Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-19

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

IN this mordern world competition has increase a lot as now the resources are more common and illtracy rate also increasing. However in era competition has many factors in life. In this eassy will discuss about its views.

Competion in life of human, plays a vital role as its gives more pressure of work but more opporunity of creating something for efficient. However in this new era , competition is everywhere in school , work , in daily life also some people think its a good thing as competition gives more opporunity by opening more door for much better and perfect work and competition also create pressure on the parties to perform well in there feild which leads to more focus and accuracy in work and there is competition in school as well as between students.

IN daily life competition feels like a race and a test to compelete and win . However the competition also create a enviroment of crulty and selfishness . IN addition to this , some people believes that we should try to cooperate more , rather than competing against each other. in some fact this sounds fair and correct but world without competition becomes constant and there will be no new inovation and invantion . More futher competition helps a person to be more focus and make themselves more better by learning from there competitor and previous mistake.

In conclusion , competition is a good thing as in ways it helps in human life. However , people should sometimes be cooperative rather than competing against each other.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both sides of the argument and provides a personal opinion, meeting the basic requirements of the task. However, the development of ideas is limited. The arguments regarding competition and cooperation are somewhat repetitive and lack specific, concrete examples to support the claims. For instance, the mention of 'innovation and invention' is a good point, but it is not expanded upon with a clear example. The position is clear, but the overall depth of the discussion is insufficient for a higher band, as the ideas remain at a general level throughout the essay.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, which is a positive feature. However, the progression of ideas is sometimes disjointed. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical and occasionally inaccurate, such as the repetitive use of 'However' at the start of sentences. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for example, 'in some fact this sounds fair' is awkward and does not effectively link to the previous point. While the essay is readable, the lack of sophisticated transitions and the somewhat simplistic structure of the arguments limit the coherence of the response.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and often repetitive. There are several spelling errors, such as 'mordern', 'illtracy', 'eassy', 'competion', 'inovation', and 'invantion'. The student uses basic vocabulary to express ideas, such as 'good thing' and 'better', which lacks the precision required for higher bands. While the meaning is generally conveyed, the frequent spelling mistakes and the lack of variety in word choice indicate a limited range of vocabulary that is just adequate for the task but lacks the flexibility needed for a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'competition has increase', 'competition also create'), incorrect word forms (e.g., 'more better'), and punctuation errors. The sentence structure is often clunky, which occasionally impedes the flow of the argument. While the student attempts to use complex sentences, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar and sentence construction prevents the response from reaching a higher band.

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