Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-24

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)

Bacically in a student point of view student who has intrest in which field his can select anyone don't can forced them to select a filed like choose a science univercity or commerce univercity.

the causes of students don't even choose science university for difficult and to large syllabus.other possibality are if a student will thinking for commerss filed student think go out a pation who student love not a any one forced to select a pation.student want to become a CA so he don't chhose Science field its a opposite way.and some students problem was students want to choose a science university but they don't get addimition in his selected university and after so many try if dont get admiition they change disigen.

A effects of students who don't choosing to study science at university like in a country don't make to many doctors or enginners.mostly science filds students are who select science filed to made for doctors and enginners so if in a society get any degister or earth wake so mainly society want a some batchler or doctor students of science.

i think in any countries 40% students are select a science feild and 60% students are select commerse feild.if goverment try to improve a students to select a science university so goverment want to taech a science related course in schools for explaining science feild is not a heard and imporve a practical thing to do because practical way to is vary easy to understand to student. goverment want to make a schorlership for a science student for study.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question: you suggest that science is seen as difficult and that students may prefer other careers, and you mention a possible shortage of doctors and engineers as a social effect. These are relevant starting points. However, the causes are not clearly explained, and the point about students failing to gain admission is difficult to connect to the wider trend. The effects section is brief and relies mainly on one example; the claim that society may lack doctors or engineers needs clearer explanation or support. Your final paragraph shifts to government solutions, which the task does not ask for, and the estimate about subject choices is unsupported. Develop each cause and effect with a clear explanation and a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some organisation: the response moves from possible causes to effects and then to a concluding paragraph. However, the progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow, and the final paragraph introduces solutions rather than bringing the causes and effects together. Connections between ideas are sometimes unclear, as in the sentence about students who want science but cannot get admission, followed by changing their decision. Linking phrases such as “other possibility” and “so” are used, but they do not consistently show the precise relationship between points. Use separate, clearly focused paragraphs for causes and effects, and make each paragraph develop one main idea in a logical order. Clearer referencing would also help readers understand who “they” and “his” refer to.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “syllabus,” “doctors,” “engineers,” “practical,” and “scholarship.” This shows some ability to discuss education and its social consequences. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “science field” and “students.” Frequent spelling errors, such as “Bacically,” “intrest,” “univercity,” and “admiition,” make the writing harder to read. Some choices are also unclear or unnatural, for example “a opposite way” and “get any degister or earth wake.” Build a more accurate topic vocabulary and check spelling carefully. Prefer precise expressions such as “science degree programmes,” “career preference,” and “qualified professionals” where they fit your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You try to form longer sentences and give reasons, for example by linking a student’s career choice to not studying science. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and attempts at longer sentences are often difficult to understand. Errors in sentence formation, verb forms, agreement, articles, and plurals occur throughout: “student who has interest … his can select anyone” and “students are select” are examples. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, so several ideas run together. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “because,” “although,” and “if.” Check that each sentence has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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