Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-16

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)

The given chart illustates the anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate dergee course.The table show the salaries of anthropologists in work after five years.Overall it is clear that highest destination of anthropology graduates is full time work .The low graduates is part time work + postgrad study.The increastd after 5 years work is $[redacted phone] and decline salaries is $[redacted phone]9.

The context of 52 % in full time work is destination of anthropology graduates.Distantly followed by the part time work is around 15 %.The unempoyed is around 12 %. The similar precatange anthropology graduates of part time work and not known.The lowest graduates is part time work + postgrad study.

In the context of after 5 years works salaries$[redacted phone]+ is high salary of The government sectors is around 50 %.The freelance consultants is 40 % and pravate companies is around 30 %.The low after 5 years salaries [redacted phone]9 in ipravate companies is around 10 % .The same salaries is freelance consultants and government sectors around 5 %.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main destination correctly: full-time work is the largest category at 52%, and you note that part-time work plus postgraduate study is the smallest at 5%. You also include comparisons across the salary table, such as government employment reaching 50% in the highest band and private companies having 10% in the lowest band. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “the increastd after 5 years work is $100000” does not explain that the highest salary band is most common in government work, while the lowest band is not uniformly the least common across all employment types. The destination figures for part-time work and “not known” are also incorrectly described as similar; they are 15% and 8%. Select the key contrasts and report them precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic three-part structure: an introduction and overview, a paragraph on graduate destinations, and a paragraph on salaries. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is divided. However, progression within the paragraphs is often difficult to follow, and the overview combines unrelated points without clear links. Phrases such as “The context of 52%” and “In the context of after 5 years works” do not clearly signal the comparison being made. Repeated use of “The” and “The same” also makes the writing feel list-like rather than connected. Organise each paragraph around a clear comparison, and use accurate linking phrases such as “by comparison,” “whereas,” and “in contrast.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “graduates,” “full time work,” “unemployed,” “freelance consultants,” and “government sectors,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear, for example “highest destination,” “The low graduates,” and “The increastd after 5 years work.” There are also frequent spelling errors, including “illustates,” “dergee,” “unempoyed,” and “pravate,” which reduce clarity and control. Aim for precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “the smallest proportion,” and “salary band,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid repeating “context” when you mean “category” or “figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including “Overall it is clear that…” and “Distantly followed by…,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and several are incomplete or difficult to interpret. For example, “The similar precatange anthropology graduates of part time work and not known” has no clear main verb, while “The table show the salaries” has a subject–verb agreement error. Articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, as in “The freelance consultants is 40%” and the run-together opening sentence. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures unclear. Practise complete comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “Part-time work accounted for 15%, compared with 8% for the ‘not known’ category.”

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