Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart illustrates the students who passed their undergraduate degree in Anthropology program did what after graduation and the table compares their salary after 5 years of work.

Overall, more than half students did full-time work, while few of them consider to persue postgraduate study along with part-time work. A good percentage of students generating handsome revenue, showing most of them belongs to government sectors and rest belongs to freelancing and private firms, respectively.

After graduation, 52% of students involved in full-time work, recording the largest proportion, while part-time work had 15% share. The 12% studetns remained upemployed, whereas 8% persue full-time postgraduate study and same proportion of 8% was of the students, whose data wasn't available. The lowest percentage was of students doing part-time work and postgraduate study, recording 5%.

After five years of work, the highest ratio of students earining more than $100k were doing job in government sectors, while freelancers at second position having 40% and students worked in private companies had 30%. For range $75k-$99k, freelancers contributing more, having 40% share, and students in government and private firms had 30% and 25% respectively. Salaries in rage of $50k-$75k and lower than almost $50k , freelancer and government sectors had same proportion of 15% and 5%, while private firms had large contribution of 30% and 10%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both the graduate destinations and the salary table, and the main figures are generally accurate: full-time work is correctly identified as the largest destination at 52%, and you report the key salary proportions across the three employment types. The overview also highlights the dominance of full-time work and the relatively small share combining part-time work with postgraduate study. This meets the task well, though some comparisons are less fully developed. For example, “a good percentage of students generating handsome revenue” is vague and does not clearly summarise the salary pattern; the table shows that government employees most often earned $100,000 or more, while private-company employees were more concentrated in the $50,000–74,999 band. State these contrasts directly to make the overview more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on destinations and a final paragraph on salaries. This gives the reader a sensible route through both visuals, and sequencing expressions such as “After graduation” and “After five years of work” help distinguish the data sets. However, some links between ideas are mechanical or unclear, particularly in the salary paragraph, where several figures are joined in long sentences with repeated “while” and “and.” The phrase “freelancer and government sectors had same proportion” also makes the comparison harder to follow. Use shorter, more clearly grouped comparisons—for example, one sentence for the top salary band and another for the lower bands—and ensure each reference clearly identifies the employment category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “salary,” “unemployed” and “postgraduate study,” so the topic is generally clear. There is also an attempt to vary wording with phrases such as “largest proportion” and “highest ratio.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural and reduce precision: “handsome revenue” is unsuitable for describing graduate salaries, “students generating” does not fit the intended meaning, and “recording” is repeatedly used where “accounting for” would be more natural. Spelling and word-form slips such as “earining,” “persue” and “rage” are noticeable. Aim for standard chart language and check spelling; precise, natural phrasing will make the comparisons easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses linked with “while” and “whereas,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven, with errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles and verb forms. For example, “more than half students” needs an article, and “the highest ratio of students … were doing job” has problems with agreement and sentence structure. In “freelancers at second position having 40%,” the clause is incomplete, while “students in government and private firms had 30% and 25% respectively” would be clearer with a more controlled comparison. Practise building complete sentences around each comparison, and check articles, plural forms and verb agreement before finishing.

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