Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-17

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 pie chart display what destination of Anthropology graduates from one university is after completing their bachelor degree course. The table illustrates the incomes of the anthropologists in work in last five years.

Overall,after graduation anthropologists are working as full-time and part-time empolyees while very few ratio of students are doing post-graduate studies along with part-time.Overall, there is a rise in incomes of anthropologists who are working in government sectors or as freelance consultants then in private companies in last five years.

The pie chart diaplays that about 52 and 15 percent newly graduate anthropologists work as full-time and part-time empolyees.Ononehand, about 12 percent of them are unempolyed.Onthe otherhand, 8 percent of anthropologists do full time postgradutes studies and other 8 percent includes not known community. Moreover, 5 percent of anthropologists after graduation do postgradutes studies along with the part-time job.The tabel reveals that the incomes of anthropologist working as freelance consultants have been increased in last five years from 5 percent to 40 percent about 100,000 dollar.Furthermore, the incomes of anthropologists in government sectors have also been risen from 5 percent to 50 percent till now about 1000,000 dollar,but the incomes of anthropologist in private companies have been increased in second year about 35 percent but fallen back to 25 percent in next year and then gradually rose up to 30 percent in next year.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both visuals and identify the main destination, full-time work at 52%, as well as the smaller groups. You also compare salary distributions across the three employment types. However, the overview is partly unclear: saying there is “a rise in incomes” suggests change over time, whereas the table compares salary bands after five years, not income growth. Some details are also misinterpreted. For example, the private-company figures of 35%, 25% and 30% are salary-band shares, not changes in successive years, and the table does not show salaries rising from 5% to 40% or 50%. Make the overview focus on the largest destination and the highest salary bands, then describe the table as a distribution.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and separate discussion of the chart and table. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. However, the overview repeats “Overall” and combines two different points in a way that is difficult to follow. Connectors such as “On one hand” and “On the other hand” do not express a clear contrast between the figures that follow, while “Moreover” adds another category without a strong relationship to the previous point. The table discussion also moves through figures as if they were changes over time, which weakens progression. Use clearer grouping—for example, employment destinations first, then salary distributions—and link comparisons directly to the categories being compared.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “full-time,” “part-time,” “unemployed,” “postgraduate studies” and “freelance consultants,” so the topic is usually understandable. However, the range and control are limited, with repeated use of “incomes” and “anthropologists” where more precise terms would help. Several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “the incomes … have been increased” and “not known community”; the table reports salary bands and the chart category is simply “not known.” Spelling errors such as “empolyees,” “diaplays” and “tabel” are noticeable. Aim to use accurate terms such as “salary distribution,” “share” and “graduates,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including clauses joined with “while” and “but,” and the main message can generally be understood. Some grammatical errors nevertheless make the writing less clear. The opening needs subject–verb agreement (“The pie chart displays”), and phrases such as “what destination … is” and “in last five years” have faulty structure or missing articles. The long final sentence contains several clauses joined without clear punctuation, making the comparisons difficult to track. There are also inconsistent verb forms, as in “have been risen.” Practise accurate sentence boundaries, articles and agreement, and use straightforward present-tense descriptions for the chart and table rather than forcing complex constructions.

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