Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-08-20

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 this essay, I will talk about why in many countries not enough students are choosing to study scieance at universities, what is causing this change and what are the effects of this change has had or will have on society.

let's first talk about why most of the studants are not choosing science as one of their subjects in universities.Their are many reasons such as science has becom one off the most deficult subjects out there with all the recent discovries that scientists have made. For example, if there is a new discovery it would be added in science books with all the other things like how they made that discovery, what were the processes and what type of knowlede they needed to make that discovery. All of this can sometime frustrate a person and then they would just drop the subject or never pick it at the first place. An other reason i can think of os that now a days our younger genration think that science is a very boaring subject.

Now lets talk about what effects does it have on society and what consiquences we will be facing in the future.The effects of not choosing to study science at university are that these days students are less creative.They do not have new ideas. Its already happning we are not seeing too many new inventions as we use to see in the past. All of this is getting worse by the time. And in future there are gonna be less scientists so less inventions that would mean less growth as a civilization.

If we conclude all of this we can get to a point that this is bad for the society and the younger genration. And this can have very bad effects on our future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The essay addresses both parts of the prompt: causes and effects. However, the development of ideas is limited. The explanation regarding the difficulty of science is somewhat repetitive, and the claim that students are 'less creative' as a result of not studying science is a broad generalization that lacks specific evidence or logical depth. The response would benefit from more concrete examples, such as the impact on specific industries like medicine or engineering, to better support the arguments. The position is clear, but the overall depth of analysis is restricted to a basic level.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the flow between ideas is somewhat mechanical. The use of cohesive devices is basic, relying on simple transitions like 'let's first talk about' and 'Now lets talk about'. The referencing is occasionally unclear, and the concluding paragraph is very brief, failing to effectively synthesize the main points. While there is a logical progression, the lack of sophisticated linking words and the repetitive structure of the sentences make the overall coherence feel somewhat disjointed.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive. There are frequent spelling errors such as 'scieance', 'studants', 'becom', 'deficult', 'discovries', 'knowlede', 'boaring', 'consiquences', and 'genration'. These errors are noticeable and occasionally distract the reader. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to express complex ideas precisely, relying on simple, everyday language. To improve, the student needs to focus on accurate spelling and expanding their range of topic-specific terminology related to education and societal development.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a high frequency of grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('science has becom', 'younger genration think'), punctuation errors (missing spaces after periods), and awkward phrasing ('what effects does it have on society and what consiquences we will be facing'). The sentence structures are predominantly simple or contain errors when attempting complexity. While the meaning is generally understandable, the persistent errors in basic grammar and punctuation significantly impact the quality of the writing.

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