Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries not enough students are choosing to study science at university. What are the causes of this? What effects does it have on society?

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In various nations children are not interested in learning science courses at college. High expenses and fear of failure are reasons behind it and it's effect can be limited career options and less scientific knowledge.

To begin with, there are various factor of not choosing science. Firstly, it need high expenses. To explain, if science costs high amount and students can not manage doing part times and that will be difficult for them to even provide basic items and that's why children choose to other faculty. Secondly, It generates fear of failure when student could not pass the exam. Elaborating further, every person knows science is difficult in comparison to other subject and cost is also high and after spending lots of money in it and working hard, they do not get the proper result, it makes them feel loser.

On the other hand, it has several effect also of not choosing science course. The first effect is limited career options. To clarify, science sector provides high amount of work but people did not choose this course, they will only have limited job in other sector. Similarly, the another reason is less scientific knowledge. For instance, in this modern generation, scientifc knowkedge is highly needed to know about various development and if we do not have it, it creates great obstacles to understand basic things.

In conclusion, not learning science subjects has own reasons such as lack of interest in science and did not have amount to pursue what they want to and it's effects can be less innovative in different resources and paths and skill development in other sector such as mangement and business communication skills.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question by identifying high costs and fear of failure as causes, then discussing limited career options and reduced scientific knowledge as effects. These points are relevant, and the examples about students struggling to afford materials and the importance of scientific knowledge give the response a clear direction. However, the ideas are only partly developed: for example, the link between fewer science graduates and limited career options is asserted rather than explained, and the final reference to innovation and skills in management and business communication introduces effects that are not clearly connected to your main argument. Explain the social consequences more precisely and support each main point with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on effects, and a conclusion. Signposting such as “To begin with,” “Firstly,” and “On the other hand” helps readers follow the main sections. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. “Similarly, the another reason” does not accurately signal a second effect, and the conclusion combines several ideas without showing how they relate to the body paragraphs. Some references, such as “it” in “it has several effect,” are also unclear. Use linking phrases that express the actual relationship between ideas, and make each paragraph progress from a clear point to an explanation and example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “scientific knowledge,” “career options,” “development,” and “fear of failure,” so the reader can understand the main subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning less clear. For example, “choose to other faculty” and “feel loser” are not natural expressions, while “high amount of work” does not clearly convey the intended meaning. There are also spelling errors such as “scientifc,” “knowkedge,” and “mangement.” Build a more precise range for discussing university study and its social consequences, and check spelling and common word combinations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including explanations introduced by “To explain” and “Elaborating further.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence construction occur frequently enough to make some passages difficult to follow. Examples include “there are various factor,” “it need high expenses,” and “if we do not have it, it creates great obstacles,” where the grammatical relationships are not consistently controlled. The conclusion also joins several clauses without a clear structure. Practise building accurate sentences around one main idea, checking subject–verb agreement and singular/plural forms, then add subordinate clauses once the basic sentence is secure.

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