Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-18

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)

English language has now become the internatinal language it is commonly used by every field in the pratical life, however some students thinks that they can study this language by there own which is quite difficult to study with a teacher and it is also become a challanging task to,

First of all, english language is not that hard if the student has proper guidance for that, because a teacher helps the student by highlighting its mistakes and help him to solve that mistake, for example a student needs guidance in reading then his teacher gives him tips or teach him how to read properly, in his guidance he can learn new things more quickly and easily learn the english language.

Self study basis is good if you are good in learning new things but if not is become very difficult to manage and learn the language, it dose not matter how good you are at learning. a new language requires a proper guidance with a proper format by which you learn the language from zero, for example if a student wants to learn english and he dose not know even about the basics, then he should concern a teacher or a course to get a little knowlege about the language if he dose not join a course, and learns by it own. it might take him years to learn about that language.

in conclusion, it is very import to join a course or to get a teacher to learn english language because the teacher can teach very efficently and wisely

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt and presents a clear, albeit simple, position in agreement with the idea that studying English independently is difficult without a teacher. The main ideas regarding guidance, error correction, and structured learning are relevant and extended to some degree, for instance when discussing how a teacher provides tips for reading. However, the development remains somewhat repetitive and lacks specific, well-supported real-world examples, relying instead on generalised hypothetical scenarios. The conclusion restates the writer's position adequately. These characteristics align best with Band 5.0, as the task is addressed with relevant ideas, but the support and extension are limited and under-developed in places.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays some organisation with basic paragraphing, using transitional phrases such as 'First of all' and 'in conclusion'. However, there is a lack of clear overall progression, and the logical links between sentences can be mechanical or faulty, as seen in the run-on structure of the opening paragraph. Referencing is occasionally unclear, with pronoun confusion ('its mistakes and help him', 'learns by it own'). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak due to repetitive phrasing and poor punctuation. Overall, the structural and cohesive weaknesses place this response firmly at Band 5.0, where organisation is present but progression is unclear and cohesive devices are inaccurate or over-used.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, featuring frequent basic errors such as spelling mistakes ('internatinal', 'pratical', 'challanging', 'knowlege', 'efficently') and word-form inaccuracies ('by there own' instead of 'on their own', 'dose not' instead of 'does not', 'concern a teacher' instead of 'consult a teacher'). While the writer attempts some less common phrasing like 'proper guidance' and 'structured format', the high frequency of lexical and spelling errors noticeably impedes readability and strains the reader at times. This performance corresponds to Band 4.0, as the vocabulary is basic and repetitive with errors that frequently affect comprehension.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and overly long, unpunctuated compound-complex sentences joined by commas (comma splices), such as the opening sentence and the conclusion. There are frequent grammatical errors involving subject-verb agreement ('some students thinks', 'he dose not'), articles, and prepositions ('by their own'). These errors are frequent and often distort meaning or cause significant difficulty for the reader. The grammatical control and range reflect Band 4.0 descriptors, where errors are frequent, sentence structures are heavily constrained, and meaning is sometimes obscured by inaccurate grammar and punctuation.

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