Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-03

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)

Nowadays, People can pay to others to do thing which they cannot able to perform beacuse they don't have time to takecare of their children and doing houshold chores. While this can create an employment opportunities for those who are in need of work and money. In despite of some people believe that they should do their own household chores and looking after children by themselves. But I believe hiring people is more beneficial for people who can take their own responibilities.

On the one hand, Paying to other create employment opportunities. This is because in todays era, large number of population is busy in making career and earning money for their families. For example, working women has to release more from their body have to do household work, baby sitting and taking care of family along with professional work. Due to this they are in mental stress all time. If unburden their to other shoulder higher maid or heplers to take their responsibility of doing house work and baby sitting then it help them to maintain balance professional work and personal life. and in this way it take create employment opportunities for those who need work and money to earn their livelihood special poor.

On the other hand,there are several reasons why people should do these tasks themselves. firstly, People develop sense of responisibilites. For instance it helps them to understand family timtable their cooking eating habit it create sense of bond with eachother. Furthermore, we can maintain close relationship with children. However, when we spend time with them we understand their eating habit and basic needs. As a result, doing this work will maintain healthy relationship with family members.

In conclusion, Paying to other for this chores will built employment and we can save some personal time to spend with family. I firmly believe that, if we create balance between personal space and house repsonibility then we able to create healthy and positive environment with our own families.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing whether paying others creates employment and whether people should perform these tasks themselves. However, the development of ideas is somewhat uneven. While the first body paragraph attempts to explain how outsourcing chores helps working women manage stress and career demands, the reasoning is expressed with some lack of clarity, such as the phrase 'working women has to release more from their body'. The second body paragraph outlines reasons for doing tasks oneself, mentioning family timetables and bonding, but these points remain somewhat limited and under-developed. A clear position is maintained throughout the essay, but further extension and elaboration of the main arguments would be necessary to push into higher levels of task response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear stance split across the body paragraphs. Paragraphing is utilised to separate the two main viewpoints, though transitions between and within paragraphs can occasionally feel mechanical or abrupt, as seen with sentences starting with 'However' or 'Furthermore' where the logical connection is slightly strained. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for example in phrases like 'doing this work will maintain healthy relationship' where the exact antecedent of 'this work' is slightly ambiguous. Overall, the organizational structure is logical enough to guide the reader through the arguments, though smoother cohesive linking and clearer referencing are needed for a higher level of progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The writer demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'employment opportunities', 'livelihood', and 'positive environment'. However, there are noticeable limitations and inaccuracies in word choice and word formation, such as 'houshold' (spelling), 'heplers' (spelling), 'responibilities' (spelling), and awkward collocations like 'take create employment opportunities' and 'house repsonibility'. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted lexical control that prevents the writing from achieving a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The essay displays a limited range of structures, relying on a mix of simple sentences and attempts at complex forms that are frequently faulty. There are noticeable grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('People can pay to others to do thing which they cannot able to perform', 'working women has'), incorrect prepositions, and structural awkwardness ('If unburden their to other shoulder higher maid or heplers'). Punctuation and article use also show frequent inaccuracies. Although the meaning can generally be deciphered, the high density of structural errors places the grammar firmly in the range where mistakes frequently occur and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.

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