Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-15

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 21st century, 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. it normal practices now days. Will diccuss above statement in forthcoming paragraphs.

In commemce, present times mostly people doing jobs in private sectors. For example people now days especially couples doing job for to meet their daily expense so they dont have much time to take care of the childern and to manage daily house responsibilities ,so they pay to other perosons to complete the work eg nanny care for childern & old age peroson take care . second for home related work they hire housekeeping person. moreover they hired person for gardening. the purpose is to do the work in their absence in place they pay good wages.

Although, this practice give employement to many ones those all jobless. it is good way to providing work to others. this course will help for both opposition. one can do thier job with free mind and other will get job. in busy schedule people get some relief to hire someone to complete the tasks.

Some people believe that people should do these things themselfs to save money. Second reason is hiring someone else for their personal work might be harmful. anyone can notice their activites and there is no privacy at all in peronal life & in house. For intence those individual hired for work might not related to good backgound eg criminal record. so before hiring someone check thier criminal record first so that is why people prefer they do thier work themselfs.

In nutshell, i believe in present century it is good to pay somebody work thier personal work but we can't denied the other aspect also.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: whether this is a good way of providing work for others, and whether people should do these things themselves. A position is presented, stating that while it creates employment and gives relief to busy people, safety and privacy concerns make some prefer doing chores themselves. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the discussion on employment briefly mentions nannies and gardeners without deeper elaboration, and the reasons regarding privacy and criminal records remain basic. Overall, the task is addressed adequately, fitting the criteria for a band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is arranged into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, body paragraphs addressing both prompts, and a conclusion. However, cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. The essay lacks appropriate transitional phrases, beginning paragraphs abruptly with phrases like 'In commemce' and 'Although, this practice give employement'. Referencing and pronouns are sometimes unclear, such as 'this course will help for both opposition'. Paragraphing is present, but logical progression between ideas is disrupted by choppy sentence structures and missing cohesive links. This aligns with a band 5.0 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate to communicate basic ideas about household chores and employment, but the range is limited and contains numerous errors. There are frequent word-formation and choice mistakes, such as 'commemce' instead of commencement or simply starting, 'perosons', 'housekeeping person', and 'backgound'. Repetition of basic words like 'people', 'work', and 'job' is noticeable throughout the response. While meaning is generally conveyed despite these flaws, the high frequency of lexical inaccuracies prevents the score from rising above band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

Grammatical control is weak, with frequent errors across simple and complex sentences. Many sentences lack necessary articles, subjects, or verbs (e.g., 'In 21st century, sometimes possible to pay...', 'it normal practices now days'). There are persistent tense and agreement errors, such as 'this practice give employement' and 'they hired person'. Complex sentence attempts often contain structural flaws and punctuation issues. Although some simple sentences are clear, errors occur constantly and frequently cause strain or confusion for the reader, placing this submission firmly at a band 5.0.

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