Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-14

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)

It is occasionally possible to hire someone to do the things that we don't feel like to do, or don't have time to do like day to day house chores or looking after children. Now a days, modern world is moving too fast so do the rising expenses due to which both parents needs to work for their betterment of the life. Both partners leaving home in dawn time and returning back in the dusk, in the result nobody have enough time to either cook or do their daily chores.

Additionally, I believe this is one of the good ways of generating employment as well. People who are looking for a work or way to earn the money they can simply provide their skills to the people who are lookin for someone's help. There are humans in the society who actually wanted to do a hardwork but are not getting enough chance to proove themselves so they can help and earn their bread and butter.

However, if somebody has enough time to adjust these daily chores in their schedule they can do this as well. Sometimes infants don't really go and sit in the lap of helpers no matter what they are looking for their mothers. It totally depends on person to person and on their preference how they wanted to live their lives.

For an instance, a lady is going for her work 6 am to 6 pm in between these 12 hours she can not look at her house due to obvious reasons for which she might hire someone to look after her family part time but once she is home she can take care of the family.

Either providing someone a work or somebody wants to do their own work it is on once interest and belief.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: whether hiring help provides work for others, and whether people should do these tasks themselves. The writer presents a clear position throughout the essay. The ideas regarding employment generation and personal preference are relevant, though they are somewhat repetitive and lack deeper extension. For instance, the discussion on employment stays quite general and could have been supported with a specific example of service industries. Nevertheless, all parts of the prompt receive sufficient attention to satisfy the requirements for this level. The tone is appropriate for a general task, and the arguments are easy to follow.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay has a coherent overall arrangement and is divided into appropriate paragraphs representing different facets of the topic. Logical progression is generally maintained, moving from the context of busy working parents to employment creation, personal choice, and a concrete example. However, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or awkward, such as 'in the result' and 'For an instance'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in the phrasing 'both partners leaving home in dawn time and returning back in the dusk, in the result nobody have enough time'. Paragraphing is present and helps structure the response, but transitions between ideas could be smoother.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the writer to convey their ideas about work and household chores. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary, such as 'betterment of the life', 'bread and butter', and 'obvious reasons', but these often reveal unnatural collocations or awkward phrasing. Word choice errors occur, such as 'lookin' instead of 'looking', 'proove' instead of 'prove', and 'once interest' instead of 'one's interest'. While these inaccuracies are noticeable, they do not impede overall communication, as the writer's meaning remains clear throughout the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional and subordinate clauses ('if somebody has enough time...'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors and punctuation lapses. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('nobody have enough time', 'both parents needs to work'), preposition errors ('leaving home in dawn time'), and awkward phrasing ('do the rising expenses'). Complex structures are often attempted, but they frequently contain errors. Although these issues require some effort from the reader to decode, they do not completely obscure the message, placing the response firmly in the mid-band range.

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