Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-18

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)

Some individuals believe that it is the best option accept a critical situation, such as shortage of money and unsatisfactory empolyments. others argue that it is better to improve tackle with crtitical or problamatic situation and find out the soultions.in my point of view it is very important to find solutions rather than accept the bad situation.

On the one hand, unsatisafctory job are major concern for people. They should be rely on that paticular job, financially but they cannot fullfil all needs because low amount of income. For example, ordinary people get easily good job but they dont get recieve satisafactory pay scale, because of family needs not complete one person, if family totally depends on one person how deal with all kind of problems. money can buy anything but satisafcation in most importat than accetance

On the other hand, alternative options are most convient way to find solutions like to start small family business. for insatnce, lunch box, dinner box provide for employment sectors like colleges, offices, etc. In addition with regular job do any freelancing whenever chance to free. its means double income to both ways to solve to money problems as well as good jobs not pay scale but hardwork or overtime defenately improve salary incriment so keep hard work

In my perspective, accept the bad situation is worst ideology, while, faced th e critical situations and find to solutions. to enhance personal life as well as family life. thats why people improve thier skills not fro particular job only for making a money. beacuse to live like a free bird.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall opinion that people should seek solutions rather than accept difficult circumstances, and you include relevant examples such as starting a lunch-box business or freelancing. You also refer to both views, particularly through the contrast between relying on an unsatisfactory job and exploring alternatives. However, the discussion is only partly developed: the reasons someone might accept a bad situation are not explained, and the benefits or risks of your proposed solutions are not explored. Some points, such as “money can buy anything,” are unclear or insufficiently connected to the argument. Develop each side with a specific reason and explain how your example supports it; this would make the response more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph beginning “On the one hand,” another beginning “On the other hand,” and a concluding opinion. These paragraph divisions help the reader identify the two perspectives. You also use basic linking expressions such as “For example” and “In addition.” However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and some links feel mechanical or do not show the relationship between ideas clearly. For instance, the shift from low pay to “money can buy anything” is abrupt, while the final paragraph repeats the opinion without clearly summarising the discussion. Organise each paragraph around one main point and connect examples explicitly to that point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to employment and financial hardship, including “unsatisfactory job,” “income,” “freelancing,” and “solutions.” This gives the response a basic range suited to the topic. However, spelling errors and inaccurate word choices are frequent and sometimes make meaning difficult to understand, as in “empolyments,” “crtitical,” “soultions,” and “satisafctory.” Several phrases are also unnatural, such as “improve tackle with” and “good job but they dont get recieve satisafactory pay scale.” Focus on learning accurate collocations and checking spelling, rather than using several uncertain expressions. More precise phrases such as “low-paid work” and “seek alternative employment” would make your ideas clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to express reasons and consequences, and there are some simple sentence patterns that communicate your main position. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and attempts to combine ideas often produce faulty sentences. For example, “They should be rely on that paticular job” has an incorrect verb pattern, while “if family totally depends on one person how deal with all kind of problems” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Subject–verb agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries also need attention. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then join them with clauses using patterns such as “because,” “although,” and “if.” Careful proofreading for complete sentences and punctuation will improve readability.

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