Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-02

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)

In the corporate sector, employees encounter different challenges, such as completing tasks and achieving best performances that types of challenges create job burnout which direct then towards turnover intention psychological pressure such that handle situations in difficult phase of job and maintaining work life balance pressure leads them towards a close door where they find no way to escape from that situation the only option is to accept the bad situation.

However, employees who are intrinsically motivated always try to do there job with full of potential. In bad situation they try to find solution to sort out this situation with the full capacity of their capabilities believe that always try to enhance improvement and face the situations with open heart. There believe to figth with challenges direct them to retain and handle with full of capacity. They manage there expences and tight them in budget which help them to deal with money management.

The developing countries employees face country bad economy pressure and also deal with emplyees rigts issue over time, inflation, low wages, injustice, rule and law codes implementation problems which lead them towards job burnout and psychological pressure. People believe to accept bad situation create more problems and hurdles which create more issue and give solution to handle this or improve that type of situation.

In my opinion act like positive situation handler and communicate with others to handle this type of situation by introducing new ideas and take positive initiative for the betterment of situation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt only partially, fulfilling the requirement to discuss both views and provide a personal opinion, but the ideas remain limited and under-developed. Furthermore, the length requirement is not met, as the response falls short of the minimum two hundred and fifty-word count. The student touches upon the idea of accepting a bad situation due to job burnout and psychological pressure, and contrasts this with intrinsically motivated individuals who seek solutions and manage their expenses. However, the discussion lacks sufficient depth, and the position in the conclusion is somewhat unclear and simplistic, stating only to 'act like positive situation handler'. To reach a higher level, all parts of the prompt must be extended with well-developed supporting arguments and relevant examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some organisation within the essay, but it lacks a clear overall progression. The response uses basic paragraphing to separate ideas about accepting situations, proactive individuals, and developing countries, yet the flow of thought is frequently disrupted by structural issues. Cohesive devices are either inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the repetitive use of 'such that', 'which lead them', and 'they try to'. Referencing is also not always clear, making it difficult for the reader to track the progression of ideas from sentence to sentence. To achieve a higher band, the writer needs to ensure logical sequencing throughout and use a wider, more accurate range of cohesive devices without over-relying on repetitive patterns.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The lexical resource is limited but minimally adequate for communicating basic ideas. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'turnover intention', 'intrinsically motivated', and 'psychological pressure', but these are accompanied by noticeable errors in word choice, collocation, and word form, including 'tight them in budget', 'emplyees rigts issue', and 'figth'. Spelling errors and incorrect word forms occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. To improve this criterion, the student must expand their vocabulary range and pay closer attention to natural word combinations and precise lexical choices suitable for academic writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a limited range of structures, relying heavily on long, run-on sentences that lack proper punctuation. While there are some attempts at complex sentences, they are often faulty and contain frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('types of challenges create', 'Their believe to figth'), incorrect verb forms ('direct then', 'try to do there job'), and missing articles or prepositions. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader and obscure the intended meaning. To progress, the writer needs to demonstrate a greater variety of grammatical structures with improved control over sentence boundaries, clause subordination, and basic grammatical accuracy.

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