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)

Co-education system across the world is very common these days. While, some people argue that they benefitted more by studying separately in single-sex schools. I complelety agree with first part of the essay and I will present evidence in support to this.

Girls and boys studying in same school has some advantages. Firstly. There will be higher competion in the classes as both genders attract each other more often. This will create a healthy environment and sense of positive jealousy to study hard. Moreover, it is also very beneficial for the teachers to combine both genders in different tasks and reduce discrimintion among the students. The overall decorum of class will also see a positive development, enabling students learn boundaries and respect for other gender, which ofcourse will pave way for equallity and understnding of both genders. In contrast, Co- education system can create sensitive environment which might lead to distrub the overall quality of education. For example, boys tend to get attracted to girls when they grow older, and it will have serious consequences on the other students aswell, Similarly, this kind of open interaction with opposing gender will ruin the developing years, because they will be only interested in the other gender and will leave everything aside. In conclusion, Combining girls and boys in single -sex school will balance the educational environment and can create healthy relationshiops among the students. Nevertheless, maintaining the class decorum and avoiding the perosnal interests of students for opposing gender will need to be looked.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a position in favour of co-education, and you give relevant reasons, including competition, cooperation in classroom tasks, and learning respect between genders. However, the position is not consistently expressed: “I completely agree with first part” is unclear because the prompt asks whether you agree that students benefit from separate schools. The discussion also shifts to disadvantages of co-education without clearly explaining how these qualify your view, and the conclusion’s “Combining girls and boys in single-sex school” contradicts your intended argument. Several claims, such as that interaction will “ruin the developing years,” are asserted rather than supported. State your position precisely, then develop fewer reasons with clear explanations or examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable introduction, body discussion and conclusion, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “In conclusion” help identify stages. However, progression within the body is difficult to follow: the paragraph moves from benefits to drawbacks with “In contrast,” but does not clearly connect that counterpoint to your overall position. Some linking is mechanical, and the long sequence of claims makes relationships between ideas unclear. The conclusion also introduces a confusing statement about “single-sex school,” weakening the overall flow. Use separate paragraphs for the case for co-education and the counterargument, and make each paragraph develop one central point with clear references back to your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some topic-relevant vocabulary, including “co-education,” “discrimination,” “class decorum,” and “equality,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. There is some variety in how you describe possible effects, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “positive jealousy,” “sensitive environment,” and “personal interests … for opposing gender.” Spelling errors, including “competion,” “discrimintion,” and “understnding,” are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Aim for more natural academic phrasing and check spelling carefully; precise expressions will make your arguments clearer without requiring more complicated vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, for example the clause beginning “which might lead to…” and the sentence explaining how classroom interaction may teach respect. However, errors are frequent, and some sentence structures are difficult to interpret. Examples include “Girls and boys studying in same school has,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “enabling students learn,” which needs a grammatical construction such as “enabling students to learn.” Punctuation is also inconsistent: “While,” is incorrectly separated from its clause, and several sentences run together with commas. Review agreement, articles, infinitive patterns and sentence boundaries, then proofread each sentence for a complete and clear structure.

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