Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-16

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)

In recent time limited numbers of students are in science section in university level. The case of limited flow of students such as hard to study, expensive.

To begin with, there are serveal reasons why students not choosing to study science at university. To explain it, As we will kown about the science sectors becasue we study the science form schools level in study we had to face more hard question due to that limited people can master the science and choose thier care in the field of science. As the result, fewer people take science at university level. Similarly, the another cause is expensive to study the sicence, in the sector of science university have to incerase the price of leraning becasue all the facilites, services and schoolerships cannot be provided for all that is the one of the reasons for less science students in university level.

On the othere hand, if the science students were decline then alot of trable also came in the earth and on society. To eloborate it, in the field science their are so many sectores like chemistry, biological which hepls to identify the world enviroment and up-comming danger if the science will wip out form histoty then all they techology will also wip out sue to that it will directly impact the socitey in all asspect aof life.

To sum up, There are alot of reasons behind students not taking interset in science at university level. If they refuse to take the course then it will directly effect the society in lifesyle and also in farming sectors due to that people cannot feed also no longer used the techology.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question: you identify difficulty and the cost of studying science as causes, and describe possible effects on technology, environmental understanding, and farming. These points are relevant, but they are only partly explained. For example, you say science involves “more hard question” and that facilities make university study expensive, without showing clearly how these factors discourage students or giving a specific example. The effects paragraph also makes broad claims that technology could “wip out” and people might not be able to feed themselves, but the links to fewer science graduates are not fully developed. To strengthen the response, explain each cause-and-effect chain more precisely and support it with a concrete example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about causes, one about effects, and a conclusion. Signposts such as “To begin with,” “On the other hand,” and “To sum up” help identify these sections. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several ideas are crowded into long sentences, and connections between claims are not always clear. For instance, the discussion moves from science being difficult to limited mastery and then to career choice without clearly explaining each step. The effects paragraph similarly shifts among chemistry, the environment, technology, society, and farming. Use shorter, more clearly focused sentences and organise each paragraph around one main point, with explicit links between supporting details.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “university level,” “facilities,” “technology,” and “society,” and you attempt to discuss several scientific fields. However, the range is limited and repetition of general terms such as “reasons,” “science,” and “society” reduces precision. Frequent spelling errors and inaccurate word choices—such as “serveal,” “trable,” “wip out,” and “effect” where “affect” is intended—make parts of the response difficult to understand. Some phrases are also unnatural, including “limited flow of students” and “hard to study.” Build a more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling and collocations carefully; for example, describe “a shortage of science students” and “the high cost of laboratory-based courses.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” and “if.” However, control is weak: errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation occur frequently and sometimes obscure meaning. For example, “students not choosing to study science” lacks an auxiliary, while “if the science students were decline” has an incorrect verb construction. In “university have to increase the price,” the subject and verb do not agree, and several sentences run together without clear punctuation. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Pay particular attention to subject–verb agreement, verb forms after “if,” and sentence boundaries.

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