Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-26

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)

Nowadys, everyone have been busy in their bussinesses or nine to five. People do not feel to do extra work. Modern life styel also effect it. It is also beneficial to others by creating small work oppoturnties for them. I will discuss how it is good way of providing work for others below.

Firstly, today's life is not easy for normal human. They have lot of tasks to do in their daily life like perpare their food, drive to work or transportation, Fix working hours, manage their relations, plaining for their future etc. Earn money is easy nowadys because lot of work oppturnties are available but save Time for our self is big challenge. So its better for people to pay someone else for their household chores. This way we can also help people who are less educated or who willing to do small jobs.

Secondly, when someone have kids,they need all the time someone to take care of them in that kind of case one of husband or wife has to take off from work but if they find any babysiter who good at look after their children is worthfull. By this they can countines their work and create work for others. Their are many people who have some kind of disabilty are seeking that kind of work .

In conclusion, we should save our time by provide our household chores and look after children to others and we should invest that leir time on our realtions and planing for future. This also a great way to provide small jobs who almost sernoir citizens or disable

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a clear overall position in favour of paying others, and both household chores and childcare are relevantly discussed. The examples about busy workers and parents needing childcare show an understanding of the topic, while the benefit of creating work for people with disabilities or limited education adds a second reason. However, the response only partly addresses the question because it does not really consider whether people should do these tasks themselves or explain when self-management might be preferable. Several points are asserted rather than developed: for example, the claim that this helps people with disabilities needs a clearer explanation or a specific example. Address both questions directly and extend each main reason with a concrete illustration and its consequences.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. This makes the main line of argument easy to follow. Some connections, however, are mechanical or unclear. The first paragraph moves from daily responsibilities to earning money and then to helping workers without fully explaining the links, and “By this” in the childcare paragraph has an unclear reference. The conclusion repeats the main points but does not bring the argument together with a distinct final insight. Improve progression by giving each paragraph one central claim, explaining it in a logical sequence, and using clearer references such as “This arrangement” or “Hiring a caregiver.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “household chores,” “working hours,” “babysitter,” “disability,” and “work opportunities.” There are also attempts at less common expressions, such as “save time” and “provide work,” but several choices and spelling errors make the writing less clear or natural. Examples include “businesses” where you appear to mean “busy,” “look after” in the phrase “good at look after,” and “small jobs” for employment opportunities. Repeated use of “work” and “people” also limits precision. Build a more accurate range of collocations and check spelling; for instance, describe people as “seeking flexible employment” and say that parents can “continue working.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a conditional idea in “when someone have kids” and a relative clause in “people who are less educated.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make the reader pause. For example, “everyone have been busy” needs subject–verb agreement, while “one of husband or wife has to take off” is not formed accurately. The sentence beginning “Earn money is easy” also uses an incorrect verb form, and several clauses are joined without clear punctuation. Practise building accurate sentences around one main clause, then add subordinate clauses only when you can control their grammar.

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