Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-22

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)

Some individuals believe in bad situation is good to accept instead of unsatifactory opportunity or shortage of money. While others argue that it is best to try as well as imrove such situations. I will discuss both views and give my opinion.

Firstly, many people trust that we are willing to accept worst situation because of not satisfied about our job also not have enough money. There are many reasons. First is people get job and continue to work but it shows temporary benefit after that there is no value of job and not get money. At the end people faced bad conditions doesn't continue their job. So, they think it is better to accept any bad situation.

While, others think it is good thing to improve such situation which they faced badly. Too illustrate this, if any situation occur people try to handle it not leave their job. As well as if there is not enogh money they use common sense to earn money in different way instead of facing bad condition. People thinks that how to improve the situation they faced not worry about shortage of money.

In my prospective, it is good to improve situations not worry about job get good oppotunities after time within half of the time there is improvements in their jobs. People should face any problem and have imrove s

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify both views and state a preference for improving difficult circumstances, so the response is relevant to the question. However, the discussion is only partial: the reasons for accepting a bad situation are unclear, and the claim that a job offers “temporary benefit” is not explained or supported with an example. The opposing view is also described in broad terms, such as earning money “in different way,” without showing how this might work. Your opinion appears near the end, but the final sentence is unfinished, so it is not fully developed. The response is also 23 words below the required minimum. Develop each view with a clear reason and a specific example, then complete and support your conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph for each view, and a final paragraph giving your opinion. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “While,” and “In my prospective” help signal the stages of the discussion. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow. For example, the link between continuing a job, receiving a “temporary benefit,” and deciding to accept a bad situation is not made clear. Some linking phrases are used inaccurately, and the final paragraph ends abruptly, weakening the overall progression. Improve cohesion by making each paragraph’s main point explicit, connecting reasons to examples, and using referencing and transitions that accurately express the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “shortage of money,” “bad situation,” “improve,” and “opportunities,” and the reader can generally identify the subject of your response. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, particularly repeated references to “bad situation” and “situation.” Some word choices and collocations make meaning harder to understand, such as “accept worst situation,” “temporary benefit,” and “common sense to earn money.” Spelling errors, including “unsatifactory,” “imrove,” and “enogh,” also reduce accuracy. Build a wider set of topic-specific expressions and check spelling; choose phrases that clearly describe the action or outcome you mean.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a conditional example beginning “if any situation occur,” and you use basic connectors to join ideas. However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence construction and verb forms occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For instance, “many people trust that we are willing to accept” shifts awkwardly between third person and first person, while “people faced bad conditions doesn't continue their job” has problems with tense, agreement, and sentence structure. The final phrase, “People should face any problem and have imrove s,” is incomplete. Practise building complete sentences with consistent subjects and verb forms, and proofread each sentence for agreement and completeness.

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