Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-22

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)

Competition and cooperation become an integral part of iur life . Some people believe that competition is better while others think cooperation is better. Acooarding ro my opinion the cooperate is better of students

Competition are be held in students to learn about their ability. First and formost competition are be held on school base between some students related about curricular activities for instance writing competition test competition speech competition monitor competition these are realat our school and education's competitions. The student competate with oneanother try to hardwork and mostly spend time on their education and mostly time students are read. In school funday funfair cultureday and sportday heod. It is be an opportunity to become a huge name in school in any field wich student win.

Cooperation are be accosiated in school to work them in one platform and learn student work in a groups. The cooperation have also types curricular and noncurricular

Cooperate are related education and non education two types. First and formost it gave a develop for students work on together and solve problem in a group by this way students find answer very easily Forinstance in school science practical are held on large amount students live together. In non education field student play sports and become a team of students work together and have one ideology.

The both activites are better competition create development and focus on ambition and cooperate create relation in student work togetther. According my opinion cooperate is best create relation students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both sides of the question by describing school competitions and cooperation in group work, and you state a preference for cooperation. Examples such as speech competitions and students working together in science practicals are relevant. However, the discussion remains limited and does not fully explain why competition or cooperation benefits people beyond school. Your position is also not consistently clear: the opening says cooperation is better “of students,” while the conclusion says it is best because it creates relationships, without explaining why this outweighs competition’s benefits. Develop each view with a clear reason and a specific example, then make your own judgement explicit and consistent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a paragraph on competition, one on cooperation, and a conclusion. This helps readers identify the two views. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear, and ideas are sometimes repeated rather than developed. For example, the competition paragraph moves from school contests to students studying hard and then to school events without clearly showing how each point supports the argument. Linking phrases such as “First and foremost” and “For instance” are attempted, but some are used awkwardly or do not create a clear relationship between ideas. Organise each body paragraph around one main claim, explain it, and connect the example directly to that claim.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “competition,” “cooperation,” “curricular activities,” “solve problem,” and “team,” so the reader can generally identify the subject. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “students,” “school,” and “work together.” Frequent spelling errors and inaccurate word choices—such as “Acooarding,” “competate,” “oneanother,” and “ideology”—make parts of the response difficult to understand. Some expressions are also unnatural, for example “become a huge name” and “create relation in student.” Build a more accurate set of phrases for discussing benefits and outcomes, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to express reasons and examples, and there are a few simple clauses whose meaning can be followed. However, sentence structures are mostly basic, and attempts to form longer sentences are often faulty. Examples include “Competition are be held in students to learn about their ability” and “The cooperation have also types,” where verb forms and agreement are not controlled. Articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, as in “work in a groups” and the long sentence beginning “The student competate with oneanother.” These errors frequently make the intended relationships unclear. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and basic verb patterns first, then build longer sentences using one clear main clause and a correctly joined supporting clause.

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