Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-07

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)

Nowadays not many students are not interested to study science in university in many nations. There are some reason for this such as they are choosing other non- technical subject, therefor some labour shortage accure in the society.

If pupils choose some non- technical subject like accounts, litrature and history they do not have any knowledge about science such as how the machinery are working, how human body are working. For example, some pupils are studing commerce they have only accounts related knowledge. They do not have any technical ideas.

There are some knowledgable labour shortaged in auto mobile sectore. Also, in medical sector, there were no any professional doctors. There were no any scientist in the nation; therefor, no updation in medicines and technical stream. For instance, if there were shortage in all sectores the nation economy were dropped and country's dept were increased. Therefor, poverty were rose.

In conclustion, there were not enough students in science stream at university, there were no any professional people in technical field.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both parts of the question: you suggest that students choose non-technical subjects and describe possible effects, including shortages of skilled workers, fewer medical professionals and scientists, and economic difficulties. However, the causes are only briefly identified, and the response does not explain why students prefer other subjects. The effects are also asserted rather than developed; for example, the link between a shortage of science graduates, national debt and poverty needs clearer reasoning or a relevant example. The conclusion repeats the main point without adding a developed summary. The response is 170 words, so it does not meet the required minimum of 250 words; this limits how fully you can explain and support your ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for effects, and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the main topic. However, progression within and between ideas is limited: the first body paragraph discusses subject choices, while the next moves quickly through shortages in automobiles, medicine and science, then debt and poverty. These points need clearer links and a more deliberate order. Connectors such as “therefor” are repeated and sometimes do not show the relationship accurately. For example, explain how fewer science students lead to fewer specialists before introducing wider economic consequences. Clearer topic sentences, more precise referencing, and a wider range of linking expressions would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “technical subject,” “labour shortage,” “medical sector,” “scientist,” and “poverty,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the message difficult to interpret. Examples include “knowledgeable labour shortaged,” “no updation,” and “country’s dept”; these do not express the intended ideas naturally. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “litrature,” “sectors,” and “conclustion.” Aim to learn accurate collocations for education, employment and economic effects, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you explain causes and consequences rather than relying on broad claims.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You communicate some basic ideas through simple sentences and make an attempt to connect clauses, as in “If pupils choose some non-technical subject … they do not have any knowledge about science.” However, the range of sentence structures is very limited, and frequent errors affect clarity. Examples include “not many students are not interested,” which contains confusing negation, and “how the machinery are working,” where the subject and verb do not agree. Verb forms and tense are also often inaccurate, as in “the nation economy were dropped” and “poverty were rose.” Articles, plurals and sentence construction need more consistent control. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then build longer sentences with subordinate clauses while checking agreement and verb forms.

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