unemployed.Other 5% people did the part-time job and also to continue theirs study.while 15% people only did part-time job and 8% people unknown.Some people are unemployed that are 12% while others only did their full-time postgrad study are 8%.

Second chart shows percentages of salaries which people working in private companies they receives moderate salaries like 10%,35%,25% and 30%.While people working in government sector receives handsome salaries 5%-50%.Freelance consultants have less salaries than the Government employed.

Overall both chart shows that after graduation some people work in Government sectors and received handsome salary than people who works in private sectors and other freelance people who did part-time job took little salary.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main destination, full-time work, and include several figures, such as 52% in full-time work and 15% in part-time work. You also attempt to compare salary distributions across the three employment types. However, coverage is partial and some key information is unclear or inaccurate: the 5% figure is for part-time work combined with postgraduate study, not simply “other” people, and the salary figures are percentages within salary bands, not salary amounts. The claim that government employees received higher salaries than freelance consultants is not supported across all bands: government has a larger share in the top band, but the distributions are otherwise similar. Give a concise overview of the main patterns, then report precise comparisons from both visuals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: it first discusses graduate destinations, then salaries, and ends with an overall statement. This gives the reader some sense of the two visuals. However, progression is limited because the final overview repeats claims already made rather than synthesising the main patterns, and several details are repeated, such as unemployment being mentioned twice. Linking is often mechanical or missing: “while” is attached without clear punctuation, and “Second chart” does not smoothly connect the sections. Use a clear introduction, a distinct overview, and two focused detail paragraphs. Group related figures together and use accurate references such as “the remaining graduates” to make relationships between categories easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “full-time,” “part-time,” “unemployed,” “salary,” and “private companies,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning imprecise. “Different timing work” is not a natural way to describe destinations, while “handsome salaries” is informal and evaluative for an academic report. “Freelance consultants have less salaries” is also an inaccurate expression, and “moderate salaries like 10%, 35%...” confuses salary levels with proportions. Spelling errors such as “anthroplogy” and “diagramme” are noticeable. Prefer neutral, precise terms such as “employment destinations,” “salary bands,” and “the proportion earning”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You communicate some basic information through simple clauses, for example, “The people work as full time job are 52%.” However, grammatical control is weak and errors occur throughout, sometimes making relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include missing or incorrect articles and verb forms in “people working in private companies they receives,” and faulty sentence construction in “Freelance consultants have less salaries than the Government employed.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent: “study.while” joins sentences incorrectly, and several clauses begin with “While” without being properly connected. Most sentences follow a simple pattern, with attempts at longer structures often becoming inaccurate. Practise complete, clearly punctuated sentences and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and plural forms.

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