Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-12

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 4.5)

In the modern world mixed educarion or also known as co education hac become very common and also in its way attracted debates and controversies

In our society there is genreally a mixed opinion about co education because some people in our society think that mixed education is nor good for the character development of both girls and boys

Personally i firmly beleive that co education is not a bad thing at all because it has its own advanteges.First of all if both genders study together they casn help each other beacuse siome topics are tough for boys while some sre easy for girls in this wahy they

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You state a clear position—“I firmly believe that co education is not a bad thing at all”—and begin to give a relevant reason: students of different genders may help one another with difficult topics. However, the response only minimally addresses the question. It does not explain the benefits of single-sex education or compare these with co-education, and the supporting idea is left unfinished at “in this way they…”. The response also falls short of the required 250 words, so there is not enough development, explanation, or relevant example to support your view. To improve, address both sides of the issue, explain each reason fully, and include a specific example before reaching a conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic progression: it introduces the debate, gives your opinion, and starts a supporting reason. Phrases such as “Personally” and “First of all” help signal this movement. However, the ideas are not developed into clear paragraphs, and the final sentence stops before completing its point, leaving the reader without a logical link to a further explanation or conclusion. Some connections are also unclear, particularly the claim that certain topics are difficult for boys but easy for girls. Organise the essay into an introduction, separate body paragraphs, and a conclusion; use linking phrases to show how each reason supports your position, and complete each idea before moving on.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “co-education,” “mixed education,” “character development,” and “advantages,” which makes the subject identifiable. However, the range is limited and several spelling errors make the writing harder to read, for example “educarion,” “genreally,” “beleive,” “advanteges,” and “beacuse.” Some phrasing is also imprecise: “in its way attracted debates” does not express the idea naturally, and “some topics are tough for boys while some are easy for girls” is an overly broad way to describe differences in learning. Build a wider set of accurate terms for educational benefits and concerns, and check spelling and collocations carefully so your ideas are expressed precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and a longer conditional structure, as in “if both genders study together they can help each other.” This shows an effort to connect ideas rather than relying only on short sentences. However, the range remains limited, and errors in sentence construction and punctuation occur frequently. For example, the opening is a sentence fragment without a clear main clause, while “Personally i firmly believe…” needs correct capitalisation and punctuation. The final sentence is incomplete, so its grammatical relationship to the next idea is missing. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, use full stops to separate ideas, and check capital letters and commas when joining clauses.

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