Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In the future, more people will choose to go on holiday in their own country and not travel abroad on holiday. Do you agree or disagree?

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

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Travelling has become a curious topic nowadays. people love to travel as it gives them a feeling of adventure and exploration. I strongly disagree in future more people will prefer to go on holiday in their own country rather than going abroad.

Nowadays the economy of the nations are becoming heavily dependent on each other. This has lead to great revolution in terms of relationship between the nations and their culture. Toursim has become the backbone of Trust and investment. As people live their daily lives they come across diffrent web series, Books, Films, people etc, which encourage them to find more intresting things about diffrent regions, religions and culture. While igniting the spirit in themselves and to explore their curiosity they look forward to visit their country of interest in vacation and know more about it. This would lead to exchange of culture and hospitality. However there is a drawback of not choosing or giving lack of attention to the roots of their own country.

To explore the vibrant culture I had been to canada this summer vacation. I personally got to know more about my personality. It also helpe me to understand the behaviour of people belonging to various region and know more about their culture. To make this opportunity more exciting I stayed in native canadian's place where i got experience of cultural dishes and lifestyle. Similarly when people visit diffrent countries they exchange information regarding their lifestyle, culture which helps to develop mutual respect between the countries.

in conclusion, I deeply believe visiting diffrent countries would help people to mainatain a proper work life-balance, energy in daily life and a spark of curiosity. This will lead to more people travelling to abroad

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you disagree that domestic holidays will become more popular, and you give relevant reasons, including cultural curiosity and the value of meeting people abroad. The Canada example also supports your view by describing a homestay and what you learned. However, the response does not fully develop the future comparison in the question: it explains why international travel is attractive, but says little about why people will not increasingly choose holidays at home. The point about neglecting one’s own country is introduced but not explored. Develop this contrast with a specific reason or example, and make the conclusion directly answer the prediction rather than ending mainly with general benefits of travel.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to reasons, a personal example, and a conclusion. The Canada paragraph gives the discussion a clear example, and linking expressions such as “Similarly” and “In conclusion” help signal relationships. However, progression within the second paragraph is sometimes difficult to follow: the links between economic interdependence, media exposure, tourism, and cultural exchange are asserted rather than clearly explained. Some transitions, including “However,” introduce a drawback that is not developed, while the final paragraph does not fully connect back to the question’s prediction. Organise each body paragraph around one main reason, then use clear references and transitions to show how each example supports your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “adventure and exploration,” “exchange of culture,” “mutual respect,” and “work-life balance.” These choices communicate your main ideas, and you attempt less common expressions such as “vibrant culture.” However, several spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural collocations reduce control, for example “Toursim,” “diffrent,” “mainatain,” “backbone of Trust and investment,” and “visit to abroad.” Some phrases are also vague, such as “great revolution” and “more interesting things.” Choose more precise wording and check spelling carefully; for instance, describe tourism as supporting cultural understanding or economic ties, rather than calling it the “backbone” of trust.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “As” and “While,” and most of your meaning remains understandable. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries are noticeable. For example, “the economy of the nations are” should use a singular verb, and “This has lead” needs the correct past participle. The opening “people” and the later “in conclusion” also need capital letters, while “I strongly disagree in future more people will prefer” needs a clearer grammatical link, such as “I strongly disagree that…”. Some long sentences combine several ideas without secure punctuation. Practise accurate clause construction and proofread for agreement, tense, and sentence boundaries.

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