Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-07

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)

Life is another name of challanges which is full of upcoming challange. If anyone who is struggling in thier lives can achived any goal or if they fail to achive this goal which they dream for, all of those should have be ready for an upcoming challange after a successfull story or a bad situation. As life is full of ups and downs and only a brave person can take these all challanges as a sweet gesture and praises to Allah almighty for mercy and seeks help from God.

As there are two different situations in every ones life, the first is to accept a bad situation or the second is to try and improve those situation to provide a luxury lifestyle to your beloved ones. As per my thoughts, there are some people in every society who lose the hope of success and accept every bad situation and always unsatisified from their life. As an example a driver who drive auto or a person who dilever food at doorsteps are almost the same persons, they are satisified with their life because they accept that this is the only way to survive, this might be because of the responsibilities they are dealing with but according to me they do not want to grow and compete the other successfull people of society and the second example is about a law student or a doctor who has been struggle for five years in thier universities and then after their graduation both of these professionals doing internships and house-jobs which is minimum 10-12 hours long and they often recived only 10 to 15 thousand as stipened and they are those people who spent millions in their educations. After all these hectic routines they fed-up with thier jobs which causes the shortage of money and kills their survival even some of them sucide. On the other hand, there are few doctors and law graduates who will do the same internships or house-jobs and recived the same compensation but they will understand the phenomenon that if they will work hard during this time and beat the shortage of money then the time will must come when this profession will change thier lifestyles and they also have respect as the other nominial same professionals.

As per my prespective everyone had to struggle for thier goals in life and same should be continue until the achivement of that particular goal and provide a handsome lifestyle to those who are your dependants. As you are not living a life for you own self but for those who loves you, they may include your children, wife and parents or siblings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and give a clear preference for trying to improve one’s circumstances, especially in the final paragraph, where you argue that people should keep working towards their goals for the sake of their dependants. The examples of early-career doctors and law graduates also relate to financial hardship and perseverance. However, the discussion is uneven: the view that people may accept a bad situation is described mainly as giving up hope, without considering reasonable reasons for acceptance, such as health, family duties, or limited opportunities. Some claims about drivers and food-delivery workers are also broad and not fully supported. Develop both sides more evenly and explain why acceptance can sometimes be a sensible choice.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an overall structure: an introduction, a discussion of contrasting situations, and a concluding opinion. Phrases such as “On the other hand” help signal a shift between the examples. However, progression within the main paragraph is difficult to follow because several long ideas are joined together, and the examples are not clearly separated or linked back to the question. The opening repeats the idea of life’s challenges, while the conclusion introduces dependants without clearly summarising the two views. Use distinct paragraphs for each view and your opinion, and make each paragraph develop one main point. Shorter sentences and clearer references would make the argument easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “shortage of money,” “responsibilities,” “compensation,” and “dependants,” and you use some topic-specific terms such as “internships” and “house-jobs.” However, the range is limited by repeated use of “challenge,” “success,” and “situation,” while several inaccurate word choices or collocations make meaning less clear, such as “a sweet gesture” for responding positively to hardship and “compete the other successful people.” Spelling errors, including “challanges,” “thier,” and “recived,” are also noticeable. Build a more precise range for discussing coping strategies and financial pressure, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including conditional structures and clauses beginning with “As” and “which.” However, complex sentences are often difficult to control, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries sometimes make the argument hard to follow. For example, “If anyone who is struggling … can achieved” combines incompatible structures, while “a driver who drive” has incorrect agreement. The sentence beginning “As there are two different situations” also runs on through several ideas. Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly attached supporting clause, and check subject–verb agreement and verb forms before adding further detail.

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