Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

A huge number of students choose to study English independently on a self- study basis rather than attend a formal course. However, without the assistance of a teacher, students often find it difficult to manage their studies.

To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

A huge number of students choose to study english independently on a self study basis rather than attend a formal course. however without the assistance of a teacher students often find it difficult to manage their studies.in world our internation leanuage is english,English is good for our studes and bussiness. in the world every school and university is study english. in the earle ages childrens learning english. Self study is not good for a person, teacher and course is the best option. teacher is always help the person it is very usefull a studient. in the self you face many of problems and you have not understand of many words meains and teacher is help on this a very important. a person going to a teacher he is low time leaning and a self person many of time needed.in this time people see videos and movies to learning english this is a very use ful tools. most of the people watch videos on youtube and this is very useful tools and people online classis and the result is very good. you read english books is best option. this books always help to learning english most of the people on this books read and low of time tge result is good. a tracher is always is help ful in the many of time the result is goog is a good of a person and teacher. me opion on thid you need a teacher it is good result product is low time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You take a position that a teacher and formal course are preferable, and you give relevant reasons: teachers can explain unfamiliar words and help students learn in less time. You also mention videos, online classes and books as ways to study. However, the response is under the required 250 words: it contains 214 words, and 37 words copied from the prompt are excluded from that count. The ideas are mostly asserted rather than explained or supported with a specific example, and the discussion of study tools does not clearly show how they relate to your position. To improve, state your degree of agreement clearly and develop two reasons with explanations or examples that directly answer the question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The response contains several relevant points, including teacher support, the difficulty of self-study and the use of online resources. However, these ideas are presented in one continuous block, with no clear introduction, body paragraphs or conclusion. The progression is difficult to follow: the writing moves from English in schools to teachers, then videos and books, before returning to the need for a teacher. Connections between points are often missing, and repeated phrases such as “very useful” do not clarify how the ideas relate. Organise the essay into paragraphs, give each paragraph one main point, and use simple linking expressions to show contrast, reason and example. A brief concluding sentence should restate your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use basic vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “teacher,” “self study,” “videos,” “online classes” and “books,” so the general subject can be identified. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “useful” and “teacher.” Frequent spelling errors, such as “studient,” “bussiness” and “tracher,” and inaccurate expressions such as “low time leaning” and “result product” make some meanings difficult to understand. Aim to learn accurate topic phrases and use them in context; for example, describe how a teacher “explains unfamiliar vocabulary” or how a learner “makes steady progress.” Proofreading spelling and choosing natural word combinations would make your ideas clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Most sentences use very simple patterns, and there is little evidence of controlled complex sentence structures. Errors in sentence boundaries and punctuation are frequent, as in “in world our internation leanuage is english,English is good for our studes and bussiness.” Verb forms and agreement are also often inaccurate: “every school and university is study english” and “teacher is always help the person” do not express the intended meaning clearly. Articles and plurals are missing or misused in phrases such as “a person” and “many of problems.” These errors sometimes obscure the message. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then join related ideas with “because” or “although,” checking verb forms, articles and full stops.

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