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 my opinon, that would be beneficial to setup education for students according to their genders as there can be good impacts of it. There are a lot rallies, protest held on daily basis throughout the world on the topic of gender equality and somehow to not studying in unisex educational institutes can also lead to these edges. when both genders would be good friends with each other, they will enjoy the company of each other than they would not stand against each other like that instead of it, they will take stand for each other gender difference is one of the biggest problem of today's life that no one can deny and almost every parent is responsible for it as they do not gives as much freedom to their girls as compare to the boys, forexample in the way of financial freedom, freedom to take decision and a lot of other things and all of these things leads to the problems we are facing today if both genders would have understanding for each other then there can be a plenty of solutions for each problem.

In other ways, if both genders collaborate in a comfortable way with each other, there can be a lot inventions and development of modern era furtherly and eventually there would be no disease that cannot be cured,in short there would be no problem that will not have solution for it.

God has created these genders for each other but not to stand in opposition with each other.

In conclusion, i would like to say that we should enlighten the importance of co-education in the society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You express a position in favour of co-education, especially in the conclusion, and connect mixed schooling with greater understanding between genders. However, the response does not clearly answer the question about the extent to which you agree that students benefit from being educated separately. The opening instead argues for education “according to their genders,” while most of the essay supports studying together, so the position is difficult to follow. Ideas such as gender equality and future inventions are relevant in broad terms but are asserted rather than explained with specific examples or clear links to schooling. To strengthen the response, state your view directly and develop two focused reasons showing how co-education or single-sex education produces the benefits you discuss.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic overall shape: an opening, a paragraph beginning “In other ways,” a short statement about gender, and a conclusion. Some links between ideas are apparent, such as the movement from friendship to mutual support. However, the first paragraph contains many separate points in one long, largely unpunctuated sequence, making the progression hard to follow. Connectors such as “In other ways,” “instead of it,” and “in short” do not always show the relationship between the claims clearly. The brief middle statements also do not form well-developed paragraphs. Group each main reason into its own paragraph, use topic sentences, and make references such as “these things” explicit so the reader can track the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “gender equality,” “financial freedom,” “collaborate,” and “development.” These choices show an attempt to discuss social consequences rather than relying entirely on basic terms. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the intended meaning less clear: “a lot rallies,” “lead to these edges,” and “a plenty of solutions” are examples. Spelling and word-form slips such as “opinon” and “furtherly” also affect control. Aim for precise, natural collocations and check spelling; for example, describe how mixed schooling can “promote mutual understanding” rather than using unclear wording about “edges.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to express complex relationships using clauses with “as,” “when,” and “if,” and the reader can generally identify your broad message. However, the range of sentence structures is limited in practice because several ideas are joined into very long sentences without reliable punctuation. There are frequent errors in agreement and verb forms, as in “every parent … do not gives,” and in comparative structure, as in “as compare to the boys.” Articles and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, while the final sentence of the first paragraph runs through multiple claims without full stops. Use shorter, controlled sentences first, then add complex clauses selectively; check subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation when editing.

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