Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-16
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)
There has been an ongoing debate about whether a interact with the work staff during the evenings and the saturdays and sundays.Some individual believe that it is good way to do work. whereas other argue that do alone and avoid the socialise with the colleagues.This essay will discuss both perspective before presenting my own opinion.
On the one hand, proponents of dealing with the work friends has plenty of merit.Firstly, we can can boost over confident to speak betweek the lot of people.This is primarily because many people have fear to speak front of the folks they can noy easily high their volume because of the shyness.So, this is the best way to do socialise with the work collleagues during evening or weekend to overcome the these fear. In addition, we can put over thought with them and also learn a lot of thinks from them which is very crucial for our creative think.because learning from other is the most vital think for us so we can get more conentrate with the ideas and get more and more creative ideas.Although, our communication skill will be develop as we can do meeting with the staff and do debate eachother so it will make better communication skill as well as we became a good listener.
On the other side, there are people who think its very beneficial to keep working life completely alone from social life because they need peaceful life. As they want to do their project alone with calm and with their favoute place. Moreover, In group it is very difficult to come in one point with the huge group is it very easy for indivdual to think fast no sharing with other to come in one point and do fast as possible.
From my perspective, I believe that its a better to do project with the collegues as there are plenty of advanatage to do work in group. Furthermore, it increased out communication skill,improved our confidents and also the work will be easy as we distribute our work. And also we can enjoy the momment with the friend during the work and make the memorable days with them.
In conclution, while both view have their own prons and cons, I personally think that socialise with work staff during weekends and evenings as it is more practical and beneficial in the long run.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views (socialising with colleagues versus keeping work and social life separate) and presents a clear personal opinion throughout the essay. The ideas are extended, although some arguments, particularly regarding creativity and communication, are slightly repetitive and under-developed. For example, the student mentions that socialising boosts confidence and helps overcome fear, which is a relevant point, but the explanation becomes somewhat convoluted. Overall, the task is adequately fulfilled, corresponding to a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into five standard paragraphs, maintaining an overall coherent arrangement. However, referencing and cohesive devices are frequently mechanical or faulty. For instance, transitional phrases like 'On the one hand' and 'In conclution' are used, but referencing within sentences is often unclear, as seen in 'to overcome the these fear' and 'come in one point with the huge group is it very easy'. Paragraphing is present, but internal logical progression is sometimes disrupted by awkward phrasing and abrupt shifts between ideas, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a limited and repetitive range of vocabulary, with noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. Phrases such as 'a interact with the work staff', 'do alone', and 'creative think' demonstrate a lack of control over word formation and collocation. Although the writer attempts less common vocabulary like 'proponents' and 'beneficial', inaccurate word choices ('over confident', 'conentrate') and spelling errors ('conclution', 'collegues') place this response firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The writing exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are persistent errors in articles, prepositions, subject-verb agreement, and sentence boundaries (e.g., 'Some individual believe', 'because learning from other is the most vital think for us so we can get more conentrate'). Many sentences contain multiple structural errors that strain the reader and obscure the intended meaning, aligning with the Band 4.0 descriptors.
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