Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The question “Should full time education become mandatory for children until the age of 18 years?” is being debated in many places. Some people argue that all young people should continue their studies until they reach this age.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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

Student answer (Band 4.5)

Early when students start his education in kindergarten its crusial for his base so to become gratudate in adult age full time education is very important for his life journey. This time most of the students learned many different things on this time.

Due to the affect of not taken the right path most of the students are not become successfull in life and they give up and they did not attent the schools then after they becoming loss in his life and they dont achieve any goal in life. most of the youngs thought that we should continue their study until they reach this age.

From my perspective way full time education play a crucial role in our llife to become successful. Moreover to be know with the fact of keeping full time education is good for learning accountability dedication leaderships amaong many other traits and it helps to maintain the quality of life.

A parrents wish his to see his kid gratuate in his life and they give everything for her success. When a students gives the proper time to his study and learnt everything from his own knowledge because next studt coming years is very difficult for us. University is more difficult compare to the college. Whose student learning clearly in early school start so the next study will be very easy for us.

In conclusion, most of the students living in monotonous life they spent most of the time in comfort zone and when they start the study his mind not ready for this so most of the students left the schools and live in comfort zone.

AI examiner evaluation

CriterionBand
Task Achievement / Task Response4.5
Coherence and Cohesion4.5
Lexical Resource5.0
Grammatical Range and Accuracy4.5
Overall4.5

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You express a general view that full-time education is important, especially in “From my perspective,” and mention potentially relevant benefits such as accountability and leadership. However, the response only partially addresses the question: it does not clearly explain whether education should be compulsory for every child until 18, or consider why some young people might leave school or choose other paths. Several claims remain broad, such as students who leave school “don’t achieve any goal,” and the discussion of university being harder than college does not directly support the age-18 requirement. Develop two relevant reasons, explain how each supports your position, and include a specific example. A clearer, consistent answer to the exact question would make the argument more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has paragraph breaks and a recognisable opening, body discussion and conclusion, so there is an attempt to organise the ideas. However, progression is difficult to follow because points are repeated or introduced without clear links. For example, the opening discusses kindergarten and adult graduation, while the final paragraph shifts to students’ comfort zones without showing how this proves education should be mandatory until 18. Connect each paragraph to one main reason and use clear topic sentences. Linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “In conclusion” are present, but they cannot replace logical development; some references, including “this time” and “his,” also make it unclear which students or period you mean. A more deliberate sequence would help the reader follow your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt some topic-related vocabulary, including “full time education,” “accountability,” “dedication,” “leadership,” and “quality of life.” These choices show an effort to discuss education and its possible benefits. However, the range is limited and several word forms, spellings, or combinations are inaccurate, sometimes making the intended meaning hard to understand: “become gratudate,” “students are not become successfull,” and “next studt coming years” are examples. Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “loss in his life” and “monotonous life.” Build a bank of accurate education-related collocations and check spelling and word forms. More precise vocabulary would help you explain the consequences of leaving school and the benefits of continuing education.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a reason introduced by “Due to” and a sentence beginning “When a student…”. However, sentence structures are often incomplete or inaccurately formed, and errors frequently obscure relationships between ideas. For example, “students are not become successful” has an incorrect verb pattern, while “A parents wish his to see his kid graduate” has problems with articles, agreement and pronoun reference. The opening sentence also combines several ideas without a clear grammatical structure. Practise forming accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses with clear subjects and verbs. Check agreement, verb forms, articles and punctuation when editing; greater control of these basics will make your meaning easier to follow.

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