Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-24

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

People should never eat meat because raising animals for human consumption is cruel.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

In today's rapidly changing world the issue of consumption of meat has sparked a considerable debate. there are those who convince that people should never eat meat because it is very cruel how it raise only for humans to eat. This essay will explore both view point of agree and disagree including my personal opinion which viewpoint have greater merits.

Chickens and pig are widely used to fulfill the need of the demand of meat in the market. In every occasion people use different meal to eat however, meat have the main focus. This all is happening because this chicken and pig grow very fast where people feed them too much even they can't able to stand in their own leg. Peoples are eating them to fulfill their protein intake. For example, creature which is bigger than us where it raising up us to eat how it feel to us it is same as we raising chicken or any animal to consume.

People should use alternatives like as using fresh green vegetables, fruits in instant of meat. There are several different means that can replace meat. However the taste of meat cant replaced by any thing. People should aware to not to do this (raising different animals to eat). There are those who run this types of business and living life not only of them as well as they running over thousands of house by hiring as a staff in their business. Every person have their own choice different person have different taste according to their choice they love to eat different animals like some love to eat beef and some love to eat pork some chicken.

In conclusion, i not totally agree and not totally disagree with this topic. However, i think it is good to not eat different animal by raising them it is cruel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by discussing whether raising animals for meat is cruel and whether people should stop eating meat, ultimately presenting a balanced or slightly hesitant personal viewpoint in the conclusion. However, the ideas lack full development and clarity. For instance, the second paragraph attempts to discuss factory farming with examples like 'chicken and pig grow very fast where people feed them too much even they can't able to stand in their own leg,' but the reasoning is disjointed and hard to follow. The writer touches upon alternatives and the economic impact on business owners in the third paragraph, but these points are thrown together without deep elaboration. According to the Band 5 descriptors, the task is addressed only partially, and the position becomes somewhat unclear, especially with the contradictory concluding statement 'i not totally agree and not totally disagree.' Therefore, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is divided into four paragraphs, showing a basic attempt at structural organization with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by abrupt shifts in topic and poor cohesion. For example, the transition from discussing fast-growing factory animals in paragraph two to fresh vegetables and business owners in paragraph three feels disjointed and confusing. Cohesive devices are often inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the frequent use of 'however' and 'there are those who.' Furthermore, referencing is sometimes unclear, as seen in the sentence 'For example, creature which is bigger than us where it raising up us to eat how it feel to us.' Paragraphing is used, but the internal flow of ideas is mechanical and lacks smooth transitions, aligning closely with the Band 5 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student uses a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary to express basic ideas related to the topic, such as 'consumption,' 'alternatives,' and 'protein intake.' However, there are numerous inappropriate word choices and collocations that reveal a lack of precision, such as 'convince' instead of 'convinced' or 'of the opinion,' 'raise only for humans' instead of 'raised,' and 'in instant of meat' instead of 'instead of meat.' Additionally, spelling errors like 'view point' and minor morphological issues occur throughout the text. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey a general meaning, the noticeable errors and restricted range place this response firmly in the Band 5 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. Frequent errors are present throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('meat have the main focus', 'creature which is bigger... where it raising up'), missing auxiliary verbs ('even they can't able to stand'), and capitalization errors ('i not totally agree'). Complex sentence structures are frequently faulty and obscure the intended meaning, such as in the convoluted sentence 'For example, creature which is bigger than us where it raising up us to eat how it feel to us it is same as we raising chicken.' Because these errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader to understand the intended message, the grammar score corresponds to a Band 5.0.

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