Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

We no longer need to have animals kept in zoos, so zoos should be closed.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

We no longer require to have animals kept in zoos, so zoos should be locked. I completely disagree with this with this statement because of safe place habitats and attraction place for tourist.

On of the main reason for my disapproval that is save environment for animals. This is due to the fact that zoos provide facilities for animals like food ad shelter. They do not face any difficulties in zoos like hunting and they feel safe. So, zoos should not be closed because mostly people visit there and see different kind of animals in one place. For instance, In chandigarh city have chhatbir zoo which have different spicies. People visit there in their free time or explore different animals. Sometime, they are free of cost and people like spend their time with natural habitats.

Another reason for my disagreement that is attraction place for tourist. This means that most of tourist like explore different natural place and they like visting zoo. When they visit in zoo they mostly donate some money for animal protection and this place attracted many different country people. If they are closed in future then its not beneficial for country`s economy growth. In addition, it become main cause of lost species in the world.

To conclude, we have no need to kept animals in zoos, I support that zoos should not be sealed because it can have bad impact on animals life and society like they have no place for feel safe and less one place for attraction of tourist.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you disagree with closing zoos, and you give two relevant reasons—animal safety and tourism. The Chandigarh zoo example also helps make the discussion more specific. However, the reasons are only partly developed: explain more carefully how zoo conditions protect animals, and support the claim that tourism benefits the economy with a clearer example. The conclusion also introduces the opposing idea, “we have no need to kept animals in zoos,” which makes your final position less consistent. The response is 245 words, so it does not meet the 250-word minimum; the 10 words copied from the prompt were not counted. Develop your explanations and add a little more relevant support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs each focus on a main reason, and linking phrases such as “For instance,” “Another reason” and “In addition” help signal relationships between ideas. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the discussion moves from animal safety to visitor numbers without explaining the connection, and the tourism paragraph shifts from donations to the economy and species loss. Some linking is mechanical or inaccurate, and references such as “this place” and “they” are not always precise. Use topic sentences followed by explanation and a directly relevant example, and make sure each transition shows the actual relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a limited but relevant set of vocabulary to discuss zoos, animals and tourism, including “animal protection,” “shelter” and “economy growth.” The meaning is generally understandable, but noticeable word-choice, collocation and spelling problems sometimes make the reader pause. For example, “locked” does not express the idea of closing zoos, “safe place habitats” is unclear, and “attraction place for tourist” is not a natural phrase. There are also spelling errors such as “spicies” and “visting,” alongside repeated use of “place” and “different.” Build a more precise range of topic vocabulary and check common word combinations and spelling. The suggestions below offer practical alternatives.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including explanations introduced by “because” and “when.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “On of the main reason for my disapproval that is,” “In chandigarh city have chhatbir zoo,” and “it become main cause,” where sentence structure, verb forms or agreement are faulty. The conclusion’s “we have no need to kept” also shows an incorrect verb pattern. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check singular/plural agreement, articles and verb forms. More accurate control of these basic patterns will make your ideas easier to understand.

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