Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-17
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
In some educational systems, children are required to study one or more foreign languages. In others, foreign language study is not a requirement. What are the potential benefits of foreign language study?
Do you think foreign language study is an important part of education?
Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 4.0)
In this evolving world, everyone is learning new skills to be successful. In some educational institutions, it is mandatory to learn foreign languages, and on the other side, some do not think the same.I believe that it is benefical for students to learn some new languages, but it should not be a compulsion. I will state my viewpoints on this eassy in the following paragharps with some relevant examples
The foremost reason, the children who studies foreign languages does addition to their skills because nowdays, the compitation amoung the stududents to get a job is increased from past few year. So, to stand out different from eveyone children adding new things to their resumes. For instance, in many multi- national companies they have lot of applicants with similar background and study, in stituation to hire a new employee companies look toward the soft skills like how many languages the applicant knows. This thing increase the changes of getting hired.
On the other hand,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The student attempts to address both parts of the task by discussing potential benefits, such as career opportunities and resume building, and stating a personal opinion that learning a foreign language should not be compulsory. However, the response is incomplete and abruptly cuts off in the middle of the second body paragraph, leaving the discussion underdeveloped. Furthermore, the length requirement has not been met, as the text contains only 163 words, which falls significantly short of the 250-word minimum. This severely impacts task fulfillment. Based on these limitations, the response corresponds to a Band 4.0 descriptor for task achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text demonstrates some initial organization, using an introductory paragraph followed by a body paragraph. However, the overall progression breaks down quickly because the essay is incomplete, ending abruptly with 'On the other hand,' and failing to present a conclusion or a coherent second body paragraph. Cohesive devices are attempted (e.g., 'The foremost reason', 'For instance'), but referencing and logical flow are compromised by numerous structural errors and the truncated nature of the response. Paragraphing is initiated but not maintained effectively. These factors place the cohesion and coherence within the Band 4.0 range.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The student uses a basic and repetitive vocabulary with noticeable errors in word choice and spelling throughout the text. Examples include misspelling 'benefical', 'eassy', 'paragharps', 'compitation', 'amoung', 'stududents', 'stituation', and 'increase' instead of 'increases'. Phrases such as 'stand out different from eveyone' demonstrate limited control over collocation and natural phrasing. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic ideas about jobs and skills, the frequent lexical errors and lack of sophisticated range restrict the score to Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the children who studies', 'this thing increase') and awkward phrasing ('in stituation to hire'). Punctuation errors are also present, including missing terminal punctuation in the first paragraph. These persistent errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader and distort meaning. Although the writer attempts complex sentences, the high frequency of grammatical inaccuracies aligns the response with a Band 4.0 descriptor.
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