Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-24

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 thinks that it is good to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Other argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. I will discuss both view and give my opinion in following paragraphs.

To commence with, in the world a lot of individuals accept bad situation rather to solve it because of failure , moreover lack of risk taking ability. Secondly, they believe on miracle in their life, the mentality of few individuals are nowdays is go with the flow, sometime it gave benifits to the people because god's plan is always better than human.

On the other hand, few masses have guts to fight with their fear and overcome on it. Noadays lot of youngsters enhance their

potential and acheive a lot of big

things , although motivate others

with their bottom to the

top journey. Secondly, in modern

days there are a group of

opportunities for all, moreover

people trying their luck and gives

a lot of efforts to that activities

and get sucsess in their life.

In my opinion, everyone's life have

a huge problems, therefore it is not

good to run from it. Everyone

should face the issues and rise

in their life for their better

survival.

To the conclusion, every thing has their

own pros and cors. Some people

trying lot of things to acheive

sucess in their life and they

sacrifice a lot of things for it,

therefore it is depends on individuals

how they manage it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by discussing both views on accepting versus fighting bad situations and provides a personal opinion, as seen in the statement "I will discuss both view and give my opinion." However, the ideas are relatively underdeveloped and somewhat superficial. For instance, the discussion on why people accept bad situations relies heavily on general assertions like "lack of risk taking ability" and "believe on miracle" without sufficient elaboration or concrete examples. Similarly, the arguments for improving situations are brief and touch on ideas like "bottom to the top journey" without deep expansion. The position is clear throughout, but the lack of extended support places this response firmly at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is divided into distinct paragraphs reflecting an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing some organisation. However, there is a lack of smooth overall progression and logical linking between sentences. Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or awkward, such as starting paragraphs with "To commence with," "Secondly," and "On the other hand," where referencing is not always clear. Pronoun referencing and substitution are occasionally faulty, as seen in phrases like "that activities" and "every thing has their own pros and cors," which disrupt the flow and logical connection of ideas. Paragraphing is attempted, but sentences often feel isolated rather than building cohesively upon one another, justifying a Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student uses a limited and occasionally repetitive range of vocabulary, such as the repeated use of "situation," "life," and "achieve/acheive." There are notable word choice and spelling errors throughout the text, including "benifits" instead of benefits, "Noadays" instead of nowadays, "acheive" instead of achieve, and "cors" instead of pros and cons. Less common vocabulary is attempted with inaccuracy, such as "a group of opportunities" instead of an array of opportunities. While the meaning can generally be understood, these frequent lexical errors and spelling mistakes cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 5.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many of these attempts are faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ("Some people thinks," "everyone's life have," "everything has their"), missing prepositions, and incorrect verb forms ("people trying their luck and gives"). Punctuation and phrasing are also problematic in places, such as sentence fragments and run-on structures like "Noadays lot of youngsters enhance their potential and acheive a lot of big things , although motivate others..." These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar score at Band 5.0.

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