BAND 5.0 IELTS ESSAY SAMPLE: ANALYZING REASONS FOR RELOCATING TO CAPITAL CITY - SURVEY RESULT INTERPRETATION

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The line chart below shows the results of a survey giving the reasons why people moved to the capital city of a particular country.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Essay Sample

*The pie chart illustrates the different career paths of Anthropology graduates from a university after their bachelor’s degree, while the table compares their average annual salaries in different sectors, five years later.*

*Overall, more than half of those who majored in Anthropology decided on full-time employment, while the rest selected other options. After five years, the Remuneration of anthropologists in the freelance consultant and government sector was similar in an ascending direction, with a slight difference in the highest bracket. Furthermore, the private companies had equal income shares for all divisions except for the lowest one.*

*Looking at the pie chart, it can be seen that the graduates were split into two principal groups: those who devoted themselves to a full-time goal, and those in part-time employment or combined with postgraduate study, taking up 5% and 15% respectively. Additionally, a small proportion continued their studies at a higher level, on a full-time basis, 3% more than the lowest section. However, another category not included in either of the main groups was unemployed, making up 12%, slightly lower than the social scientists who opted for part-time employment.*

*Moving on to the table, it is obvious that the highest proportion of these graduates working in Corporate employers, constituting over one third, earn between 50,000 to 74,999, while the top two compensation tiers are higher for independent contractors and public agencies than for the corporate sector. In contrast, a larger percentage of Anthropology graduates in the private companies, respectively more than 5% and 20%, earn in the lowest two pay levels, compared to those in other Industries. Moreover, the independent contractors have more anthropologists earning 75,000 to 99,999 than the public agencies.*