Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-09

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 5.5)

In various country, studying science at the colleges were kept reducing and students are loosing their interest to get knowledge in science. This essay will discuss about the cause of it and effect of this in society.

On the one side, the reason behind not taking science at the institution is a high burden of assignments and projects. The learner learning science has to complete three or four assignments per week. As, this assignment will help them to increase their knowledge, students face difficults to solve the problems. Additionally, second reason behind not taking science is higher competion in job sector. At present, AI had increase a lot in job sectors which are replacing a humans interface. For example, job secter like engineers are now being replace with AI robots which can tackle problems better than human being. As a result, many well trained engineers are now facing a problem to secure a job.

On the other side, learning science is important for the field of engineers and doctors. As less students are interesting towards science will directly effect to have a less professionals in country. Engineers are the ones who helps to develop country in sectors like infrastructure and technology and doctors in healthcare. However, country with out professionals would be like on development and growth of the country. Also, this will effect towards country's economic.

In conclusion, there are many reasons of not taking science like high burden and development in AI which led to job problems. Effects like

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both causes and effects, and the examples about assignment demands, AI, engineers, and healthcare workers are relevant to the question. However, the response only partially develops these points. The link between heavy coursework and students’ choices is asserted rather than explained, while the claim that AI is replacing engineers needs clearer support and is not fully connected to why students avoid studying science. The effects paragraph identifies possible shortages of engineers and doctors, but the final point about economic effects is left unexplained. The conclusion also ends with “Effects like” and does not complete its summary, so the response’s overall position and main ideas are not fully brought together. Develop each cause and effect with a clear explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, one on effects, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “On the one side,” “Additionally,” and “As a result” show an effort to guide the reader through the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the discussion moves from assignments to AI and job competition without fully explaining the connection between these ideas. Some linking expressions are awkward or do not accurately signal the relationship between points, and “On the other side” is less suitable than a direct transition to effects. The conclusion’s unfinished “Effects like” disrupts the ending. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each claim to its explanation before introducing the next point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “assignments,” “job sector,” “engineers,” “infrastructure,” and “healthcare.” This gives the response a basic range for discussing education and society. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “students are loosing their interest,” “higher competion,” “a humans interface,” and “country with out professionals would be like on development.” Spelling errors such as “secter” and “difficults” also reduce accuracy. Aim to learn common academic word partnerships and check spelling and word forms. More precise expressions for declining enrolment, employment prospects, and national development would help communicate your ideas clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including cause-and-effect structures such as “As a result, many well trained engineers are now facing a problem to secure a job.” However, complex attempts are often faulty, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction can make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “studying science at the colleges were kept reducing” has problems with agreement and verb form, while “Engineers are the ones who helps” has a subject–verb agreement error. The final sentence fragment, “Effects like,” also leaves the conclusion grammatically incomplete. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea, then check verb agreement and tense before adding subordinate clauses.

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