Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-29

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 4.5)

In these times, a job is very important to everybody who is eligible to work, 18+ people.

And not every job is satisfying, comfort doesn't matter what's important is the job every job is not small and tall every job is equal you give your best in evey job that is matter that tie every places started salary is shortage packages if you started your job at small way diffnatli you give a your choice money that's the reason.

In my perspective Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation beacuse next day sure your day is best better than others. You give your best and dont't waste time , time is very important you give your best in evey jobs don't know if i reject these job with shortage package and in the future i don't get another opportunity so what i do . that the reason if you get job you accept that dont let go . next you have many opportunity to get best job but these time situation was not good and i also get money youre intellygent is not matter your skils , communication is important

if you are try to get best job with the highest salary package, others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations you teach new skills, new technology, and what is new in the market that is important and the main communication with each and every one that is attract to people these type of skills people automatic get job with high packeges of salary and that reason we also teach new things and information about every thing that is better to real life .

In both views, I believe that it is best to accept a bad situation in whatever job that is not matter for me i need money beacuse of my bad situation i accept the job whatever the salary they give next phase i give my best and change the job in my future .

Conclusion, in bad situation, whatever type of job you are given you do your best beacuse you give the money for these job so, you don't get overthink you can do next phase you diffenatli you given the best job .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to discuss both views on accepting bad situations versus trying to improve them, and offers a personal opinion. However, the ideas are underdeveloped, repetitive, and lack clear support or examples. The writer's position is somewhat discernible in phrases like 'In both views, I believe that it is best to accept a bad situation,' but the arguments become convoluted due to fragmented phrasing. While all parts of the prompt are touched upon, the reasoning is difficult to follow, aligning closely with Band 5 where the task is addressed only partially and ideas remain limited.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text is divided into paragraphs, but the overall organisation lacks a clear logical progression. Sentences run together without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions, creating a series of fragmented ideas. Cohesive devices are either missing or used inadequately and repetitively, such as the constant use of 'that is' or 'and'. Referencing between sentences is frequently unclear, making it hard for the reader to follow the flow of arguments. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak, placing this performance at Band 4.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very basic, repetitive, and restricted to simple everyday terms such as 'job', 'money', 'situation', and 'best'. There are frequent word choice and collocation errors, such as 'shortage packages' instead of 'low salary' and 'evey jobs don't know'. Attempts to use less common vocabulary are unsuccessful and often impede communication. Spelling and morphological errors are persistent throughout the text. Overall, the lexical range is minimally adequate at best, corresponding to Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The writing demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed run-on sentences joined by commas or conjunctions. Attempts at complex sentences are faulty and obscure the intended meaning, as seen in 'if you started your job at small way diffnatli you give a your choice money'. Errors in punctuation, tense consistency, and subject-verb agreement are extremely frequent and constantly strain the reader, fitting the descriptors for Band 4.

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