Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-16

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 a world full of busy life as wella s hectic schedule, sometimes it good to pay somebody to do things which we don't want to do. Specially for a working women, it's not possible to manage household chores. Additionaly children acquires more time so it's great to pay someone to look after your child.

Firstly, i like to talk about the people which prefer, it saves our time and additionaly we can do more creative things instead of making ourselves busy in household activites. many people want to hire caretakers or maids, they belive if we can afford tgem so why cannot we can prevail this opportunity. they thought we can do more things which can leads to bulid our career; like business, working womens. Obviously it's not easy for them to manage all this tasks. so they prefer to hire somebody so they can assist them.

On the other hand. so don't prefer to hire mades or caretakers due to financial issues. Everyone cann't afford it so it's good for them to do things by their own. however i saw many women who like to manage multiple tasks at a time. They do household work and see theur cgild activites by themselves. Which is also a good thing. taking care if them is also a great because it's give them opportunity to live their lives with them fully while seeing them grow.

Concluding this with it's great to be a multitasker but many of them have bo time to do it. every individual is different so it's good if numerous individual can afford maids or caretakers they should avail the opportunity. Moreover some are bot financially strong it's not that bad to do things which they can do by their own.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student addresses both parts of the prompt: whether paying others is a good way of providing work, and whether people should do these tasks themselves. A clear position is maintained throughout the response, acknowledging both the benefits of hiring help (such as saving time and focusing on careers) and the reasons against it (such as financial constraints and personal enjoyment of family time). However, the ideas are somewhat repetitive and lack deeper extension or more sophisticated real-world examples. Phrases like 'specially for a working women' and general statements about people hiring maids demonstrate relevant task engagement, aligning well with a Band 6 level of development.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor transitions and weak paragraph boundaries, such as starting a body paragraph with 'Firstly, i like to talk about the people which prefer...'. Cohesive devices are sometimes used awkwardly or inaccurately, and referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g., 'so don't prefer to hire mades'). Paragraphing is present, but overall the structure feels mechanical and disjointed, justifying a score in the Band 5 range.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to express basic ideas about household chores, careers, and financial issues. However, there are numerous lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'wella s', 'hectic schedule', 'Additionaly', 'acquires' instead of 'requires', 'activites', 'tgem', 'cann't', and 'mades'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and noticeable inaccuracy. While the meaning is generally communicated, these persistent errors place the lexical control at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but the writing is marred by frequent grammatical errors, punctuation flaws, and issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'children acquires', 'Everyone cann't afford it', 'it give them opportunity'). Sentence structures are often clunky or ungrammatical, such as 'Concluding this with it's great to be a multitasker but many of them have bo time to do it.' These errors frequently cause strain for the reader and demonstrate weak control over complex structures, corresponding to a Band 5 performance.

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