Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people have decided to reduce the number of times they fly every year or to stop flying altogether.

Do you think the environmental benefits of this development outweigh the disadvantages for individuals and businesses?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

TASK 2

Some individual have thought to decrease the number of time fly for years. Some think not fly together, to reduce impact of pollution. I will discuss advantages and disadvantages of this trend and provide my opinion, and provide answer to question.

One major advantage of this trend is reduce pollution. This will also helps to protect environment. Individual can also save their money instead of travelling. Furthermore, people who run business can work on their business effectively. Whereas individuals who working for government companies can travel international with flexiblity. In case of emergency operations planes are also plays an important role.

Furthermore, businessmans who use their own jets or planes for their international and domestic flights can use first class cabin of planes for their work. This will aslo helps to reduce pollution accurance.

This trend has also some disdvantages, Individuals who run their business can miss flights for their meetings and people who work in private limited companies can afford the expenses for their international flights. People who not fly international countries cannot know about their cultures and tradition, . this will also loss for foreign countries and impact on thier economy. This will also reduce the exchange rate as well as trade of different nations.

In my opinion, people should fly for their important works unless they have remain in their nation. This will also help other individuals to visit in foreign trips with their families. Flying together also make person socially aware and increase freind ci

In conclusion, based on the arguments mentioned above it can be conclude that the advantages of this trend outweigh disadvantages and benefits of this trend are too great to ignore.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the topic by mentioning reduced pollution, personal savings, business travel, cultural exchange and trade, and you give an opinion. However, the response only partially answers the central comparison: it does not clearly explain why the environmental benefits outweigh—or fail to outweigh—the disadvantages for both individuals and businesses. The position is also inconsistent: you conclude that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, but earlier say people should fly for important work and refer to the value of international travel. Several points, such as “reduce the exchange rate” and the effect on businesses, are unclear or unsupported. Develop fewer relevant ideas with specific explanations and examples, and state a consistent judgement about which side is stronger.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion, so there is some basic organisation. However, the progression of ideas is difficult to follow because points within paragraphs are not consistently connected to the main argument. For example, the advantages paragraph moves from pollution and savings to government employees, emergency operations and private jets without explaining how these points relate. Linking words such as “Furthermore” are repeated, while “Whereas” does not establish a clear contrast in its sentence. The conclusion also introduces a new idea about family trips rather than summarising the comparison. Group related points, use clear topic sentences, and make each paragraph build towards your final position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “pollution,” “environment,” “international flights,” “cultures and tradition,” and “trade,” which helps identify the subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make ideas unclear, such as “reduce pollution accurance,” “miss flights for their meetings,” and “reduce the exchange rate.” Spelling errors—including “disdvantages,” “flexiblity,” and “freind”—also affect the impression of control. Aim for precise phrases that express the intended meaning, such as “reduce aviation emissions,” “miss business meetings,” and “affect international trade.” Check spelling and use a wider range of accurate vocabulary for environmental impacts and business consequences.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including “Whereas individuals who working for government companies can travel international with flexiblity” and “In my opinion, people should fly for their important works unless they have remain in their nation.” However, many sentences contain errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, plurals or sentence construction, and these sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “This will also helps” should use the base verb after “will,” while “planes are also plays” combines two verb forms incorrectly. The final sentence is incomplete (“increase freind ci”), which further disrupts communication. Practise building accurate subject–verb patterns and complete sentences before adding complex clauses; then proofread each sentence for agreement and verb form.

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