Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-21

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 chart illustrates the comparison among different students of a university that what they did after completing their graduation in Anthropology. First of all ,it tells that out of 100% ,52% of the graduates got the job for full-time work.12% of the students remained unemployed. 15% percent students took part-time work.Some students continued their post-graduate studies and their proportion was 8%.Only a few students took the part-time job along with their post-graduate studies and their percent was only 5. According to chart, 8% of the students is not known us.

There is a table given below that demonstrates about the salaries of the students. 40% of freelance students earned between $25000 and $49000,15% got between $50000 and $74000,40% had their salary between $75000 and $99000 and 40% gained $[redacted phone] per month.In government sector, students' percentages in the subsequent salary ranges were 5%,15%,30% and very large 50%.Students also got job in private sector. 10% of them earned between $25000 and $49000,35% betwwen $50000 and $74000, 25% between $75000 and $99000 and 30% earned $[redacted phone]. Different students earned differently in different sectors.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You report several key figures accurately, including 52% in full-time work and the salary distributions for government and private-sector employees. However, the response has no clear overview of the main patterns, and the final sentence, “Different students earned differently in different sectors,” does not identify a meaningful comparison. There is also a major misreading: freelance consultants’ 5%, 15%, 40% and 40% are presented as earnings, but the first figure is incorrectly described as the share earning $25,000–$49,000; the table actually shows 5% in that band. More seriously, “$1000000 per month” changes the top salary band of $100,000+ into a million-dollar monthly salary. Include a concise overview and report the table’s categories and figures precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is arranged in two clear sections: the first describes graduate destinations, and the second turns to salaries. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the two visuals, and phrases such as “There is a table given below” signal the change of focus. However, the information is mostly presented as a sequence of figures rather than grouped around the most important comparisons. The opening does not establish an overview, while the closing statement is too general to bring the salary comparisons together. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “and” and “students.” Group related figures and add an overview that highlights the dominant destination and the higher salary proportions in government and freelance work.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “unemployed,” “post-graduate studies,” “freelance,” and “salary ranges,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, word choice and collocation are often awkward or imprecise: “got the job for full-time work,” “freelance students,” and “not known us” do not express the intended categories naturally. “$1000000 per month” is also an inaccurate expression of the table’s $100,000+ band, not merely a stylistic issue. Spelling errors such as “betwwen” and repeated wording such as “students” limit precision. Use standard chart language such as “were employed full-time,” “freelance consultants,” and “the figure is not known,” and check currency figures carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and most of the figures can be followed despite grammatical problems. However, the range is limited, and errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, articles and punctuation. For example, “The chart illustrates the comparison among different students of a university that what they did” has an awkward, faulty clause structure; “8% of the students is not known us” has incorrect agreement and sentence patterning; and “15% percent students” lacks a natural grammatical form. Commas are often missing after sentence openings, as in “First of all ,it tells.” Practise concise comparative structures, such as “The largest proportion worked full-time,” and check subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries.

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