Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

Many thinks that is better to agree a worst conditions, like an unreliable work or less amount of earning . others thinks that it is best to more efforts and increase such situations.

some people think to accept this worst job because it has difficult to find a new job . when people leave that kind of job it has no more opportunity to manage your daily life problems because bills of any kinds and many fees which pay in academy.it has better for those people who had not any kinds of degree.

some of the people believe that we should find best job and improve your condition. but for the waiting of the best job they could not work in any place which they thought it has paid less amount of money.

For instances, many peoples are unemployed in my family just because they want to achieve a best job for once. They could not efforts to find a job for management for your own facilities.

in the lack of jobs opportunities, i think people could not resign your present job. moreover, i know they were unsatisfied but he earn some money and run your home things.it has very beneficial those who could not earn and free all the time and just saying i put efforts to find best job. when they free all the time ,they build laziness in our activity.

however, i think better to working a shortage of job unless those who could not work at any type of job.

in conclusion, everyone must be work hard for the betterment of our living job instead of those who could not put efforts in any jobs. if u want to better job and rise your condition they you should must hard working.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to discuss both views regarding whether to accept a bad situation or try to improve it, and provides a personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is limited and at times unclear due to language barriers. The writer touches upon reasons for accepting a poor job, such as financial necessity and lack of qualifications, and conversely mentions the risk of remaining unemployed while waiting for a better opportunity. While all parts of the prompt are addressed in a general sense, the arguments lack sufficient elaboration and clear examples, leading to an overall score at Band 4.0 based on the official task response descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text is divided into paragraphs, but the logical progression and overall coherence are frequently disrupted by confusing referencing and a lack of cohesive devices. Pronoun referencing is often ambiguous, such as switching between plural and singular forms ('they earn some money and run your home things'). Cohesive devices are minimal or misused, and the transitions between paragraphs feel abrupt. The overall arrangement of information is difficult to follow at times, preventing the text from reaching a higher band. This performance aligns with the Band 4.0 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and often inaccurate, which severely strains the reader's understanding. Examples such as 'agree a worst conditions', 'less amount of earning', and 'build laziness in our activity' demonstrate severe limitations in word choice and collocation. The range of vocabulary is restricted to simple, common terms with frequent errors in word formation and parts of speech (e.g., using 'efforts' as a verb). These issues place the response firmly within the Band 4.0 category for Lexical Resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical accuracy is a major weakness in this essay. There is a very limited range of sentence structures, and almost every sentence contains severe grammatical errors. Examples include tense inconsistencies, subject-verb agreement errors ('Many thinks', 'bills of any kinds and many fees which pay'), and faulty complex sentence structures. Punctuation and capitalization are also widely neglected. Because errors are frequent and often distort meaning, the response meets the criteria for Band 4.0 under Grammatical Range and Accuracy.

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