Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-09

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 chart illustrates that what the Anthropology graduates did after completing their undergraduate studies from the same university. It is evident that a major chunk of the graduates like 52% of the whole, opted to do a full time work, it is the largest number in the chart. But, the least the graduates like only 5% did was to work part time and study their post- graduatre degee as well. then there is a narrow difference in the work they did after their undergraduarte studies; 8% of the syudents did a full time post- graduate studies,12% of the students were unemployed,15% of the students did part time work only and 8% of the whole , not known that what they did.

Then the table demonstrates the salaries of the anthropology graduates after a period of 5 years. This promoinently shown that 50% of the graduates serving in the government sector had a salary more than a hundred thousand dollars, But only 30% of the people serving in private companies could get the same amount.But the difference in the private companies employees' salaries was low. But the disparity in the government sector salaries is way more higher than that of the other sectors. The freelance consultants aslo encounter with a bigger difference in their number, getting the salary increase.the difference in the percentage of people getting their salaries increased is lowest in the private sector but is the highest in the government sector ad the freelance consultants falls in between both of them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main destination figures accurately, including full-time work as the largest group (52%) and the combined part-time work and postgraduate study category as the smallest (5%). You also identify useful salary contrasts, such as the 50% in government earning $100,000 or more compared with 30% in private companies. However, the response lacks a clear, concise overview of the main patterns across both visuals. Some comparisons are unclear or unsupported: the claim that salary disparity is “way more higher” in government is not explained, and the table shows salary bands rather than salary increases. Develop the overview and describe the distribution across salary bands more precisely to make the key features clearer and more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable two-part structure: the first paragraph covers graduate destinations, and the second discusses salaries. This gives the reader a basic progression through the visuals. However, the first paragraph combines many figures in a long sequence, while the second moves between top salaries, disparity, and supposed salary increases without a clear organising principle. Connectors such as “But” are repeated and sometimes do not express a meaningful contrast. Group related information—for example, compare the three employment sectors by their highest salary bands, then summarise the lower bands—and use clearer links between ideas. This would make the overall arrangement more coherent and reduce the impression of a list.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of descriptive language, including “major chunk,” “prominently,” “disparity,” and “encounter,” but several choices are informal, inaccurate, or awkward for an academic report. Phrases such as “major chunk,” “the least the graduates … did was,” and “encounter with a bigger difference” make some points less precise. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “promoinently,” “undergraduarte,” and “aslo.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the general message, but they weaken clarity and control. Prefer neutral reporting language and accurate collocations, such as “the largest proportion,” “accounted for,” and “the salary distribution varied.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “The chart illustrates that what the Anthropology graduates did” has an incorrect clause structure; “a major chunk … opted to do a full time work” has problems with article use and sentence construction; and “8% of the whole, not known that what they did” is incomplete. Some sentences also run together, as in the sequence beginning “But the least the graduates…” and continuing with several figures. Practise forming clear subject–verb sentences and use accurate clauses such as “The chart shows what graduates did” and “The destination of 8% was unknown.” Punctuate sentence boundaries consistently.

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