Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-24

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)

With busy worklife, most of the working professional appoint a household worker to take care of their daily chores, with that extend they also recuite a baby caregiver. It generates a jobs for other individuals, as the same time individuals can recover from their work stress.

Many individuals are depending on household and caregiver jobs. Each individual are different and their career goals are different than others hence some choose a household worker ans some child caregiver, all are the respectable career. Recruting these professional gives them an opportunity to bring a bread on their table. Every job is a hounerable, so one should not feel guilty about it. First world country has a too many busy working professional who are not able to do their household chores on a daily basis hence they recruit these professional to finish their work on their behlf.

People gets exhusted during a hectic work. They are entitle to relax once they reach home. Now a days, all the member of home either working which will cause a tention about who will perform certain household tasks. Hence appointing a caregiver for your children who can help how to raise a child is better than treat a children with frustration. Likewise, hiring a household worker will ensure the household work will be done by professional and no need to bother about it after busy workday.

In conclusion, doing household chores by themself is not a mendatory, we can certainly use help from professionals to do so. It helps to relax after busy workday.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you argue that hiring household workers and caregivers provides employment, and that people need not do every chore themselves. The examples about workers earning a living and busy households needing help are relevant, and your position is clear in the conclusion. However, the two parts are not developed equally. The employment benefit is explained mainly through general statements, while the question of whether people should do these tasks themselves is answered briefly through the points about rest and frustration. Develop these ideas with a specific example and acknowledge a limitation, such as affordability or the importance of parents remaining involved in childcare. This would make the response more fully supported and balanced.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The first body paragraph focuses on employment, while the next explains why hiring help can benefit busy households, so the reader can follow the main progression. You also use linking expressions such as “hence,” “likewise,” and “in conclusion.” At times, however, these links feel mechanical or do not clearly show the relationship between ideas. For example, “with that extend” is unclear, and the shift from workers’ career goals to first-world countries’ busy professionals needs a more explicit connection. Use clearer transitions and pronouns with unmistakable references, and organise each paragraph around one main point supported by explanation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “household worker,” “caregiver,” “career goals,” and “work stress,” and the intended meaning is generally understandable. There is also some effort to use less common expressions, such as “bring a bread on their table,” though this is not a natural collocation. Several spelling and word-choice errors—“recuite,” “hounerable,” “exhusted,” and “behalf”—make the writing less precise, while repeated use of “professional” and “household work” limits variety. Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “earn a living,” “hire a childcare provider,” and “domestic tasks.” Proofreading spelling and choosing collocations carefully would make your adequate range more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple sentences and attempts at complex structures, including the clause beginning “as the same time individuals can recover” and the sentence explaining that household members may all be working. This shows some range, but errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur often enough to affect accuracy. For example, “most of the working professional appoint” needs a plural subject and verb, and “Each individual are different” has subject–verb disagreement. The sentence beginning “Now a days, all the member of home either working” is also difficult to follow because it lacks a clear grammatical structure. Practise checking subject–verb agreement, singular and plural forms, and complete clauses, while keeping complex sentences manageable.

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