Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

It is sometimes possible to pay somebody to do things you don't want to do, or don't have time to do, for example, household chores or looking after children.

Is this a good way of providing work for others?

Should people do these things themselves?

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Providing work for others are good thin where people will earn money or helping to someone . I will discuss giving work to someone or do work my themself in upcoming paragraph.

To begin with, providing opportunity to people who will be better way care to home or child. Because these day lot of people busy in work like men or women do work. They are not free to do household chores which consume the time. They are mostly prefer to hir someone who can take home . In this way , he or she will make food at home . which create win win situation between the household worker or house owner. They can eat healthy food or person can get job which would be helped to earn bread or butter to his or her family. Secondly, they drop their children in the day care where certified early childhood educator are doing take care or provide activities according age appropriate. Therefore, they could earn money to take care children from morning to evening. Although separation from parent's is not good thing, they will learn moral value or age according skill . That would be provided help for further . Parents can work on their office without any worry.

In contrast, people should take their children or do household work by themselves. first of all, if one person of the house to do work another family member is free then he or she has time to do work . They could be save the money which will they gave to the maid or nanny.Secondly, they can spend more time with their little one or they can ensure the child safety. Which is very important. Because we can not believe any person. So , if people do work by themself they can physically do activity and maintain healthy body.

In conclusion, I think make the way where people can work is good because it crease the country economy or make the high living stranded, another side, people do work by themself or make secure environment to the family or kids .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the benefits of providing work for others and the counter-argument regarding doing tasks oneself. However, the development of ideas is somewhat superficial. For instance, the argument about 'earning bread and butter' is relevant but lacks depth. The position is generally clear, though the introduction is slightly disjointed and lacks a strong thesis statement. To reach a higher band, you should expand on the societal implications of outsourcing labor versus the personal benefits of self-reliance with more nuanced examples rather than just listing basic advantages.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate (e.g., 'In contrast', 'Therefore', 'Although'). There are instances where the logical flow between sentences is disrupted by grammatical errors, such as the transition between the discussion of childcare and the conclusion. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the connection between ideas within paragraphs could be smoother. Improving the variety and precision of linking words will help the essay flow more naturally.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks precision and variety. You rely on basic phrasing like 'do work' or 'good thing' repeatedly. There are several instances of awkward collocations and word choice errors, such as 'make the high living stranded' (likely meaning 'standard of living') and 'crease the country economy' (likely meaning 'increase'). While the meaning is generally conveyed, the lack of sophisticated or precise vocabulary limits the score. You should focus on learning topic-specific collocations related to employment and household management.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a high frequency of grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement ('providing work... are good thin'), article usage, and sentence structure. Many sentences are fragmented or contain run-on structures, such as 'They are mostly prefer to hir someone who can take home.' While you attempt some complex structures, they are often marred by errors that occasionally impede readability. To improve, you need to focus on basic sentence construction, verb tense consistency, and proofreading for common errors like missing articles and pluralization.

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