Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

It is surprising to know that students in some nations have changed their choice to educate themselves in Science stream at University. There are major two reasons about their selection of different disciplines that one is reducing interest in this subject and increasing the artificial intelligence scope, it will affect the society in different manner.

The foremost logical thinking about the decrease the interest of pupils because of broad range of details of science stream, so that they should have consistently stick to their subject by doing hardwork with perseverance. Consequently, sometimes it becomes so boring and tired without having pleasure to live their lives. Apart from that, a new trend of artificial intelligence has increasing nowadays. It will consider as majority of replacement of numerous jobs.

Also this mentality creates a significant impact on society. For example, students with different disciplines increased, so that medical and paramedical educational institutes remains empty.

To recapitulate that due to decreased interest as well as introduced artificial intelligence, many students now prefer to choose different subject. This will highlighted the effect on lesser the number of students in this stream.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify two possible causes—reduced interest in science and the growth of artificial intelligence—and attempt to mention a social effect. However, the response addresses the question only partially: the causes are asserted rather than explained, and the effect is unclear. The example that “medical and paramedical educational institutes remains empty” does not clearly show how society is affected by fewer science students, and it is not developed with supporting detail. The conclusion mainly repeats the causes without explaining their consequences. The response is also 63 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to develop relevant ideas. Explain each cause and trace specific effects, such as shortages of healthcare professionals or reduced scientific innovation, with a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on an effect, and a concluding sentence. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression between and within these parts is limited, and the relationship between ideas is sometimes difficult to follow. For example, “There are major two reasons” introduces two causes, but the discussion does not clearly separate or fully explain them; “Also this mentality” then refers back vaguely before introducing the social effect. Linking expressions such as “Consequently” and “Apart from that” are present, but they do not always make the logic clear. Use one paragraph for each cause and a separate paragraph for effects, with explicit links showing how each point follows.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt some topic-related vocabulary, including “artificial intelligence,” “disciplines,” “perseverance,” and “paramedical,” so the response has a minimally adequate range for discussing the subject. However, several word choices and collocations are noticeably unnatural and sometimes make the intended meaning harder to understand. For instance, “changed their choice to educate themselves in Science stream” is an awkward way to describe students’ decisions, while “decrease the interest” and “boring and tired” do not express the ideas naturally. “Replacement of numerous jobs” is also imprecise in this context. Aim for clear, conventional academic phrasing and check collocations; more accurate expressions will help communicate your ideas without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “The foremost logical thinking…” and a concluding sentence introduced by “To recapitulate.” However, the range is limited, and attempts to build complex sentences are often faulty, which can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “There are major two reasons … that one is” has an unclear clause structure, and “This will highlighted” uses an incorrect verb form. There are also problems with agreement and sentence construction in “educational institutes remains empty.” Practise forming clear subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses with accurate verb forms and agreement. Careful proofreading for sentence boundaries and punctuation would also improve readability.

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