Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-13

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)

Nowdays, a large number of students prefer to learn englsh indepently except attending formal courses. Although self study offers flexibility. I completely agree that students faces difficulties to manage their learning without teacher guidence.

One of the main reason to face difficulties is that they have not a proper study plan. They have no idea how much time spend on one topic and which topic is important to study. Owing to this they spent much time and progress will be slow. They cannot find their own mistake when they study alone. They loose their interest because they have nomentor to guide.

example- Students preparing for the toffel may struggles to find the mistakes and improve their writing skills because they donot get regular feedback.

Now turning to the point where students do preparation under teacher guidence. The teacher help understand difficult topics to the students and correct their mistakes. They also encourage the studenhts to learn regularly. Teacher helps to improve their speaking skills and they can improve theirself by guidence of the teacher. Teacher helps the students to learn with grammer rules and vocablary which helos the students to improve their communication.

In conclusion , i completely agree that the statement of without mentor study will be difficult and students face many error on the other hand self study is also a good way to learn. Having a teacher study and learning process will be more easier.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you “completely agree” that learners can struggle without a teacher, and you give relevant reasons, including the lack of a study plan, difficulty identifying mistakes, and reduced motivation. The TOEFL example also supports your point about feedback. However, the discussion is only partly developed: the paragraph about teacher guidance lists benefits but does not explain them in depth or compare them with the flexibility of self-study mentioned in the introduction. The conclusion repeats your view but adds little explanation. The response is also 12 words below the required minimum, so there was limited space to develop your ideas. Extend the example and explain more fully how teacher support helps learners manage their studies.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The first body paragraph groups related difficulties, and the TOEFL example follows the point about receiving no regular feedback. However, progression between ideas is sometimes abrupt: “Now turning to the point” introduces the teacher paragraph mechanically, and several sentences repeat “Teacher helps” without showing how each point connects to the previous one. The conclusion also combines contrasting ideas in a confusing way (“on the other hand self study is also a good way to learn”). Use clearer topic sentences and link each explanation to its main point. More precise referencing and varied transitions would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “flexibility,” “study plan,” “regular feedback,” “communication,” and “guide.” These choices help convey your main ideas, but the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “face difficulties,” “teacher guidance,” and repeated uses of “improve.” Spelling errors are also noticeable, including “englsh,” “indepently,” “guidence,” “grammer,” and “vocablary”; these can distract the reader. Aim to learn accurate topic-specific collocations and check spelling carefully. For example, describe learners as “struggling to organise their studies” and say that teachers “provide guidance” or “give constructive feedback,” rather than relying on repeated, less natural phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, and the overall meaning is usually understandable. However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make the reader pause. Examples include subject–verb agreement in “students faces” and “The teacher help,” missing or incorrect verb forms in “how much time spend,” and the incomplete sentence “Although self study offers flexibility.” There are also problems with articles, plurals and sentence construction, as in “One of the main reason” and “Having a teacher study and learning process will be more easier.” Most sentences follow similar patterns, so the range remains limited. Practise building accurate complex sentences with clauses such as “because” and “although,” and proofread each sentence for agreement, verb forms and complete structure.

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