Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-30

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 people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfying job or lack of money while other argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. On both sides, people think according to their self confidence and motivation but i strongly support second argument here.

If i talk about those who find acceptance a better solution, they have few arguments to say. One of the statement is that not every problem has a better solution. For example, if somone is suffering from some kind of disease and they are spending their maximum budget on it. They can't immediately arrange such amount of money to support their everyday expenses. They have to accept the situation. This may leads to tackle in a more better aproach. The other argument is that continuesly thinking about bad situations and difficulties attach to it may leads to mental sickness and depression. Moreover, aproaching life in a positive way is the best solution.

On the other hand, other people argue that everyone should try to ovecome such situations. By hard work, people can develop new skills in different niche's. Instead of giving up, fighting against bad situations would develop confidence and seld estime. Struggling for better opportunity is a better way than compromising on a low paying job. For instance, jobs in remote areas are usually low paying and limited. So people should move to other cities to land a better job whose pay worth their skills and hardwork.

In my opinion, the only way to live a better life is that everyone should work hard and develop new skills according to requirements. Giving up or accepting bad situations is not a wise move. We should try our best to escape from bad scenarios.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You discuss both views and state a clear position in the introduction (“I strongly support [the] second argument”), which you maintain in the conclusion. The examples are relevant: illness and financial pressure illustrate why someone might accept circumstances, while moving from a low-paid job in a remote area supports trying to improve them. However, the two sides are not developed equally. The acceptance argument that positive thinking is best is asserted rather than explained, and the illness example could clarify why acceptance is necessary rather than temporary. Your own view is clear, but explaining when persistence is realistic—and acknowledging limits such as health or financial constraints—would make the discussion more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a concluding opinion. Signposting such as “On the other hand” helps readers follow the contrast, and examples are placed with the relevant arguments. Some connections are less clear or mechanical, however. For instance, “This may leads to tackle in a more better aproach” does not clearly show how the example supports acceptance, and “Moreover” introduces a related point without explaining its link to the preceding argument. Use clearer references and transitions that show cause and effect, and make each paragraph progress from claim to explanation to example. This would strengthen the flow while preserving your effective basic organisation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for the topic, including “self confidence,” “motivation,” “overcome,” “opportunity,” and “compromising.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and phrases such as “low paying job” and “better opportunity” are appropriate to the discussion. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “somone,” “continuesly,” “aproaching,” “seld estime,” and “niche's.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “land a better job whose pay worth their skills” and “tackle in a more better approach.” Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations as complete phrases. More precise wording would make your arguments sound clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including conditional examples (“if someone is suffering…”) and contrastive structures (“Instead of giving up…”). The overall meaning is usually understandable, but errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur in several places. For example, “other argue” needs subject–verb agreement, “This may leads” uses the wrong verb form after a modal, and “the only way… is that everyone should work hard” has an awkward grammatical structure. Capitalise “I,” and check punctuation and sentence boundaries, especially in the opening sentence. Practise building accurate complex sentences and proofreading each clause for a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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