Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The pie chart and table illustrates the destination of anthropology graduates from one university and their salaries after five years work.

Overall , it is clear that after the graduation more then half of the student work as a full time worker and querter students work as a part time . Additionally , freelancer and goverment sector gets highest revenue , also private companies gets similar wages to freelancer

Initially, after gradueation students around 52 % work full time and it is the highest rate. Then 15% students work part time and 12 % are unemployed .

5% are work as part time as well as postgrad study . Additionally 8% students are work full time also doing postgrad .

sceondly , salaries for freelancer consultants in 25000$ - 49999$ around 5 % people . then in 50000$ - 74999 only 15% individuals gets revenue after that more than 40% people get wages about 75000$-99999$ , after that [redacted phone]+$ wages gets similar to previous one . For government sector , 50% people gets [redacted phone]+$ wages where other percentage are similar to freelancer . Then in private companies only 30 % people get [redacted phone]+ $

and about 35% worker gets [redacted phone]- 74999 $.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main destination clearly: full-time work is the largest category at 52%, and you include the other destinations. However, the overview is not fully accurate or sufficiently focused. Saying that “a quarter” work part-time is misleading: the part-time category is 15%, or 20% if combined with part-time work and postgraduate study. The salary overview also claims freelance consultants and government employees receive the highest revenue, but the table shows government workers most often in the top band (50%), while freelancers and private-company employees each have 40% and 30% respectively. Several figures are misreported, including the freelance top salary band, which is 40%, not “similar” without a clear figure. Select the key comparisons and report them accurately to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for destinations and salaries. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, progression within the paragraphs is uneven, and linking is often mechanical: “Initially,” “Then,” and “sceondly” mainly list figures rather than show meaningful comparisons. The overview also combines unrelated claims in one sentence, while the salary paragraph moves through categories without a consistent comparison pattern. Some references, such as “other percentage,” are unclear. Organise the salary data by employment type or by salary band, and use precise links such as “by contrast” or “whereas” to make relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “destination,” “unemployed,” “freelance consultants,” and “government sector,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, sometimes making the intended meaning difficult to interpret. For example, “gets highest revenue” does not describe the proportions in the salary table, and “similar wages to freelancer” is unclear. “People get wages about” is also an awkward way to report a salary band. Spelling errors such as “querter,” “goverment,” and “sceondly” are noticeable. Build a more precise set of expressions for describing proportions and salary brackets, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the figures being discussed. However, the range of structures is limited, and errors occur frequently in basic sentence patterns. For example, “The pie chart and table illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “5% are work” and “8% students are work” use incorrect verb forms and omit necessary grammatical elements. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “after the graduation more then half of the student work.” Punctuation and spacing around commas are inconsistent. Practise accurate patterns such as “52% of graduates worked…” and “The proportion who were unemployed was 12%,” then apply them consistently.

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