Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-01

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)

In this fast-past lifestyle people prefer to hire to do there daily work and attend there young children. In my opinine i am on the side of this trend. I will explain my inclination in up coming paraphargh.

There are several reason which could be attribut for the interest and the foremost one is physical fitness. As this i mean doing household work by our own can make person do something from just sitting in front of computer. Furthermore, while working person might not get time to go to gym or spend time time with childen. For example, working women who spend most time in office need time with there infants or do some exercise so doing the houldhold chores and taking care of there childen can gave them time to both. However, if they hire some to this things they can fousce on there carrers and provide ajob for someone unemployed.

On the other hand, the buy schedules are often the problem for people to do both the things. So, hiring someone to take care of your children would the best for them. Because children need attention whole time to feed and sleep them. As result, people get help for there house hold so that do not have clean by themself. while, working whole day person might tried and do want to do streesful work at home to.

To wrap up, hiring the cleaning person and babysitters can make helping hand for parents and also create job for people. But, on the side person might loss the connection with there childen and getting healthy life style.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: whether it is a good way to provide work and whether people should do these things themselves. However, the development of ideas is limited. The arguments regarding physical fitness and career focus are relevant but lack depth and clear logical progression. The position is somewhat contradictory; the introduction states the writer is in favor of the trend, but the conclusion introduces concerns about losing connections with children, which weakens the overall stance. To improve, ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single, well-developed idea that directly supports your position.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the logical flow is often disrupted by unclear referencing and awkward transitions. For example, the phrase 'As this i mean' is confusing, and the transition 'On the other hand' is used to introduce a point that does not clearly contrast with the previous paragraph. Cohesive devices are used, but they are often mechanical or misused, such as 'As result' and 'To wrap up'. The progression of ideas is sometimes difficult to follow due to these structural issues.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive, which restricts the ability to convey complex ideas. There are frequent spelling errors, such as 'fast-past' (fast-paced), 'opinine' (opinion), 'paraphargh' (paragraph), 'fousce' (focus), and 'carrers' (careers). These errors are noticeable and occasionally impede the reader's understanding. The range of vocabulary is basic, and there is little attempt to use less common lexical items or idiomatic expressions. To reach a higher band, you should focus on accurate spelling and expanding your range of topic-specific vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a high frequency of grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('people prefer to hire to do there daily work'), incorrect word forms ('attribut' instead of 'attributed'), and missing articles. Sentence structures are mostly simple, and attempts at complex sentences are often faulty, such as 'As result, people get help for there house hold so that do not have clean by themself.' These errors are frequent and sometimes make the meaning difficult to grasp. A greater focus on basic sentence construction and proofreading for common grammatical slips is necessary.

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