Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-05

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)

To begin with study science at university is great task for student. science is a very vital subject in worldwide and in every country try to improve their education system day by day. but student find study science is hard topic and they have to concerate more on science than any other subject.

first of all the we will discuss about the cause student not interest in science because nowdays student get more stress about their result and if you are a science leaner parents and teacher automantally have expection from you.moreover in that pressure situation student are scared as a result of compition increasing day by day.some countries help finacial their student to get better education in science but in india the science insitute is expensive for middle class student.

secondly we will talk about its effect our society ofcourse it will.if we dont have science student our society will lack of doctors,nurses and many more medicial profession. and also its effect on our health and wealth.we dont get proper treatment for our illness and its expensive too.in that case only few people provide health services to our community its a serious issue

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the task only partially, as it touches upon both causes and effects, but the ideas remain limited and under-developed. For example, while the writer mentions stress and financial costs as causes, these points lack specific elaboration or supporting examples. Furthermore, the length requirement is not met, as the text contains only 194 words, falling significantly short of the 250-word minimum. To reach a higher level, the writer needs to present fully extended ideas with well-supported examples for both prompts while meeting the required word count.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some organisation evident with basic transition phrases like 'To begin with', 'first of all', and 'secondly', but the essay lacks a clear overall progression. The paragraphing is inadequate, as the entire response is clumped into two massive paragraphs that cover multiple distinct ideas without proper logical separation. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'secondly we will talk about its effect our society ofcourse it will'. To improve, the writer should employ paragraphing effectively, separating introduction, causes, effects, and conclusion, and use a wider variety of cohesive ties logically.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The student relies on basic terms and encounters noticeable errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'concerate' for concentrate, 'leaner' for learner, 'expection' for expectation, and 'medicial' for medical. These errors and limited word choices cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted lexical range. To achieve a higher band, the student must expand their vocabulary range, demonstrate more precision in word choice, and eliminate basic spelling and word-form errors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of structures, consisting mostly of simple or poorly controlled sentences. Attempts at complex or compound sentences are often faulty, featuring frequent errors in grammar, articles, prepositions, and punctuation. Examples include 'To begin with study science at university is great task', 'every country try to improve', and 'student not interest in science because nowdays student get more stress'. Frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader. To improve, the writer needs to demonstrate a greater variety of grammatical structures with improved accuracy, paying closer attention to subject-verb agreement and article usage.

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