Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-17

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)

Undoubtedly, in this modern era most of people are busy in their life or in a work. In few outcomes its is good to give money to person for done their work that they don't want to do. I think it is good way to give work to other masses as they have chance to earn money while, it also indulge them in major issues.

A excellent way of giving work to other masses, because work helps to masses to fulfill their basic needs. The first and foremost one is, it is a chance for others to earn extra money. For example, students pay for assignment helpers to made their assignment on time whenever they don't have enough time to make their own assignment. Secondly, they can do their other works without any worrying about specific task. For example, if working person hire someone to do their household chores, he will pay attention to their office work more smoothly.

On the other hand, masses can complete their work by themselves because it will help them to learn new things. To encapsulate it , if we take help from someone to do our take , we will easily get habit of this . we can plan our work , do some things today, tomorrow before the submitting date, not only it will help us to save money but also tech us how to plan our work life and personal life. The another point is if we take help from other sometime it will make some consequences for us .

To conclude, while giving our work to others we create job chances for others but it cant be neglected it will raise major concerns for us.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student addresses all parts of the two-part prompt, discussing both whether outsourcing chores is a good way to provide work and whether people should do these tasks themselves. A position is presented, though development is sometimes limited by restricted vocabulary and grammar. For instance, the argument regarding providing work for others is supported by mentioning students and assignment helpers, and working professionals hiring household help. However, the ideas lack full extension and suffer from generalisations. While the response covers all prompt requirements, the lack of depth and precision keeps the task achievement score at Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay displays a coherent overall arrangement and is appropriately divided into paragraphs, including an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Secondly', 'On the other hand', and 'To conclude', but they are sometimes mechanical or awkwardly placed (e.g., 'In few outcomes its is good...'). Referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in the transition from discussing students to general masses. Paragraphing is present and helps structure the argument, but the logical flow between sentences occasionally falters due to grammatical slips. This corresponds to a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, but range and precision are limited. The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'indulge', 'encapsulate', and 'consequences', but often misuses them in terms of collocation or phrasing (e.g., 'indulge them in major issues' and 'get habit of this'). There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'to made their assignment' instead of 'to make' or 'to write', and 'job chances' instead of 'job opportunities'. While communication is not heavily impeded, the frequent lexical inaccuracies and limited range prevent the score from exceeding Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions throughout the text (e.g., 'most of people are busy in their life or in a work', 'to person for done their work', 'work helps to masses', 'tech us how to plan'). Complex structures are frequently faulty, leading to awkward phrasing and meaning distortion in places, such as 'if we take help from someone to do our take , we will easily get habit of this'. These persistent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 5.0 descriptors.

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