Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
It is often argued that to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money, while others believe that its better to try and improve such kind of situation. This essay will discuss both perspectives before explaining why I believe that we have to try to improve such situation. But i will explain both side with examples.
People have different oppions and have their own prospective.This essay will discuss both sides of the argument and explain my own opinion.The main reason is that Those who people believes that accept a bad situation such as unsatisfied job or having problem with money. Actually they all are lazy and fell comfortable with that kind of hurdles.For instance A one person that i know in my company he is doing job as a full stack developer but stucked in just one language and he is not even trying to learn new thing and face alot of problem when someone give a litle bit difficult task to him.He strugled alot and He has a very few salary he did not try to switch the company because he thinks he did not pass the interview for an other position. Furthermore, Some people thinks that its very good to try and improve the difficult situation beacase they afe full of motivation and ready to face challanges in the life.
In my opinion,for beterment of your future and career try to keep improvemnt in your life. I believe this because if you are not trying to move on on the difficulties you stuck in your life.The growth of your career also starting toward down. Moreover,if you are not trying we cannot be a successfull person in your family or in your lives. For Instance, Many people faced all the hurdles happily just because they want to achieve something in their Existence.Therefore, that whty im supporting this opinion.
In conclusion, although to accept bad situation like that has some advantages,Try to improve that kind of situation can be more beneficial Therefore, I believe that always try to improve yourself opinion.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to address both views and provide a personal opinion, meeting the basic prompt requirements. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive. The introduction contains redundant statements ('This essay will discuss both sides...' is repeated), and the main body ideas are somewhat underdeveloped and generalized, such as claiming that people who accept bad situations are simply lazy. Although a personal example is provided about a colleague, the analysis lacks depth and sophisticated argumentation. The position is stated, but the support lacks thorough elaboration. This performance aligns best with Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
There is an attempt to structure the essay into an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, but paragraphing is poorly managed and mechanical. For instance, the second paragraph consists of repetitive introductory filler sentences and a cramped personal example. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, and referencing is frequently unclear (e.g., 'that whty im supporting this opinion'). The progression of ideas is disjointed due to frequent self-contradictions and redundant rephrasings of the essay prompt. Overall organisation shows some basic structure but lacks clear overall progression, fitting Band 4.5 to 5.0 descriptors closely. A score of 5.0 is appropriate here.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent word-choice and collocation errors (e.g., 'unsatisfied job', 'have a very few salary', 'try to keep improvemnt', 'start toward down'). The student attempts some less common terms like 'developer', 'motivation', and 'betterment', but these are often accompanied by spelling mistakes or inaccurate usage ('stucked', 'oppions', 'prospective', 'channanges', 'whty'). The range is minimally adequate for communicating basic ideas, but noticeable errors cause hesitation for the reader, matching the Band 5.0 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay displays a very limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty or fragmented (e.g., 'For instance A one person that i know in my company he is doing job...'). There are persistent grammatical errors throughout, including missing articles, incorrect verb forms, tense inconsistencies, and severe punctuation and capitalisation flaws. Frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader, pulling the grammar score firmly into the Band 5.0 category.
See this exact question answered at other band scores — the same prompt compared across bands.
Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.