Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In many countries students choose arts rather than science in university because there are several reasons. First there is a too much competition across the percentage or marks in previous degree, that leads many students to give up sciences.Another factor is that the there is too much fee structure of sciences which is a bigger problems for those students who can't afford their fee. Additionally there is most important factor that is related to sufficient recourses of new technology like lack of labs , where students can face the difficulties of working with modern designed equipment and also university can't provide any support to buy these equipment that badly effects the students interest in sciences. For example one my senior who's basically subject was physics and she was in his last year. she is interested in doing a project on Material sciences but unfortunately university didn't offers a project on any field , that's too much disappointing for her and she lefts her project and choose some courses rather than work on project. So finally concluded that less feasibility of these resources gives the negative effect on society .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several plausible causes, including competition for marks, the cost of science courses, and inadequate laboratory facilities. The example of a physics student who could not complete a materials-science project gives one point some personal support. However, the response addresses the effects on society only briefly: the final sentence says that limited resources have a negative effect, but does not explain what that effect is or how it reaches society. The discussion also focuses mainly on university facilities rather than explaining why students choose other subjects. The response is 61 words below the required minimum, which leaves too little space to develop both parts of the question. Explain specific social consequences, such as shortages of scientific professionals or slower technological progress, and support them with examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable sequence: it introduces the issue, lists causes, gives an example, and ends with a brief conclusion. Connectors such as “First,” “Additionally,” and “For example” help signal the relationship between some points. However, the ideas are crowded into one paragraph, so the reader cannot easily distinguish the causes, the example, and the effects on society. Some links are also unclear: “So finally concluded” does not clearly show how the example leads to a social consequence, and the conclusion repeats the point about resources rather than summarising the response. Use separate paragraphs for causes and effects, and make each paragraph develop one main idea with clear links between sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “competition,” “labs,” “equipment,” and “Material sciences,” which helps communicate the subject. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “sufficient resources” and “negative effect on society.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unclear, including “across the percentage or marks,” “too much fee structure,” and “less feasibility of these resources.” Spelling and word-form errors such as “recourses” and “effects” in “badly effects” also reduce precision. Aim for natural academic combinations and check spelling and word forms. For instance, describe “high tuition fees” and “limited access to well-equipped laboratories” rather than translating these ideas word by word.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a sentence beginning “Additionally” that explains how limited equipment affects students. This shows an effort to connect related ideas, but complex sentences are often difficult to follow because of errors in sentence structure, articles, agreement, and verb forms. Examples include “there is a too much competition,” “the there is,” and “university didn't offers.” The example also shifts between “she” and “his,” and sentence boundaries and capitalisation are inconsistent, as in “sciences.Another” and “she is interested.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning less clear. Practise accurate sentence patterns, especially subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms, and use full stops to separate complete ideas.

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