Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-20

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)

better to switch job and tookout from bad enviornment

It is argued that, several people think that bad situation should be accepted such as an unwanted job or lesser money while other believe that it is best to try and change such situations. From my perspective, find better options and out from unsuited enviornment.

On the one hand, most people accept bad situations, bad enviornment and stortage of money because they are not want to struggle in their life. Individuals who are not able to find better opportunities they stuck on the same job for many years wether job is not paying a handsome amount. For instance, some people have lesser potential to find new options,they usually stuck at the same place without thinking of their salary and enviornment. As a result, these people could mentaly disturb along no progress in their professional life.

Wheras, other people think same job for many years without much benefits is better. These people accept their situations because they are better from jobless person. A person without job is not acceptable by society, it is better to having a job with minimal salary. For example, overall world job market is risky so a person with limited salary and unsuited job much better for society as well as individualy. As a result, acceptance of lesser facilities might be provide much more by the grace of God.

In conclusion, although bad enviornment is not get a good impac

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by discussing both views and offering a personal perspective in the introduction, though the conclusion is incomplete due to running out of time and space. Furthermore, the response is 8 words short of the 250-word minimum word count requirement, which negatively impacts the task achievement score. Ideas regarding why people stay in bad jobs, such as fear of struggle or a lack of potential, are presented, but they tend to be repetitive and lack deep development or specific real-world examples. The position is stated but remains somewhat unclear in places due to abrupt phrasing, and the incomplete ending leaves the task partially fulfilled. Therefore, a band score of 5.0 is appropriate.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays some organizational structure, dividing the introduction, body paragraphs, and a truncated conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by abrupt transitions and poor sentence linking. While basic cohesive devices such as 'On the one hand' and 'For instance' are attempted, they are often misused or mechanically applied. Paragraphing is present, but the body paragraphs contain internal contradictions and repetitive logic, particularly in the third paragraph where the arguments blur together. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the lack of a fully realized concluding paragraph further weakens the overall cohesion of the text, leading to a band score of 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is quite limited and repetitive, with frequent misspellings and inappropriate word choices such as 'tookout', 'enviornment', 'stortage', and 'mentaly disturb'. The writer attempts some less common terms like 'handsome amount' and 'professional life', but collocation and word formation errors are prevalent throughout the text. Spelling errors ('Wheras', 'impac') and grammatical word-class confusion ('a person without job', 'individualy') strain the reader's understanding at times. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of jobs and money, the persistent errors restrict the lexical score to a band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex constructions. Frequent errors are present in almost every sentence, including missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect prepositions, and tense inconsistencies, such as 'they stuck on the same job' and 'bad enviornment is not get a good impac'. Subordinate clauses are often mishandled, and punctuation is erratic. These frequent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from achieving a higher score, aligning best with the band 4.5 descriptors, rounded to 5.0 for the presence of some comprehensible simple structures.

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