Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-12

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that children learn better when they are placed in classes with children of similar academic abilities. Others believe that children learn better when they are in classes with children representing a diverse range of academic abilities.

Discuss both these views and give your opinion

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

Childern learn abilities

some people belive that children learn when they are placed in classes with childern of similar academic abilities.Other belive that with childern learn better when they are in classes with childern representing a diverse range of academic abilities.

some people belive that childern learn better when they are placed in classes with childern of similar academic abilities .According to me childern learn easily when they are in similar acdemic abilities will improve more ,Because peer group activites increase memory skills ,confident,easy learning and competition levels.Discuss each other ideas , build challanging , sharing and caring ,it automactically increase the knowledge levels .If same age group childern bonding is good to play and talk each other and understanding each other .Once they are in good environment in academic childern learn easily ,improve .

some people belive that childern learn better when they are in classes with children representing a diverse range of academic abilities .

According to me childern not learn properly with different range of childern ,Beacuse normal and gifited childern example if make them to sit in same class normal childern learning skills slow compare to gifited childern ,gifited childern understand the concept easily but, Normal childern takes little bit of time to catch the speed .So when the teacher started teaching in one time explanation gifted childern understand fast compare to normal childern teacher should explain in different example repeated explanation then the normal childern understand the topic .In the that time gifited childern get bored .

In conclusion childern should be ready to learn any acdemic or diverse abilities ,both are good either similar or diverse range of academic abitilites .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You address both views and state a preference for grouping children with similar abilities, giving relevant reasons such as peer discussion, confidence and different learning speeds. However, the position becomes unclear in the conclusion, which says both arrangements are good without confirming which you support. The ideas are also only briefly explained: for example, you describe gifted pupils becoming bored, but do not explore how mixed-ability teaching could be adapted or what benefits it might offer. The response is 244 words, six words below the 250-word minimum; 33 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop each view with a specific example and end with a consistent, direct opinion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The response has a recognisable introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion, so the reader can identify its broad structure. However, progression within paragraphs is difficult to follow because several points are joined in long, loosely connected sequences, such as the list of benefits beginning “peer group activities increase memory skills.” Linking is also repetitive: “some people believe” and “According to me” recur, while transitions between claims are often missing. The conclusion introduces a new, uncertain position rather than drawing together the discussion. Use clearer topic sentences, organise each paragraph around one main reason, and connect explanation to example with precise links such as “for instance” or “as a result.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “academic abilities,” “peer group,” “competition,” “concept,” and “explanation,” which helps communicate the main subject. However, the range is basic and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “children learn” and “different range.” Frequent spelling errors, including “childern,” “belive,” “acdemic,” and “gifited,” reduce accuracy and can make reading less fluent. Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “increase the knowledge levels” and “catch the speed.” Build a more precise vocabulary for comparing learning arrangements, and check spelling and collocations carefully. For example, “progress at different rates” is clearer than “catch the speed.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic cause-and-effect structures, for example, “gifted children understand the concept easily but normal children take little bit of time.” This shows an effort to explain relationships between ideas. However, sentence patterns are mostly simple or joined with commas, and errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles and punctuation occur frequently. In “According to me children learn easily when they are in similar academic abilities will improve more,” the clauses do not form a complete, clear sentence. “Teacher should explain in different example repeated explanation” also lacks a clear grammatical structure. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use full stops to separate ideas before attempting more complex structures.

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