Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-23
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)
Some people believe that it is better to accept a worse situation rather than declining it, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. While others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations.
Yes, i strongly agreed whenever you are stuck in a problem so its better to admit the bad situations as early as possible and react accordingly in that way you will get the time to think accordingly. There are two sides of bad sitiations unsatisfactory job and shortage of money. In unsatisfactory job you realize of your mistake while performing any task and that point you realize that you will be stuck in a bad situation so it's better to accept it and try to improve your self and try avoid such mistakes again in future.
Other argued that it is better to try and imporve yourself for such hard situations such as hectic job or shortage of money. Yes i agree with this view as well. as a person you always have a room to improve your skillset and groom yourself that's how in future you can earn more money and get a better job.
As per my presonal experience and i worked on myself alot in terms of improving my skillset and grooming my personality that help me to grow on both direction fainancially and personality wise as well. In my experience, you have to start investing yourself from today to see the better version of yourself by tommorrow or in future
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 discuss both views on accepting versus improving a bad situation, but the development is quite limited and confused. In the second paragraph, the writer states 'i strongly agreed' and talks about admitting bad situations, but then immediately discusses a job and shortage of money in a somewhat repetitive and underdeveloped way. The personal opinion is stated, but the arguments lack depth and tend to wander. The discussion touches upon the prompt's themes—such as unsatisfactory jobs and financial constraints—and provides some personal perspective, which aligns with Band 5 descriptors where ideas are present but under-developed and the position becomes somewhat unclear due to weak structuring.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
Coherence is significantly hindered by poor paragraphing, weak logical progression, and a lack of clear cohesive devices. The second paragraph is overly long and jumbles multiple ideas together without clear transitions. Furthermore, referencing is often unclear, such as the sudden shift from discussing general views to personal experience without proper signposting. Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate the two opposing views from the writer's personal opinion, resulting in a disjointed flow. This corresponds closely to the Band 5 descriptor where there is some organization and progression is attempted, but overall cohesion is inadequate and mechanical.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive throughout the essay, with numerous instances of awkward phrasing and incorrect word forms. For example, the writer uses 'worse situation' instead of 'bad situation', 'imporve' (spelling error), 'presonal experience', 'fainancially', and 'direction' instead of 'directions'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic ideas, the range is limited and noticeable errors in word choice and spelling occur frequently. There is little evidence of less common lexical items or idiomatic language, placing the response firmly at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and run-on structures joined by coordinating conjunctions like 'and' or 'so'. There are persistent errors in punctuation and capitalization (e.g., lowercase 'i'), subject-verb agreement, and sentence boundaries (e.g., 'Yes, i strongly agreed whenever you are stuck in a problem so its better...'). Complex structures are rarely attempted, and when they are, they often contain grammatical errors or awkward phrasing. Frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, matching the Band 5 descriptors.
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