Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-28

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Write about the following topic: Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. 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)

Some Individuals that belive that infoarmation about scientific researc should be disclose limitedly, while others belive its is good for everyone specially its really significant for business and academic world. while there are some downside to share as much uodates as possible. I belive it will help in so mant ways on business and the academic field. There are number of reason why sharing information about scientific research is beneficial. One of the reason is that today we are living in a wolrd of globalitation. science basically bless with this. this the reason why research on science has increase.today we heavily depent on informatin about next science research. moreoverly, business and academic are one of thus who need the information. if scientific reseaech expose something new about business or something related with academic, they both will collect the information and use for their benefit. if scientific research find something new about business it will help business world and financical profit will be wonderful. business field will use it the best way they can. as example because off AI alot of business organitaion can done there work just in a minute without being something like the creat an advertizement, before they have to hire a human for this job and have to pay them. but now they don't need it. in academic field scientific research owe so many things such. it expand the academic proccess. New information are added regulary which are boosting our knowledge. Scientific rasearch information informed about this things. despite ab ove agruements, It canot be denied that it creates some problem to. Sometime not all the informatin no need to revale in public. some can get panic with some simple updates. One can easily spread misinformation without kowing the actual fact. people are getting jobless because research tell us wee don't need people for this post. It required time when a new news come to understand. some one might not catch the whole plot and ended up with stress. In conclusion, although revaling information about scientific research has its good terms. And it also carry some negatives effects on society.

AI examiner evaluation

CriterionBand
Task Achievement / Task Response5.5
Coherence and Cohesion5.5
Lexical Resource5.0
Grammatical Range and Accuracy5.0
Overall5.5

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You present a relevant opinion—that sharing research can benefit business and education—and you also acknowledge risks such as misinformation, public anxiety and job losses. These points address the topic, but the two views are not developed evenly. The benefits receive a longer discussion, while the case for protecting valuable information is reduced mainly to possible social harm; issues such as commercial confidentiality or the value of protecting sensitive findings are not explored. Your position is stated in the opening, but the conclusion only says that sharing has positive and negative effects, so it does not clearly restate your own judgement. Develop each side with a specific explanation or example, then make your final position explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on benefits, a paragraph on drawbacks and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the main stages of your argument. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several ideas are joined in long, loosely connected sequences. For example, the discussion moves from globalisation to business use of research and then to AI without clearly explaining the links. Connectors such as “moreover,” “despite” and “in conclusion” are attempted, but some are awkwardly placed or do not establish a clear relationship. Use one main idea per paragraph, order supporting details logically, and use clear referencing so readers can see what “this” or “it” refers to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “scientific research,” “misinformation,” “academic process” and “financial profit,” and the reader can generally identify the subject of your argument. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning unclear. Phrases such as “disclose limitedly,” “globalitation,” “research on science has increase” and “good terms” do not express the intended ideas naturally. Spelling errors, including “belive,” “inform ation” and “revale,” also occur repeatedly and distract from the message. Build a reliable set of topic phrases and check spelling and word forms; for example, use “share information selectively” and “scientific research has increased” rather than attempting uncertain forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You try to use both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if scientific research find something new … it will help” and a contrast introduced by “although.” However, complex attempts are often faulty, and frequent errors in sentence formation and basic grammar can make the argument hard to follow. Examples include “One of the reason is,” “business and academic are one of thus who need,” and “it also carry some negatives effects.” There are also problems with verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation, while several sentence fragments or run-on sequences appear. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check agreement, tense and sentence boundaries during revision.

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