Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart illustrates that after finishing the undergraduate degree from one university, what kind of employment Anthropology graduates did. Being anthropologists the salaries of work after five years can be seen in the given table.

Overall, it is clear that majority of the Anthropology graduates from one university did the full time work, while least number of students did part-time work with postgraduate study.

We can see that 52% of the students did full time work, while 15% of students did part-time work, however 12% students of Anthropology were unemployed, moreover 8% students did full-time postgraduate study on the other hand 8% students were not known.Ultimately 5% of students did work with post graduate study.

Salaries of Anthropology graduates in freelance consultants 5% of people making 25,000 to 49,000$ and 15% of people made 50,000 to 74,999$, however 40% people having salaries between 75,000 to 99,999$ and 40% consultants having 100,000$.It is likely similar in government sector the change is that 75,000 to 99,999$ salary 30% of people made and the rest of 50% made 100,000$.In private companies 10% of people got 25 to 49,000$ and 35% got 50 to 74,999$, however 25% getting paid 75 to 99,000$ at last 30% of people got 100,000$ after the 5 years of experience of work.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and report the main destination pattern accurately: full-time work is the largest category at 52%, while part-time work combined with postgraduate study is the smallest at 5%. The salary figures are also generally reported correctly, including the high proportions earning at least $75,000 among freelance consultants and government employees. Your overview identifies the dominant and smallest graduate destinations, but it would be more complete if it also highlighted the salary table’s main contrast—for example, government workers most commonly earn $100,000 or more, whereas private-company employees are concentrated in the $50,000–74,999 band. Some details are unclear, such as “the rest of 50% made 100,000$,” which should specify the salary threshold.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the graduate destinations and salary data. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through both visuals. However, progression within sentences is sometimes mechanical because many details are joined with “while,” “however,” “moreover,” and “on the other hand,” occasionally without clear logical relationships. For example, the destination figures are crowded into one long sequence, and the salary paragraph moves between sectors with little separation. Use shorter, clearly grouped comparisons—for instance, discuss the two employment sectors with the highest upper-band salaries together, then contrast private companies. Clearer sentence boundaries and more precise referencing would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the main categories and comparisons, including “full-time work,” “unemployed,” “freelance consultants,” and “government sector.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, which keeps the description from being consistently clear and flexible. Phrases such as “what kind of employment … did” and “the change is that” do not express the intended comparisons naturally. Repetition of “people” and “got” also makes the salary account less formal. Choose precise reporting language such as “graduates entered,” “the proportion earning,” and “accounted for,” and use consistent salary-band wording. Check currency formatting and avoid expressions such as “100,000$,” which are not standard in formal reporting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, complex structures are often not controlled successfully, and errors in sentence formation, agreement, articles, and punctuation recur. The opening clause, “illustrates that … what kind of employment … did,” is not correctly formed; a direct structure such as “illustrates the employment destinations of graduates” would be clearer. In “majority … did the full time work,” the article and noun phrase are problematic, while “40% consultants having” lacks a finite verb. Several sentences run together without appropriate punctuation, particularly in the salary paragraph. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use full stops to separate each sector’s figures.

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