Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many parts of the world girls and boys are educated together in co-educational or mixed schools. Some people think that girls and boys benefit from being educated separately in single-sex schools. To what extent do you agree with this view?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Write at least 250 words.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

In this eassy we have to discuss about the co-education . It's giving the benefit or not to the students. We also have to talk on various people think that its not giving the advantage to the students. And they said that it' better to study in a single sex.

Firstly, we can conclude that soe people think that students should have to study in a single sex school. They think this thing because they are not much modern in these kind of ways . They always prefer their childern to study only in girls or in boys.

Secondly, they think that co-education would runied their innocent mind sed . They always very conjusted in these kind of things.

For example: one of my relative kid he only study in a single sex school. He do not know how to make conversation with girls. On the other hand my cousin who study in co school. He have manners how to talk he do not feel shy in front of girls.

I do not agree with this extent because in my vision, students should have to study in co-eduacion, beacause it increase thier confidence. They know how to communicate with girls or boys. They learn the basic manners how to react in angry situation .

In conclusion, parents must have let them thier childerns in co school because it gives them those things which a single sex school can not give them. They must be good in studies but not in manners or nor in commation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall view in favour of co-education, especially when you say it increases confidence and helps students communicate with one another. The example comparing your relative’s child with your cousin is relevant and helps illustrate this position. However, the response only partly develops the question: the benefits of single-sex education are mentioned mainly as what some parents believe, rather than being considered or weighed against the benefits of mixed schools. The claim that supporters are “not much modern” is also a broad judgement rather than a reasoned explanation. To strengthen the response, explain a possible benefit of single-sex schools and develop your own reasons with specific details or examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, points introduced by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” an example, your position, and a conclusion. This gives the reader some guidance through the discussion. However, the progression is not always clear: the first two body points repeat what supporters of single-sex schools think, while your own position appears later and is not developed in a separate, well-organised argument. Some links are mechanical, and the opening repeats the task rather than setting out your view directly. The example is relevant but its connection to the preceding point could be made clearer. Organise the essay around contrasting arguments, use clear topic sentences, and make each paragraph advance one main idea.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your vocabulary is basic and often repetitive, relying on general words such as “think,” “things,” “study,” and “good.” Some phrases make the intended meaning difficult to follow, including “runied their innocent mind sed,” “very conjusted,” and “nor in commation.” There are also frequent spelling and word-form problems, such as “eassy,” “childern,” “beacause,” and “thier,” which reduce clarity. You do use some relevant terms, including “co-education,” “single sex school,” “confidence,” and “communicate,” so there is a foundation to build on. Learn accurate topic vocabulary and common collocations, and check spelling and word forms carefully before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Most sentences use simple patterns, and attempts to connect ideas into longer sentences are often inaccurate. For example, “He do not know” and “He have manners” have incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “one of my relative kid he only study” has problems with sentence structure and verb form. Articles, plurals, and possessives are also frequently missing or incorrect, as in “in a single sex school” and “their childerns.” The conclusion, “parents must have let them,” does not express the intended recommendation clearly. These recurring errors sometimes make the reader work to understand your meaning. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then build controlled complex sentences using “because,” “although,” and “while.”

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