Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Many households use large amounts of electricity every day. Some people believe that everyone should make an effort to use less electricity at home, even if this means changing their usual daily routines.

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 5.5)

Nowadays, many people believe that some households use big portion of electricity daily. While some people believe that everyone should make an effort to use less power at home, for that also changed their everyday routines. In my View, I partially agree with this statement because few do not take enough care about electricity. However I also believe that large population very serious with this.

Firstly, one of the main reason why I agree with this statement is that some homeowner never serious about it. This is because they leave a fan, lights and an appliances turn on after the use. For example, someone will use washroom and he turned on ventilation fan while using washroom, after using it he forgot to turn off the fan, now that fan will be stay turn on for long. Moreover, some people not focuse on external lights, they leave them on during day time. If someone have floodlight in his backyard and he has to do something in his backyard at night time. At that time he turned it on and after finishing his work he forgot to ruen off. Now that light turned on whole night and next day so this is very serious concerns with power usage.

On the other hand, I believe that many people take this matter very seriously and had made some excellent changes in there life only for the power saving. the main reason is that they upgrade their appliances from high power consumption to low consumption. For instance, recently one of my friend asking me about LED lights, he want to know about power saver LED bulb. And I help him with that.

In conclusion, although some are now taking this matter very seriously, I believe that after knowing recent changes in near by houses. In my opinion, people have to spend less amount of power because it is wasting hardly generated energy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a partly clear position: you agree that people should reduce electricity use, while noting that some households already take the issue seriously. The examples of forgotten fans and outdoor lights are relevant and help explain why effort is needed. However, the opposing point about efficient appliances is only briefly illustrated by a friend asking about LED bulbs; it does not explain how this shows that people are already making changes or how much routine change is necessary. The conclusion also introduces “recent changes in near by houses” without explaining them, so your final view is difficult to follow. Develop both sides more fully and state clearly whether routine changes are necessary, rather than relying mainly on isolated examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs and a conclusion. “Firstly” and “On the other hand” help signal the shift between your main points, and the examples generally follow the claims they support. However, progression is uneven: the introduction’s position is unclear, and the conclusion refers to nearby houses without a clear link to the preceding discussion. Some connections are also mechanical or confusing, such as “For example” followed by a long sequence about a washroom fan, then “Moreover” introducing another similar case. Use clearer topic sentences and make each paragraph develop one point in a deliberate order. Ensure pronouns and references, such as “this matter” and “this,” have an unmistakable meaning.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “electricity,” “power usage,” “appliances,” “ventilation fan” and “LED lights.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are noticeably inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning harder to understand. Examples include “big portion of electricity,” “some homeowner never serious,” “power saver LED bulb” and “wasting hardly generated energy.” Spelling errors such as “focuse,” “ruen” and “there” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for energy use and conservation, and check spelling and word forms. For example, use “a large amount of electricity,” “energy-efficient appliances” and “reduce unnecessary consumption” in place of less natural expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including conditional examples and clauses introduced by “because” and “while.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, verb forms, agreement and articles. For instance, “one of the main reason” needs a plural noun, while “they leave a fan, lights and an appliances turn on” has problems with both the noun forms and the verb pattern. In “he turned on ventilation fan,” an article is missing, and “that fan will be stay turn on” shows faulty verb construction. These errors can make the reader pause, even though the main ideas are usually recoverable. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns before adding longer clauses, and proofread for agreement, articles and consistent tense.

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