Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-03

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 pie chart illustrates the type of jobs Anthropolgy students got after graduating from the university and table data shows the expected salaries after five years.

As we can see that the largest proportion of full time work was 52 percent and the smallest proportion of part time work with post graduate learners was 5 percent. While, part time and unemployed remaind 15 and 12 percent respectively.

The table data depicts the salaries of workers those who work as an anthropologists.

It can be seen that the highest salary [redacted phone] above the number of employees in freelance consultants was 40 percent, the governmnet sector was 50 percent and private companies was 30 percent. The freelance and government individuals both were 5 percent salary which was 25000 to 49999 and the 10 percent private has same salary.

Finaly, the largest portion in chart is for full time work and the government people have highest salary percentage.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main destination, correctly reporting full-time work as the largest category at 52%, and note that part-time work plus postgraduate study is the smallest at 5%. You also accurately compare the top salary band, with government employment highest at 50%, followed by freelance consulting at 40% and private companies at 30%. However, the response only partly covers the visual: it omits several destination categories and most salary-band comparisons, including the substantial 50–74,999 group in private companies. The overview is brief and does not summarise the broader salary pattern. Also, “expected salaries” is not supported; the table reports salaries after five years’ work. Select and compare more key figures to develop the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph about destinations, a paragraph about salaries, and a short concluding statement. This helps the reader distinguish the two visuals. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and the final sentence largely repeats earlier points rather than drawing together the main comparisons. Linking is sometimes awkward or mechanical, as in “As we can see that” and “While, part time and unemployed…”. The reference “the largest proportion in chart” is also imprecise, since it does not clearly identify the category. Organise the details into a clearer sequence—for example, compare the destination categories first, then contrast salary distributions across employment types—and use linking phrases that express the relationship between figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion”, “salary”, “freelance consultants” and “government sector”, so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear. “Expected salaries” suggests a forecast, whereas the table gives salaries after five years; “table data depicts” and “the number of employees … was 40 percent” are also unnatural ways to describe percentages. Spelling errors such as “Anthropolgy”, “governmnet” and “Finaly” are noticeable, and “post graduate learners” does not accurately name the category. Use precise terms such as “graduates”, “share” and “salary band”, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its basic comparisons, but the sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “As we can see that” combines an unnecessary introductory phrase with “that”, while “the largest proportion of full time work was 52 percent” has an unclear grammatical relationship between the category and its figure. The sentence beginning “The freelance and government individuals both were 5 percent salary” is difficult to interpret because the subjects and complement are not formed clearly. There are also problems with articles, agreement and punctuation, including the comma after “While” and the fragment-like opening “While, part time and unemployed…”. Practise accurate simple comparison structures first, then add controlled complex sentences, such as “The proportion earning … was higher in … than in …”.

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