Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-01

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 suggest that accepting the bad situation can be a good decision like unsatisfactory job and low income. Some people recommend for improvements and try for the best to handle the bad situations

Accepting the bad sitations can be a temporary solution but sometimes it would not help them to work for long time. For example, Some people work for unsatisfactory job becuase of their family responsibility. If a company gives them a good and friendly enviroment, people work happy even with a low income. Hardworkers do there best to get high income. Some people do not struggle a lot and they limits their scope for a low income job and it is not a good recommendation.

Others argue that if they work hard and work for their improvements this can increase high chances of growth and good income. I think if they work hard to enhance their skills it makes them independents as well. It is better to work hard for the best job rather then doing unsatisfactory job with low income. For example, if a person has good designing skills and he is working on software testing job he'll not work hard becuase it is not interrested for him. It is very important that people should love their job. Doing relavents and satisfacing job can be leds to a good income.

I'm totally agree with those people who argue to work hard and improve their situation. people should work hard to get their desire job and income. Lazy people belive that accepting a bad situation is best for their living.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both views and make your own position clear: you acknowledge that people may stay in an unsatisfactory job because of family responsibilities, then argue that improving skills and seeking more suitable work is preferable. The examples about a friendly workplace and a designer working in software testing are relevant. However, the discussion is only partly developed. The first view is not explored as fully as the case for improvement, and the claim that people who accept a bad situation are “lazy” oversimplifies why someone might remain in it. Explain more clearly when acceptance may be sensible and support your opinion with a more specific example or consequence.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an opening, a paragraph on accepting circumstances, a paragraph on trying to improve them, and a concluding opinion. This helps the reader follow the main contrast. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and links between ideas can feel abrupt. For instance, the first body paragraph moves from family responsibility to a friendly company environment and then to people who do not struggle, without clearly showing how each point supports the view. The conclusion repeats the preference for hard work rather than drawing the discussion together. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example explicitly to the argument it illustrates.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “family responsibility,” “enhance their skills,” “independents,” and “income.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the response less clear or natural. Examples include “recommend for improvements,” “work happy,” “limits their scope,” and “Doing relavents and satisfacing job.” Spelling errors such as “sitations,” “becuase,” and “interrested” are also noticeable. Build a more precise set of phrases for discussing employment and change, and check spelling and word forms carefully. For example, use “seek to improve their circumstances” rather than “recommend for improvements.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if they work hard … this can increase high chances of growth.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and verb patterns. Examples include “Some people suggest that accepting … can be a good decision like,” “they limits their scope,” and “I'm totally agree.” The sentence beginning “Doing … job can be leds to a good income” is also difficult to follow because its grammatical structure is incomplete or faulty. Practise building accurate sentences with “if” clauses and infinitives, and check subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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