Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

English is a language where there are so many things to understand, practice, techniques, grammer, lexical resources and more. Students often find it difficutl to manage their studies and anyone would agree with that, because its not just about something read a book its a language where person would communicate with someone or write something for someone like a letter or mail or he can use for any other things so there are diffrent set of rules and structure he should follow and that would understand with proper guidance assistance and resources from the experts.

As a language each students have their own doubt or mistakes which student it self don't find it in some books or they wouldn't know about that mistakes that is why it is necessary to attend a formal course or take assistance. If a student do self study he might good books which contains good knowledge techniques but student might fail to how to implement it in real world or even they use that techniques but have some doubt or issue with that which they don't know like when i started self studing english i thaught i am using correct word grammer and use correct technique until i started talking with my teacher and then i get to know that there was so many grammatical mistakes i do also often i pause unecessary while speaking with someone also knew about some techniques which i don't get in the books so that is why it is useful to attend formal course and also agree that student might get difficult to study english on there own

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you agree that independent learners can struggle and that teacher support or a formal course is useful. You address the question with relevant reasons, especially the difficulty of identifying personal mistakes and applying book-based techniques in real communication. The example about discovering grammatical errors and pauses after speaking with a teacher gives your argument a personal, relevant basis. This meets the task well, although some points are asserted rather than fully explained—for instance, the opening lists aspects of English without showing exactly why each makes self-study difficult. To strengthen the response further, develop each reason with a clearer explanation or example and maintain a more explicit focus on the extent of your agreement throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic progression from the general complexity of English to the value of teacher feedback, and the personal example supports the main point. However, it is presented as two very long paragraphs, with several distinct ideas crowded into each. The first sentence of the second paragraph introduces individual doubts, but the discussion then moves through books, real-world use, and your own experience without clear stages. Linking phrases such as “that is why” recur and sometimes replace clearer logical connections. Use separate paragraphs for your main reasons and example, and divide long sentences so each one develops a single point. This would make the overall progression easier to follow and reduce the repetitive feel of the cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant language for the topic, including “proper guidance,” “grammatical mistakes,” “formal course,” and “implement it in real world.” These choices communicate your main ideas, but the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or awkward, which sometimes makes the reader work to understand the intended meaning. For example, “good books which contains good knowledge techniques” is unclear, and “there are so many things to understand” is broad and repetitive. Spelling errors such as “grammer,” “difficutl,” and “studing” are also noticeable. Build a more precise vocabulary for language learning and check spelling and collocations; this will help you express your ideas more clearly and naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use clauses to explain causes and examples, including the sentence beginning “If a student do self study.” However, these complex attempts are often faulty, and the response relies heavily on long sentences joined by “and” or “because.” Errors in agreement and verb forms occur in examples such as “each students have,” “a student do,” and “I get to know.” Articles and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, as in “something read a book” and the extended sentence about communicating or writing. These problems can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check subject–verb agreement, tense consistency, and punctuation.

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