Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-09

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)

In today word, people do not want to accept bad situation and do not work on it for the improvement of any situation. Some people believe that its batter to accept bad situation like job issues or any financial issues while other people argue that such situation need to improve . In my opinion, its better to accept the bad situation and work on it for the improvement of these worse situation.

It is best to accept bad situations, if a person loss a job he face financial problems as well. Without money it very difficult to manage daily expenses like children school fee and house hold expense. I would like to add an example from my own experiance, a person loss his job after an accident ,he do not have any other source of income that overcome his fanancial problem . He face very difficults day at that time,he did not loss hope and start a small bussiness where he sit and deal with customer that help him in money . The person try their best and imprve their situation.

On the other hand , other people argue that if an uncertain circumstances happen with anyone they do not need to panic. They try to do activities that help them in worse situation. From my perspective, individual need to do work hand at very young age because it help them to how to handle a difficult situation in future. If a student who face a difficult question in class ,he can get help from teacher but he decided to solve the question in better way by own. As a result in exame day if he face a difficult question he can solve it because in class he try and improve his critical thinking. If a person try their best he can improve situation.

In conclusion, individual can face bad situation in everyday life he do not confusse and disoppoint while he need to understand the problem and focus onthe solution and improvement.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views and state a position: the introduction says it is better to accept a bad situation and work to improve it. The job-loss example also shows persistence and taking practical action. However, the discussion does not consistently distinguish accepting a situation from trying to change it, so your position can seem contradictory. The first body paragraph begins by supporting acceptance but then describes starting a business to improve circumstances. The second view is also not fully explained: the student example concerns solving a difficult question rather than accepting an unsatisfactory job or financial hardship. Develop each side directly, explain why someone might choose it, and make your own view clear and consistent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

Your response has an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and phrases such as “On the other hand” signal a change in direction. These features give the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is not always clear: the first body paragraph moves from accepting job loss to starting a business, while the second shifts from coping with uncertainty to a student’s exam preparation. Some links are repetitive or unclear, including repeated references to “bad situation” and “improve.” The conclusion restates general advice but does not clearly bring together the two views or your position. Organise each body paragraph around one view, then use clear references and transitions to show how each example supports that view.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use a basic range of topic-related vocabulary, including “financial problems,” “daily expenses,” “source of income” and “critical thinking,” which helps communicate the general subject. However, vocabulary is limited and repeated, particularly “situation,” “problem” and “improve,” and several inaccurate word choices or spellings make parts difficult to understand. Examples include “batter” for “better,” “fanancial,” “difficults,” “bussiness” and “confusse.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “work hand” and “house hold expense.” Build a more precise set of expressions for hardship and responses to it, and check spelling and collocations carefully. This would make your meaning clearer and reduce the effort required from the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, using clauses with “if,” “because” and “while,” as in “if a person loss a job he face financial problems as well.” This shows an effort to express cause, condition and contrast. However, the range remains limited, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries occur frequently. For example, “a person loss a job” should use a past-tense or present-tense verb consistently, and “he face” needs subject–verb agreement. Several sentences run together, such as the job-loss example, where clearer punctuation would help separate events. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then build longer sentences with controlled subordinate clauses and consistent tense.

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