Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-11-14

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 4.5)

Introduction

In most of the countries not a lot of students are selecting science to study at institute.What are the reasons of this?What effects does it have on society?As in past few years every country and society changes their perceptions towards study,students chooses the subject accourding to their interest.

Paragraph 1

In many countries students are not choosing science to study at university because now a days students shows more interest in Technology and arts courses rather than the science courses. Students perceptions changes with time and now they think technology like AI and IT have more populartly than the science subjects. As science courses are consideerd as boring subjects and now students wants some creativity that matches their needs and interests. They also get involve in skils making things that will teach them some new things. Thats why they are not choosing science to study.

Paragraph 2

The main reason of not choosing the science courses is the students interest or may be their view point. Today IT and AI is much more popular and students get more involve in it. The other reason is also be the difficulty in understanding the courses of science.It does not have any major effect on society, as students have a rights to choose whatever they wanted to study. They now what they are choosing or on what courses they wanted to study on.It has a positive effect on society that students will learn more if they wil have rights to choose their courses.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify plausible causes, including students’ interest in technology and the perceived difficulty or boredom of science, and you state that students should be free to choose their subjects. However, the task asks about effects on society, and this part is not adequately answered: saying there is “not any major effect” and then describing students’ freedom does not explain wider consequences, such as shortages of scientists or slower medical and technological progress. The causes are also repeated rather than developed with specific examples or explanation. The response is 244 words, six words below the 250-word minimum; the nine words copied from the prompt are excluded. To improve, explain both positive or negative societal effects and support each main point with a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has an introduction and two body paragraphs, and the first paragraph mainly discusses causes while the second attempts to address effects. This gives the reader a basic sense of structure. However, progression is weak: the second paragraph repeats the causes from the first (“IT and AI” and students’ interests) before briefly turning to effects, so the two parts of the task are not clearly separated. Connections between ideas are often simple or repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “The other reason” and “The main reason.” The opening also repeats the task questions rather than establishing a clear direction. Organise one paragraph around causes and another around distinct societal effects, using clear topic sentences and linking each explanation to its consequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “technology,” “AI,” “science courses,” “creativity,” and “difficulty,” so the reader can follow the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. For example, “have more populartly” does not express the intended idea naturally, and “get involve in skils making things” is difficult to interpret. Spelling errors such as “accourding,” “consideerd,” and “wil” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise phrases that explain the ideas, such as “greater career prospects in technology” or “science is perceived as demanding,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a reason-and-result structure such as “because now a days students shows more interest…” This shows an effort to connect ideas, but control is inconsistent, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or difficult to follow. Examples include subject–verb agreement in “students shows” and “students chooses,” missing or incorrect articles in “at institute,” and faulty forms in “students have a rights” and “whatever they wanted to study.” Punctuation also needs attention: several sentences run together without spaces after full stops or question marks. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries first; then build longer sentences from those reliable patterns.

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