Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-15
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 4.0)
People hold different views regarding that selecting a subject in the university levels. In today's rapidly advancing world, it is very difficult task to choose any relevant subject according to their study level. I believe that it has some side effects that can be affected on the society.
On the one hand, there are several causes that can affect social and economy life. Firstly, at this stage youngsters are free hand to choose their level and also select their subject. Individuals are able to get more knowledge about own catagory.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0
The response makes only a minimal attempt to address the question. It mentions that choosing a university subject is difficult and refers generally to “side effects” on society, but it does not identify clear causes of the decline in science enrolment or explain specific effects on society. The point about young people being free to choose subjects does not explain why fewer choose science, and no relevant example is provided. The response also does not establish a clear, developed position. The required minimum length is not met: the response contains 90 words, which leaves too little space to answer both parts of the task. To improve, explain at least two plausible causes and trace their consequences for society, supporting each with a specific example.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening statement is followed by a paragraph beginning “On the one hand,” and “Firstly” signals a point. These markers show some awareness of paragraphing and sequencing. However, the ideas do not develop into a clear progression, and the opening does not lead directly to an explanation of the task. The phrase “On the one hand” also suggests a contrasting point that never appears. Connections between sentences are weak: the statement about choosing a subject is followed by a general claim about gaining knowledge, without explaining their relationship. Use paragraphs for the introduction, causes, effects, and conclusion, and connect each claim to the next with clear explanations.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The response uses some vocabulary relevant to education and society, including “university,” “subject,” “youngsters,” and “social and economy life.” This gives the reader a general sense of the topic, but the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or incorrectly formed, which makes the intended meaning less clear. For example, “free hand to choose their level” is not a natural way to describe students’ choices, while “own catagory” is both misspelled and unclear in context. “Side effects” is also too vague for describing social consequences. Build a more precise topic vocabulary and check collocations and spelling; terms such as “science enrolment,” “career prospects,” and “skills shortage” would help express relevant ideas accurately.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response includes mostly short, simple sentence patterns, with a few attempts to add complexity, such as “it is very difficult task to choose any relevant subject according to their study level.” Some sentence meanings can be understood, but grammatical control is uneven. In that example, the article is missing before “very difficult task,” and “according to their study level” does not form a clear grammatical relationship. The opening phrase “regarding that selecting a subject” is also not a well-formed construction, and “it has some side effects that can be affected on the society” has an unclear clause structure. To improve, practise accurate sentence patterns with articles and subordinate clauses, and make sure each sentence has a clear subject, verb, and relationship between ideas.
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