Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-28

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 5.5)

Every person need to every part of the time in their life, whether it is bad or good time. Some people believes that people should need to be socialize with their co-worker specially on the weekends and in the evening too. However, some people and i also believe that it is a good to keep a work life and private life separately from each other.

I believe it is nice to keep your work and personal life different from each other. Firstly, time for break from co-workers, because if every time you go out with your work-colleagues then there is no different feeling for work and personal life. Secondly, if you go out with them by any chance you might be can spill the secrets of each other which will be cause lot of problem in future. Last but last one, on the off days or after the works people need a time for doing the house chores and or visiting the families. Hence, it is best idea for keep making the distance between the work and personal life.

However, well it is good to go out with your co-worker for social life. sometime , some people don't have any friends and family near by them and it is great to socialize with you colleagues, otherwise if they stay at home people will get easily stress out and become depressed. secondly, if people will go for socialize with co-workers then they can make their personal bonds or a friend bonds more strongly. last but not least, if they ever they needs help of any kinds for instance for pick up from home for work or for a family gathering then they can easily go out together without any hesitation.

In conclusion, keeping your life and work life differently from each other is a good for both of them, however if they go for outing together even the off days they will not get a time make themselves free from the work life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, discussing both views and providing a clear personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. While you provide reasons for both sides, such as the risk of spilling secrets or the benefit of avoiding loneliness, the arguments remain at a surface level. To improve, you should expand on your points with more detailed explanations or specific, illustrative examples. The position is consistent throughout, but the overall depth of the discussion is more characteristic of a Band 5.5 or 6.0 level, as the ideas are relevant but not fully extended.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your argument. You use basic cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'In conclusion' to signal transitions. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or repetitive. Additionally, there are instances where the flow is interrupted by awkward phrasing, such as 'Last but last one'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the transition between the two main body paragraphs could be smoother. The structure is functional, but it lacks the sophisticated, flexible use of cohesive devices required for higher bands.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to express your ideas clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'socialize', 'colleagues', and 'house chores'. However, the range is limited, and there are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'get easily stress out' instead of 'get easily stressed' and 'make the distance' instead of 'maintain a distance'. You rely on simple, repetitive language, and there is little evidence of less common or more precise vocabulary. To reach a higher band, focus on using more varied and accurate collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('Every person need', 'Some people believes'), incorrect verb forms ('might be can spill'), and missing articles or prepositions. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are persistent and occur in almost every sentence. You need to focus on basic grammatical accuracy, particularly with verb tenses and pluralization, before attempting more complex sentence structures. The frequency of these errors prevents the essay from reaching a higher band.

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