Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-04

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 proportion of Anthropology graduates from a specific university who did work after finished their graduation and the table provides the amount of salaries of them after five years.

Overall, Most of the graduates showed interest in full-time work whereas a limited number of graduates focus on part-time work + postgrad study. Proportion of graduates who joined in full time postgrad and not known about their job was same. The highest amount of salaries provided in government sector whereas private companies provided comparetively low.

According to the pie chart, 52% of graduates joined in full-time work whereas 15% chose part-time work. 12% of graduates spent their time with unemployeed tag. A same percentage of graduates do full-time pstgrad and don't know about their job which is 8%. The lowest proportion which is 5% indicates those graduates who do part-time work with postgrad study.

If we see about the salaries, Freelance consultants provides 5% gradutes to below 50000 dollars whereas 40% to over 100,000 dollars, whereas government sector provides same number of graduates which is 5% for below 50000 dollars and 15% of below 75000 dollars and provide to the highest proportion of 50% graduates to over [redacted phone] dollars. Private company provides the lowest salary like below 50000 dollars provide for 10% graduates and over [redacted phone] dollars is 30% graduates.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both visuals and identify several key figures accurately: full-time work is the largest destination at 52%, while the combined part-time-work and postgraduate-study group is smallest at 5%; you also note the 50% government-sector share in the highest salary band. The overview gives a useful broad picture, but some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate. For example, saying government salaries are the highest and private-company salaries comparatively low oversimplifies the table: government has the largest share earning $100,000+, but private companies have the largest share in the $50,000–74,999 band. Salary details are also incomplete, and phrases such as “below 75000 dollars” do not clearly identify the relevant band. Select and compare the salary bands more precisely to develop coverage more evenly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the pie chart and salary table. This makes the two sources easy to distinguish, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “According to the pie chart,” and “whereas” help guide the reader. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, particularly the repeated “whereas” in the final paragraph and “If we see about the salaries,” which does not establish a precise comparison. The overview also combines several points without clearly prioritising the main salary contrast. Organise the table details by salary band or employment type, and use clearer references so each comparison follows logically from the previous one.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “graduates,” “full-time work,” and “government sector,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “amount of salaries” would be better expressed as “salary distribution,” and “joined in full-time work” is not idiomatic. There are also spelling errors such as “unemployeed,” “pstgrad,” and “comparetively,” alongside imprecise phrases such as “spent their time with unemployeed tag.” These errors make the description less precise, especially in the salary paragraph. Use standard chart-reporting language and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple statements and longer sentences with comparisons, and most of the main figures remain understandable. Some grammatical errors, however, recur in verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction. For example, “who did work after finished their graduation” needs a complete and correctly formed clause, while “Freelance consultants provides” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence beginning “Private company provides the lowest salary like below 50000 dollars provide…” is difficult to follow because its clauses are not joined or structured clearly. Articles and plural forms are also inconsistent. Practise accurate reporting patterns such as “X accounted for…” and “the proportion earning…,” then check each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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