Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-24
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 5.0)
I almost disagree with it that student find it difficult to study english without a teacher. For me studing a language is a form of hobby and hobbies do not need any assistance or teacher. If anyone who want to study english or anyother language , he or she can take it as fun and it will definatly going to be so much easy for them. If i take a exmaple of myslef, i love studing the languages that's why i also love to study english.I perfer watching movies, seasons and cartoons in english without subtitles then i try to understand what they are saying and try to learn it. Similarly i often watch basic poems videos to even get my basic english better.Most perfect example is Kim Namjoon from BTS, He is a famous music band leader, He told that he didnot learnt english from any teacher but he learnt english from one of the most famous english season "friends". So the most important thing in my opinon is that if you take english as some subject and need teacher for it , It will tell your mind that it is a part of your education while english is part of your daily life. if we take example of a child which is new to english ,He didn't need a teacher to learn english. He can simply learnt from its suuroundings and from TV. So best way to study english is from fun activitees like watching seasons, shows, cartoons and best way is to speak , Speak as much as you want and it will help you do better.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student addresses the prompt by clearly stating a position ("I almost disagree with it that student find it difficult to study english without a teacher") and providing supporting arguments and examples, such as personal experience and the example of Kim Namjoon from BTS. However, the development of ideas tends to be repetitive and relies heavily on anecdotal evidence rather than broader analysis. While all parts of the task are addressed, the arguments remain somewhat superficial and lack the depth expected for higher bands. Therefore, this performance aligns well with Band 6.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response lacks proper paragraphing, presented as a single dense block of text, which significantly impairs readability and structural flow. Cohesive devices are used very sparingly and somewhat repetitively (e.g., "If...", "Similarly"), and referencing is occasionally unclear or clumsy. Although there is a discernible logical progression from the initial stance to supporting examples and a concluding summary, the lack of paragraph breaks and basic cohesive links places this response firmly at Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, successfully communicating everyday ideas and using some relevant terms related to language learning (e.g., "independent," "assistance," "subtitles"). However, there are numerous lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, such as "studing," "definatly," "exmaple," "myslef," "perfer," "didnot," and "surroudings." These errors, combined with informal phrasing like "so much easy" and "seasons" (referring to TV series), indicate limited control over less common vocabulary and place the lexical score at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, though attempts at complexity frequently result in grammatical errors and awkward phrasing (e.g., "If anyone who want to study english or anyother language , he or she can take it as fun and it will definatly going to be so much easy for them"). Punctuation errors, missing articles, and subject-verb agreement issues are frequent (e.g., "a child which is new... He didn't need"). Despite these recurring mistakes, the meaning remains mostly clear to the reader, justifying a band score of 5.
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