Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-16
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 5.0)
Some individuals belive that it requires to have a competition in school, workplace and everyday life of people in beneficial. Whereas other think this should be cooperative work rather than thinking competient one another.
Firstly, we are living in a era where everyone living fast pace life. Everyone desire to have best things in their lifes. As a result, they make competition the person who is better than them .This sometimes result in personal development in their skills in different fields. They are motivated and work hard for making them better which result in talented students in school and skilled personal in every work place. This competition not only develop person nationally but also help them to compete with international organization and explore themself globally. Secondly, when people have competitive attitude among them then they could not present friendly relationship. This relationship create environment without friend.
On the other hand, when people help each other they can share their knowledge among them which help to enrich every individul. Moreover, this sharing and helping relationship develop nation who are liberal and jelous free. Secondly, when we cooperate each other we get more friend and less enemy. In our difficulties this sharing attitudes help to find people easily which make our working and academic environment peace and workable.So, I strongly recommended to be cooprative w
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt regarding competition and cooperation, presenting an explicit opinion at the end of the text. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and the response is cut off mid-sentence at 223 words, failing to meet the minimum 250-word requirement. This under-length impacts the overall completeness of the task. While the student attempts to explore personal development and social relationships, the arguments remain underdeveloped and lack specific supporting examples. Consequently, the response aligns best with a Band 5.0 for Task Achievement due to partial task fulfillment and the length penalty.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay demonstrates an attempt at organization with paragraph breaks and basic transition markers such as 'Firstly' and 'On the other hand'. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward phrasing and abrupt shifts between ideas. Referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in sentences like 'This relationship create environment without friend.' Paragraphing is used, but the conclusion is incomplete and lacks adequate cohesive tying. Overall, the structural flow shows some basic organization but suffers from mechanical and repetitive cohesive devices, meriting a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate vocabulary range to discuss work, school, and daily life. Words like 'competition', 'development', and 'knowledge' are used appropriately, but there are noticeable errors in word formation and choice, such as 'belive', 'competient', 'individul', and 'jelous free'. Less common lexical items are attempted but frequently misused. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted lexical control, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor for vocabulary.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay relies on a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty and ungrammatical. Examples include 'Some individuals belive that it requires to have a competition...' and 'everyone living fast pace life'. There are frequent errors in verb tense, article usage, and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'This sometimes result', 'this sharing and helping relationship develop'). These persistent errors can cause difficulty for the reader, although basic meaning usually remains understandable, supporting a Band 5.0 score.
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