Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-28

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)

PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT HOW TO FACE BAD SITUATION. SOME INDIVIDUALS BELIEVE THAT ACCEPTING THAT SITUATION IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THAT SITUATION, WHILE OTHERS HAVE OPINION THAT TRY TO IMPROVE THAT SUCH SITUATIONS IS THE BETTER OPTION. I BELIEVE THAT WORKING ON BAD SITUATIONS AND TRY TO IMPROVE IS THE BEST OPTION TO SOLVE IN SITUATION. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES ACCEPTING A BAD SITUATION IS ALSO HELP TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

SOME PEOPLE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT FIGHT AGAINST A BAD SITUATIONS IS BETTER OPTION. EVERY PEOPLE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS IN THEIR LIFE SUCH AS FINANCIAL, UNEMPLOYMENT AND AN UNSATISFIED JOB. PEOPLE SHOULD WORK ON THEIR PROBLEMS AND TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION RATHER THAN ACCEPTING THAT CONDITION. WHENEVER, PEOPLE TRY TO FIND SOLUTION, THEY ALWAYS GET SUCCESS IN IT BECAUSE ALL PROBLEMS HAVE A SOLUTION. FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDENT WHO IS WEAK IN ACADEMICS SHOULD PRACTICE MORE IN HIS SUBJECTS TO IMPROVE GRADE. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE HIS PROBLEM RATHER THAN ACCEPTING HIS WEAKNESS.

HOWEVER, SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE AN OPINION THAT ACCEPTING A SITUATION IS A SOLUTION OF MANY PROBLEMS. THEY BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT WASTE THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES WHEN SITUATION IS NOT IN THEIR CONTROL. HOWEVER, THIS SOLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE WITH SOME EXTENT. SOMETIMES, SITUATIONS IN NOT IN HUMAN CONTOL, SO ACCEPTING IT IS THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE OFTEN FACE NATURAL DISASTER SUCH AS WATER FLOOD AND EARTHQUAKES. HUMAN HAVE NO CONTROL ON THESE SITUATION. THEREFORE, ACCEPTING THAT SITUATION IS THE BEST SOLUTION OF THAT PROBLEM.

TO CONCLUDE, ACCEPTING A BAD SITUATION IS NOT A SOLUTION FOR EVERY PROBLEM. FIRSTLY, PEOPLE SHOULD TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION OF THEIR PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T GET IT THEN ACCEPT THE SITUATION.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and give a clear overall preference for trying to improve difficult circumstances, while allowing that acceptance can be appropriate when events are beyond a person’s control. The examples of a student improving academically and communities facing floods or earthquakes are relevant and help explain each position. However, the discussion is uneven: the first view is supported with a broad claim that people “always get success” if they seek a solution, which is too absolute and not fully explained. The acceptance argument is clearer when linked to uncontrollable events, but it could be connected more directly to the task’s examples of an unsatisfactory job or financial hardship. Develop the reasoning with more realistic qualifications and explain how your final recommendation follows from the two views.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion. The progression from trying to change a problem to accepting what cannot be controlled is easy to follow, and signposts such as “However,” “For example,” and “To conclude” help guide the reader. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some features of stronger progression. At times, though, linking is mechanical or repetitive: “However” appears several times, and “that situation” and “that problem” recur without always making the reference precise. The conclusion also moves quickly from the discussion to a rule of “firstly” trying and then accepting. Use a wider range of transitions and clearer references, and make the final paragraph explicitly synthesise the two arguments.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “financial,” “unemployment,” “unsatisfied job,” “resources,” and “natural disaster.” The examples also show an attempt to express abstract ideas such as control and problem-solving. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning less natural: “fight against a bad situations,” “solution of many problems,” and “solve in situation.” There are also spelling errors, including “contol,” and repeated reliance on “situation,” “problem,” and “solution.” Build a more precise set of phrases for discussing hardship and responses to it, and check spelling and collocations. More accurate vocabulary would make the argument clearer without requiring unnecessarily complex words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “when,” “because,” and “rather than,” and most of the argument remains understandable. However, control is inconsistent, particularly in sentence patterns and agreement. Examples include “try to improve that such situations,” “Every people have,” “a solution of many problems,” and “Human have no control on these situation.” The opening also contains a long sentence with several ideas joined together, while the conclusion uses an incomplete conditional pattern: “If they don't get it then accept the situation.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret the intended meaning. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, plural forms, and complete conditional sentences, then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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