Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-01

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 destination of Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course, while the table compares the salaries after five years of employment.

Overall, in the destination part full-time workers covers the more then half of the employment. After five years the majority of the freelancer consultants and Government sector earned $75000 and more annually whereas, private companies employees were more likely to earn about $50000- $74999.

According to destination graduates 52% of employees working as a full- time which consider it highest ranking category. Part- time accounted for 15% while, unemployed graduates were 12%. Full time postgraduate study and jobs combined with postgraduate study represented 8%. Finally the unknown people were 8%.

After five years salaries has been distributed among freelancer consultants 40% of the employee receive salary above $75000-$99999 and same for the $[redacted phone]. In the Government sector half of the antrhropology graduates were taking salaries of $[redacted phone], the highest figure among rest three employment types.

Now, the private companies employees were taken over 35% in $50000-$74999, which is the most salaries taking bracket.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both the graduates’ destinations and the salary table, and your overview identifies two important patterns: full-time work is the largest destination, while higher salaries are common in government and freelance work. Most figures you report are accurate. However, the overview’s claim that private-company employees were “more likely” to earn $50,000–$74,999 is not quite supported: this is the largest single bracket at 35%, but it is not a majority. There is also a key misreading in the destination details: you combine full-time postgraduate study (8%) with part-time work plus postgraduate study (5%) and give 8%, rather than reporting them separately. To strengthen the response, distinguish these categories and compare the salary distributions more fully, including the lower brackets.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on destinations and one on salaries. This gives the reader a sensible route through both visuals, and transitions such as “Overall,” “According to,” and “Finally” help signal progression. Some linking is mechanical or unclear, however. “Now” does little to show the relationship between the salary details, while “while” in “Part-time accounted for 15% while, unemployed graduates were 12%” is awkwardly punctuated and does not express a strong contrast. The salary paragraph also moves from freelance consultants to government and then private companies without consistently comparing the same income bands. Grouping the highest and lowest salary brackets across employment types would make the comparisons more cohesive and purposeful.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “destination,” “postgraduate study,” “employment types,” and “salary bracket,” so the main information is generally understandable. There is some attempt at more formal reporting language, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “full-time workers covers,” “highest ranking category,” “taking salaries,” and “most salaries taking bracket.” “Freelancer consultants” is also less appropriate than the standard occupational term, and “employees” is not always a precise label for graduates in each destination category. These choices make parts of the report less fluent and precise. Aim for natural chart language such as “accounted for,” “earned,” “salary range,” and “the largest proportion,” and check spelling, including “anthropologists.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast in the introduction and an overview using “whereas.” The main comparisons can usually be understood, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the destination … did” lacks a clear subject construction, and “full-time workers covers” has a subject–verb agreement problem. In “According to destination graduates 52% of employees working as a full-time,” the opening phrase and sentence structure are incomplete; “which consider it highest” also has an unclear reference and incorrect verb form. There are further issues with articles, plurals and punctuation, as in “the highest figure among rest three employment types.” Use complete clauses with clear subjects, and check agreement and sentence boundaries when combining comparisons.

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