Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The pie chart illustrates the percentage of destination of anthropology graduates from one university. Full-time work graduates ratio exceeds all the others working graduates.

Firstly, considering the ratio of full-time work students, who are studied in one university are about 52 percent. The part-time workers ratio is 15 percent. After that, proportion of unemployed educators is 12 percent. Moreover, Full-time postgrad learners and the graduates who are unknown they both contains the percentage about 8 percent. Furthermore, educators who are in part-time work + postgrad study category are about 5 percent.

The table demonstrates the sallery of Antrhropology graduates after 5 year work. Freelance consultants, Government sector and Private companies give sallery to graduates. Firstly, Freelance consultants give about 5 percent from 25000 to 50000 dollar and 15 percent to those whose sallery from 50000 to 74999. Moreover it remains same as 40 percent from 75000 to [redacted phone]+. Furthermore, Government sector give same ratio of sallery from 25000 to 74000. Its percentage increase if graduates gain sallery above from [redacted phone] and it became about 50 percent. Al last, Private companies pays 10 percent in beginning but it stuck to 30000 until last.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You cover both the graduate destinations and the salary table, and several figures in the first section are accurate, including full-time work at 52%, part-time work at 15%, and unemployment at 12%. However, the response only partially fulfils the task because it lacks a clear overview of the main patterns and contains important misreadings. The two 8% categories are full-time postgraduate study and “not known,” not both “learners”; more seriously, the salary descriptions confuse salary bands with percentages. For example, government salaries do not simply “increase” above $100,000, and private-company salaries do not “stuck to 30000.” Summarise the highest and lowest salary bands for each sector accurately, and state the key comparisons in an overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable order: it first describes the pie chart and then moves to the table, with separate paragraphs for the two visuals. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “Furthermore” help signal the progression. However, these links are used mechanically, and the salary paragraph becomes difficult to follow because several comparisons are unclear or incomplete. Phrases such as “it remains same as 40 percent from 75000 to 100000+” do not clearly distinguish the two salary bands, while “same ratio of sallery from 25000 to 74000” leaves the comparison uncertain. Organise the table information by sector or by salary range, and use clear references such as “the $75,000–$99,999 band” to make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “unemployed,” and “part-time work,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate enough to make details harder to understand. “Graduates ratio” and “educators” are not suitable descriptions of the chart categories, while “give salary to graduates” is less precise than language describing the distribution of employees across salary bands. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “sallery” and “Antrhropology.” Use the chart’s category labels consistently and practise accurate terms such as “share,” “salary band,” and “earned.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the broad topic of each sentence. However, the range of structures is limited, and errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction frequently affect clarity. For example, “Full-time work graduates ratio exceeds” has an unclear noun structure, while “they both contains” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. In “who are studied in one university,” the passive form is not appropriate, and “it became about 50 percent” does not clearly identify what “it” refers to. Build more accurate comparisons using patterns such as “The proportion in this category was…” and check that each pronoun has a clear noun reference.

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