Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-05
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Some people think that it’s a good idea to socialise with work colleagues during evenings and weekends. Other people think it’s important to keep working life completely separate from social life.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
In this contemporary epoch, work-life balance plays an important part of the life. Some people believe that it is better to spend quality time with staff members after working hours, while others opine that maintain distance between work and social life significantly beneficial at long term.
I will discuss both views in upcoming paragraphs and I fully agree with second statement.
To begin with, spending leisure time with colleagues after work hours will build strong bonding between each others. In other words, people spend spare time with coworkers will help them to understand behavior of others and they can share their various ideas of the work problems. For instance, it is claimed by experts that socializing with work mates is help to reduce the office conflicts and will maintain friendly environment in workplace. As a result, spending time with coworkers is good way to make strong workplace family.
On the other hand, keep
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is significantly under the required word count of 250 words, which severely impacts the development of ideas. While you have introduced the topic and stated your position, the essay is incomplete, ending abruptly mid-sentence. Because the task is not fully addressed and the arguments are not developed, it falls into the lower band range. To improve, you must ensure you provide a full discussion for both viewpoints and a clear conclusion, ensuring you meet the minimum length requirement to allow for sufficient elaboration of your points.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay uses basic cohesive devices such as 'To begin with' and 'On the other hand' to signal structure. However, because the text is incomplete, the overall progression is interrupted. The paragraphing is logical in intent, but the sudden termination of the text prevents a coherent flow of ideas. To improve, focus on completing your thoughts and using a wider variety of linking words to connect your sentences and paragraphs more fluidly.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
You demonstrate a basic range of vocabulary, such as 'contemporary epoch' and 'work-life balance', which is appropriate for the task. However, there are errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'maintain distance... significantly beneficial at long term' (should be 'maintaining distance... is significantly beneficial in the long term') and 'work mates' (a bit informal). The vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning but lacks the precision and flexibility required for higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains several grammatical errors that affect clarity. For example, 'work-life balance plays an important part of the life' should be 'plays an important part in life'. There are also issues with verb forms, such as 'is help to reduce' instead of 'helps to reduce'. While you attempt some complex structures, they are often inaccurate. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles and prepositions.
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