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)

Most of the people have to go through at least once in life time in a depressed situation for the cause of financial or for work place unsatisfaction. Some people try to accept this problem or their situation. Try to go with the flow. As they are thinking that they have no other option or they are scared of losing more by taking risk at that situation. On the other hand, there is some people when they are facing any types of these problems are try to change their situation by searching new opportunities. If they are not satisfied with their job. They always search for the better option where they can satisfy themselves. Sometimes they take risk of doing new business with low amount of money what they have in their pockets. Most of the times they are able change their situation and lead a better life than the previous. Nevertheless, I firmly believe that people need to take necessary steps to change their situation when they are in bad condition.

Naturally, human are always love their comfort zone. When they are able not to break this zone they have to face the consequences of life. Same goes for those who are already get a job but are not contempt with the overall job experience but scared to take the step of finding new one. They are thinking that if they will pay less than then the current one or they are less confident about them.

However, some people always keep pushing themselves always search for better option when they are not achieving their expectation or they are not happy about their financial condition. They are not sit idle for improving their situation so then when the opportunities come they grab them. They keep trying to achieve their goal by changing their work life or job. Sometimes they take the risk of starting something new for instance starting business with what they have. Sometimes they are able to achieve once they were dreamt about that through continuous trying and hardship. For example, nowadays, lots of people are losing their job or not getting paid because of the development of artificial intelligence and advancement of different technology. But who try to keep learning new skills and trying day and night are able to manage a perfect job for them according to their requirement. That is why i always prefer that we need to try harder for to change our bad situation.

In conclusion, until we changed ourselves than we are not able to change our situation. No one in this world achieve any thing without trying just staying in only one position for the rest life. We need to search for new opportunities always when we are not happy about our work place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You discuss both responses to difficult circumstances and make your own view clear: you favour taking steps to improve a bad situation. The examples of people seeking new work, starting a business, and learning skills in response to AI-related job losses are relevant. However, the acceptance viewpoint is less fully explained; you mainly say people fear risk or believe they have no alternative, without exploring when acceptance might be sensible or beneficial. Some supporting claims, such as people who keep trying being able to secure a suitable job, are broad rather than developed with a specific explanation. To strengthen the response, give each view balanced treatment and explain the reasoning behind your examples more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has an overall structure, with an introduction, separate discussion of the two views, and a conclusion that restates your position. The progression from accepting circumstances to trying to change them is generally understandable, and phrases such as “On the other hand” and “However” help signal contrast. At times, though, connections are mechanical or unclear. The opening contains several short fragments, including “Try to go with the flow,” and the paragraph beginning “Naturally” shifts into the job example without a clear link to the preceding point. Repeated references to “situation” and “trying” also make the flow less smooth. Use complete topic sentences and clearer links between each claim and its example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for the topic, including “comfort zone,” “opportunities,” “financial condition,” “take the risk,” and “continuous trying.” These choices make your main ideas understandable, and you attempt some less common expressions. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “work place unsatisfaction,” “not contempt with the overall job experience,” and “achieve once they were dreamt about.” Repetition of “situation,” “job,” and “try” also limits flexibility. Aim to learn vocabulary in natural combinations and check word forms and spelling. For example, use “dissatisfied with their job” and “achieve what they had dreamed of” to express these ideas more precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional ideas such as “if they will pay less” and a relative clause in “people who try to keep learning new skills.” The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in sentence formation and verb forms occur across the response. For instance, “there is some people … are try” has subject–verb agreement and verb-form problems, while “human are always love” combines incorrect agreement with an unnecessary verb form. Several fragments, including “If they are not satisfied with their job,” are not joined to a complete sentence. Work on agreement, tense consistency, and combining dependent clauses with main clauses; then proofread punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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