Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-14

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 4.5)

Now a days we can see that the students are more self independent rather then asking for help from others wether it is the students in studies,personal work or any thing else but, recently was seen that the majority students have been studying English subject ontheir own independently with their own techniques in studies without taking any proffesionl helps wether it is from a teacher,institute,or an high academic achived student.

from the reasons of that students are studying on their own the english subjects without any proffesional assistance or course is theat the courses and the assistance tution fees are higher then what they can afford because majority of students are not working while studying and being able to afford a high end course to learn a language that is used globally. One of the other reason why studnets are studying on their own is that English language is a main language in every country so are the sources of learning english are free on the internet, students are making an time plan where the decide in which time they will be able to be reaching their goal of language, in this time plan there are tons of free sources are avaliabe online and free institutes that give free full planed english learning course which saves their time.

that sums up that students feeling more relaxed and easy to learn on their own without getting troubled in high paid professional courses and preferring leraning independently on self-study basis now a days.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by discussing why students choose to study English independently and touches upon the difficulties of managing studies without a teacher's assistance. However, the position is somewhat difficult to discern because the introduction meanders and the arguments lack clear depth and development. For instance, the mention of free online sources is a relevant idea, but it is presented as a run-on sentence without sufficient extension or supporting examples. The conclusion also merely summarises the premise rather than offering a distinct concluding perspective. These weaknesses align closely with Band 5, where ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text suffers from severe structural and cohesive issues. The entire essay is essentially constructed of three extraordinarily long, convoluted sentences, meaning proper paragraphing is virtually absent. There are very few appropriate cohesive devices used to guide the reader; instead, phrases like 'Now a days we can see' and 'from the reasons of that' create awkward transitions and repetitive structures. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow the progression of thought. Although there is a discernible overall topic, the lack of punctuation and control over logical paragraph boundaries keeps the coherence firmly at a Band 4 level.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently impeded by numerous spelling and word-choice errors. Examples of inaccurate lexical choices include 'self independent', 'proffesionl helps', 'high academic achived student', and 'tution fees'. The phrase 'higher then what they can afford' demonstrates a basic error in comparative adjectives. While the writer manages to communicate the general topic of learning English online, the vocabulary lacks the precision and range required for higher bands. Spelling mistakes such as 'studnets', 'avaliabe', and 'leraning' further restrict the score to Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the response. The text is dominated by massive run-on sentences that link numerous clauses with coordinating conjunctions and commas instead of proper terminal punctuation. There is a complete absence of complex sentence structures used with accuracy, and fundamental errors in basic grammar are pervasive, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('sources of learning english are free') and incorrect preposition use ('studying on their own the english subjects'). Frequent grammatical errors cause continuous difficulty for the reader and distort meaning, placing this performance at Band 4.

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