Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-27
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 5.5)
people have different views about uncertain situations. Some believe that accept these situations while other believe that one should take measures to imporve these situations. This essay will discuss both views but, personally I largely believe that we can handle these situations in a better way through working on these situations.
On the one hand, some people opine that if a bad or unexpected things happen to us we should accept them without thinking or working on it. For example if someone has shortage of money he should' not try anything to get out if this trouble but if he compromise to this situation he will be remain in this situation for a long period of time and later may this condition cause frustration in him and will effect him mentally.
On the other hand, some people argued that in these bad situations we should take healthy measures to cope with them in a better way. For instance, if a person has unsatisfactory job conditions he should try to get another job rather than continune this job. This will help him to grow and move further.
In my opinion it is really beneficial for us if we fight against uncertainty and do our best to convert these unusual situations into positive ones, it might be a key to success. We should work harder to get out of these things.
In conclusion, it is better to try new things rather than stick to bad cirumstances. infact we shoud motivate eachother to fight better and move ahead with positivity.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views on how to handle difficult situations and clearly stating a personal opinion in the introduction and conclusion. For instance, the prompt asks to discuss both views and give an opinion, which the candidate achieves by allocating body paragraphs to acceptance versus taking action. However, the ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed, relying on basic examples like a shortage of money or an unsatisfactory job without deep exploration. There is a tendency towards slight generalisations. The position is clear throughout, earning this response a solid Band 6 under the official Task Achievement descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response exhibits a coherent overall arrangement with a clear paragraph structure, including an introduction, two body paragraphs representing opposing views, a personal opinion paragraph, and a conclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'On the one hand', 'On the other hand', and 'In conclusion', though referencing and transitions are at times mechanical or repetitive, as seen with phrases like 'these situations' and 'working on these situations'. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, but the logical progression within paragraphs can feel slightly repetitive and disjointed. Overall, the organizational features are adequate for a Band 6 score.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating everyday concepts. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary and phrases, such as 'unsatisfactory job conditions', 'healthy measures', and 'uncertainty'. However, noticeable errors in word choice, spelling, and word formation occur throughout the text, such as 'imporve' instead of 'improve', 'continune' instead of 'continue', and 'cirumstances' instead of 'circumstances'. Collocations are occasionally awkward, such as 'fight against uncertainty'. Despite these flaws, the vocabulary remains minimally adequate for the task, meaning the errors do not severely impede communication, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor well.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing conditional structures and relative clauses (e.g., 'if someone has shortage of money he should not try anything'). However, there is a frequent presence of grammatical errors and punctuation issues, such as missing articles ('has shortage of money', 'effect him mentally'), punctuation errors like missing commas in introductory clauses, and run-on structures. Subject-verb agreement and prepositional use also show frequent errors ('he will be remain', 'compromise to this situation'). These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, placing the response firmly within the Band 5 category for grammatical accuracy.
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