Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-16

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)

Many people claim that, it is better to accept a bad sitution, like an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. however i believe that accepting the sitution is not an soluton it is better to improve and fight gainst that such situations.

First of all, it is worth considering that accepting or not fighting against for any bad situation is not the solution because in todays era competition is rising and if we are not going to do efforts we are not going to achive the goals for example suppose there are two persons one has completed his bactchlaors degree and another person just done his 12 and the point here which is making both of them standing at same position is efforts like the person just applied for some jobs and he get recruited and just accepted that but who have just done 12 he all the time doing efforts to get a good job , this makes them at same level .

however it is undeniable that , accepting the bad sitution somewhere gives relax . because we just accept the situation and addept ourself according to thta . this gives us stability in life because we are not taking any kind of risk. Although, it should not be forgetten that there is reward for the risk just doing efforts we can achiever whatever we want giving efforts is only the key to success.

In conclusion , weighing up both the sides of the argument , i firmly believe that advantages of trying to improve such sitution outweigh the disadvantagtes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student addresses both views regarding whether to accept or fight against bad situations and clearly states a personal opinion in the introduction and conclusion. Ideas are presented, such as the comparison between individuals with different educational backgrounds, but these examples are somewhat confusing and under-developed. For instance, the argument about a graduate and someone with only a high school diploma ending up at the same level due to effort is unclear and lacks strong logical support. Although the prompt's requirements are acknowledged and a clear position is maintained throughout, the supporting arguments require greater extension and clarity to achieve a higher band score, placing this response solidly at Band 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organised into paragraphs, with an introduction, body paragraphs addressing each viewpoint, and a conclusion. However, overall progression is hindered by poor punctuation, missing capitalization, and awkward transitional phrases like 'First of all, it is worth considering that...' and 'however it is undeniable that'. Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or mechanical, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the pronoun shifts and confusing sentence boundaries throughout the text. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within paragraphs lacks smoothness, resulting in a somewhat disjointed reading experience that corresponds to Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, featuring frequent misspellings and incorrect word forms such as 'sition' instead of situation, 'soluton', 'gainst', 'bactchlaors', 'addept', and 'thta'. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary items, inaccurate word choices and spelling errors occur regularly throughout the essay and occasionally impede communication. The range of vocabulary is limited to minimally adequate for discussing the prompt topic, restricting the lexical score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are numerous punctuation errors, run-on sentences, and missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for personal pronouns. Grammatical structures are frequently faulty when attempting complexity, such as 'if we are not going to do efforts we are not going to achive the goals' and 'just doing efforts we can achiever whatever we want giving efforts is only the key to success.' Frequent errors in grammar and punctuation cause difficulty for the reader, placing this criterion at Band 4.5.

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