Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-31

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 this modern era all are busy in their own life. However, It is very easy in few movements to give money to anybody to do things which people don’t want to do or don’t have time to do like child care or household chores.some people believe it is a good way of generate employment for individuals and some believe all persons have to do these things by their self. I am agree with this given notion that this is a good way for people to earn money and i will explain reasons behind this in upcoming paragraphs.

To commence with first view point, this way creators employment for people who do not have work who are struggling in their life’s to earn money. To elaborate this, it can help both the parties for example if someone is running any business and they don’t have time for their kids or house work then they can hire someone to do these things who need money which can make both life easier.

Furthermore, this method also gives a chance to people to show their skills and gain experience like my sister hired a child care worker last years for their kids as on that time she didn’t have that much because she was busy in their work and now that worker is owning their own cildcare center with which she is making so much money.

To conclude, If individuals hire someone to do their things is a good way to give employment to someone who want to earn money and want to gain experience with which people can make their life easier.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear: you support hiring others, and you give relevant reasons, including creating employment and making life easier for busy people. The examples about a business owner and your sister’s childcare worker help illustrate these points. However, the response only partially addresses the task because it gives little consideration to the second question: whether people should do these things themselves. The opposing view is mentioned in the introduction but not explained or evaluated. Some support is also under-developed; for example, the childcare worker’s later success is reported, but the link between that outcome and the benefits of this arrangement could be made clearer. Address both questions directly and extend each reason with explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, two supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion. The ideas progress from employment benefits to a personal example, and signposts such as “Furthermore” and “To conclude” help readers follow the structure. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some features of stronger progression. However, the linking is sometimes mechanical, particularly “To commence with first view point,” and the conclusion largely repeats the introduction rather than drawing the reasons together. Some references are also unclear, such as “that worker” and “their work,” where the reader must infer who is meant. Use more natural transitions and make pronoun references explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “employment,” “child care,” “household chores,” “hire,” and “gain experience.” However, the range is limited and several noticeable word-choice, collocation, word-form, and spelling errors make parts less natural or harder to understand. Examples include “creators employment,” “in few movements,” “their life’s,” and “cildcare center.” Some phrases, such as “do their things,” are also vague. Aim to use accurate, natural combinations and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise language for employment and domestic responsibilities would help you express your ideas with greater clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including conditional structures such as “if someone is running any business … then they can hire someone.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries can make the reader pause. For example, “I am agree” has an incorrect verb form, while “this way creators employment” lacks a correctly formed verb and article. The opening also joins several ideas with a full stop missing before “some people.” Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly connected supporting clause, then check subject–verb agreement, verb forms, and punctuation.

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