Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-03
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)
A few people believe that it is the best way to competite in schools, also in daily life during work. Some believe that we should cooperate with others during work instead of doing competing.I also perfer the second point that we should cooperate with orthers during working.
A lot of people think that competition during working at workplace is best way to upgrade in professional way. Due to this, they prefer work alone is better way to promote their standard and did not lose their privacy.As per example a study shows that people want to work alone thet did not want to bare any interfrance in any work. Also, they doing their work their own style.
One the other hand, people think that cooperate the other collauge is best thing to get experience. Moreover, they got comfortable each other and also helping other. It is the best way to socialized in society and made new relations. For example, In India last year a group of people help each other in a project and got a best workers aword.
In conclusion, compitation in any work is good thing. It give energy to do work on time and perfect.Meanwhile, Some people trust that work with the help of other is easy and getting more friendly. And I am with that point we have to doing work with the help of cooperate.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses the task only partially, as it is under the required length of 250 words, totaling only 229 words. While the candidate attempts to discuss both views regarding competition and cooperation and states a personal opinion, the ideas are limited and under-developed. For instance, the discussion on why people prefer to work alone is restricted to brief, simplistic points without sufficient explanation or elaboration. Similarly, the arguments for cooperation lack extended reasoning and rely on a single, vaguely described example from India. The position is expressed, but the overall development lacks the depth required for a fully formed argument.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
There is some organisation in the essay, with basic paragraphing attempted, but there is no clear overall progression throughout the text. Cohesive devices are frequently inadequate, inaccurate, or overused, such as repetitive transitions like 'Moreover,' and 'Also,'. Referencing is also not always clear, as seen in phrases like 'thet did not want to bare any interfrance' where the link between sentences becomes strained. While the essay is divided into an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, the internal flow within paragraphs is mechanical and lacks smooth logical connections between ideas.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task, containing noticeable errors that cause some difficulty for the reader. There are numerous word choice and word form errors throughout the text, such as 'competite' instead of compete, 'perfer' instead of prefer, 'collauge' instead of colleague, and 'compitation' instead of competition. The candidate attempts some less common vocabulary, but these attempts are marred by inaccurate spelling and collocation, which restrict the clarity and precision of the response.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences, while attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors in verb forms, tenses, subject-verb agreement, and articles, such as 'people want to work alone thet did not want to bare', 'they doing their work their own style', and 'It give energy to do work on time'. Punctuation and word order errors also appear throughout, which requires the reader to slow down and can cause difficulty in fully grasping the intended meaning.
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