Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-30

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Nowadays many people complain that they have difficulties getting enough sleep. What problems can lack of sleep cause? What can be done about lack of sleep?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In reacent year in most citizens of the country often complaint about the defficulties in lack of sleep. in this eassay i would like to write about the problems that can cause due to lack of sleep and what precaution can be taken about it

unsufficient sleep can make you feel tireing and can feel furtige due to which the people not be able to consentrate of their dailly activites. the health problem can also cause ,for instant if a person has to reach somewhere driving, might have a risk to reach the place due to furtige, accidents might take place. this are the problems that can cause due to lack of sleep.

in order to avoid the health essue or any types of hazard we need to balance our routine by following some precaution by making a habit of taking a proper sleep or if needed to take an addvice for the specialist, consulting on the sleep routine that might help the person for example if a person has a good sleep it feel fresh to start their days without any worries, even eating habits can help a person to boost the energy and can help to have a proper sleep in the night therefore inorder to have a good sleep, avoid taking strese that can lead to worries

the conclution making a proper scaudel and following health device can also help you with the lack of sleep problem. in this essay i have given my opinion and the addvice that i could share about.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question: you identify tiredness, difficulty concentrating and the risk of driving accidents, then suggest improving sleep routines, seeking specialist advice, eating well and reducing stress. The driving example is relevant and helps explain one consequence. However, the discussion remains limited: the effects are mostly listed rather than explained, and some proposed solutions—especially eating habits and avoiding stress—are not clearly connected to how they improve sleep. The opening says you will give your opinion, but the response does not establish a clear position or develop a central argument. Explain the consequences in more detail and show how each practical measure could address the problem to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on problems, a paragraph on solutions and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the two parts of the task. You also use basic linking expressions such as “in order to,” “for example” and “therefore.” However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and several ideas are joined into long sentences without clear boundaries. For instance, the solutions paragraph moves from routine and specialist advice to eating habits and stress, with limited explanation of how these points connect. The conclusion largely repeats the introduction rather than drawing the main points together. Use clearer sentence divisions and organise each paragraph around a more focused sequence of ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “concentrate,” “daily activities,” “accidents,” “specialist” and “sleep routine.” These choices make the main subject understandable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts difficult to interpret, such as “health device,” “taking an advice,” “feel tiring” and “boost the energy.” Spelling errors are also frequent, including “reacent,” “defficulties,” “unsufficient” and “conclution,” which can distract the reader. Build a more accurate set of topic phrases and check spelling and word forms carefully. Prefer natural expressions such as “feel tired,” “seek advice” and “health problems.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a conditional example about driving and a sentence beginning “in order to avoid.” This shows an effort to connect ideas and express cause and effect. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement and articles often make the meaning harder to follow. Examples include “the people not be able to concentrate,” “this are the problems,” and “if a person has a good sleep it feel fresh.” Some sentences also run together, particularly in the solutions paragraph, making relationships between clauses unclear. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and punctuation when joining clauses.

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