Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-23

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 following chart shows the anthropology graduates from one universty after finishing their graduate degree and the table demonstrates the pay of workers after five years .

The chart shows the the highest ratio of 52% which is of full-time work and the table describe the salaries in which government sector contain highest salary whose percentage is 52%.

The given chart shows the destination of anthrologists, first one is full-time work which is 52%, second is part-time and unemployed which contains 15% and 12% of total then the other one is part-time and postgrad study that is only 5%. At last there is unemployed and unknown which have same ratio and that is 8%.

The following table demonstrates the salaries of antrhropologists after five years . Government sector contain highest ratio of 50%,freelance consultants have only 40% of total and at last there is private companies which contains 30% .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main destination, full-time work at 52%, and note that government-sector employees have the largest share in the top salary band. However, the response only partially reports the visual information and contains important inaccuracies: the government figure is 50%, not 52%, and the table gives percentages across four salary bands, not one overall salary percentage for each sector. The chart description also repeats unemployment and does not clearly distinguish the 8% in full-time postgraduate study from the 8% whose destination is unknown. There is no clear overview comparing the main patterns in both visuals. To improve, summarise the key contrasts accurately—for example, full-time work is the most common destination, while government employees are most likely to earn $100,000 or more—and support these points with selected figures from the table.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some basic organisation: it introduces the visuals, then discusses graduate destinations and salaries in separate sections. This gives the reader a general sense of the two topics. However, progression is limited, and the ideas within the chart paragraph are difficult to follow. For instance, “second is part-time and unemployed” combines two separate categories, while “At last there is unemployed and unknown” repeats unemployment rather than moving clearly through the remaining data. Linking phrases such as “first,” “second,” and “at last” are used mechanically and do not clarify the comparisons. A clearer structure would use an overview followed by one paragraph on destinations and one on salary patterns, with accurate references such as “by contrast” or “whereas” to connect the main differences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “full-time work,” “part-time,” “postgrad study,” “government sector,” and “freelance consultants,” so the subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the data difficult to interpret. “Highest ratio” is not a natural way to describe the largest share, and “the table describe the salaries” does not precisely express what the table presents. There are also spelling errors in “universty,” “anthrologists,” and “antrhropologists.” Aim for precise terms such as “proportion,” “salary band,” and “employment sector,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid repeating “contains” and “ratio”; varied, accurate vocabulary will make comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its general subject through mostly simple sentence patterns, and it attempts some longer constructions, such as “The chart shows the destination of anthrologists, first one is full-time work…”. However, these longer sentences are often poorly controlled, and frequent errors affect clarity. Examples include “the table describe” instead of “the table describes,” “government sector contain” instead of “the government sector contains,” and “which have same ratio” instead of “which have the same proportion.” Articles are often missing, and punctuation is inconsistent, including spaces before full stops and a missing space after the comma in “50%,freelance.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries. Shorter, correctly punctuated comparisons would be more effective than joining several categories in one sentence.

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