Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-04

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 5.5)

In several part of the mixed school are welcomed and known while many people assumes that boys and girls benefits more in single sex school. The essay will address my support to this trend ro why i prefer a single sex institution.

Firstly, realization of self as a female. The institution is a place of relization from puberty to adulthood. For instance, i went to a single girls school, while growing up in the school i learnt various things about myself till adulthood without being pressured by forceful way of feelibg certain way because the opposite sex is around or there are concerns from them. as such i was bit rushed in intimacy till i undwrarood nyself.

secondly, avoidance of of engaging in sexual activities. for example, a single sex institition, termed to make the purple avoid engaging in sexual activities, my brothers whom attended a single sex institution never engaged in sex as compared to thieir friends who wrote and received alot of love letters from opposite sex on admirations and sexual friendships. These results to some being parent as a young age.

In conclusion, my support to the trend of singke sex schools preferable should be encouraged is to enable the purple to realise themserves without being pressured while preventing pre marital sex that might lead to unwanted pregnancies thereby either.resulting to being a school drop out or struggling with the challenges of schooling and nursing a child, thus, both individuals suffers at a tender age or time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you support single-sex schools, and both body paragraphs give relevant reasons—personal development and reducing pressure to engage in sexual relationships. The personal example of attending a girls’ school helps make the first point concrete. However, the response addresses the question only partially because it does not explain in much depth how these benefits compare with co-education, and the claim that single-sex schooling prevents sexual activity is asserted more than demonstrated. The example about your brothers and their friends is relevant, but its connection to school outcomes needs clearer explanation. Develop each reason with a fuller explanation and acknowledge a possible benefit of mixed schools before explaining why you still prefer separation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “secondly,” and a conclusion. This makes the main line of argument reasonably easy to follow. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and some links feel mechanical or do not express the intended relationship. For example, the transition from your personal development to “as such” does not clearly explain the result, while the second paragraph moves quickly from avoiding sexual activity to young parenthood. The conclusion repeats the two main points but does not bring them together smoothly. Use clearer topic sentences and add linking explanations between each claim, example, and consequence; check that pronouns such as “them” have an unmistakable reference.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “single-sex institution,” “puberty,” “intimacy,” and “unwanted pregnancies.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled choices make parts difficult to understand, such as “realization of self,” “the purple,” “undwrarood,” and “singke sex.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, including “forceful way of feeling certain way” and “received a lot of love letters … on admirations.” These issues fit a limited but minimally adequate range: the reader can identify your main ideas, but must sometimes work to interpret them. Build a bank of accurate topic collocations and proofread spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences, including a concluding sentence that uses “while” and “thereby.” However, the range is limited, and complex attempts are often faulty. Examples include “many people assumes” and “boys and girls benefits,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect, and “In several part of the mixed school are welcomed,” which lacks a clear grammatical structure. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also cause problems, particularly in the long first body paragraph, where several ideas run together. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with one controlled subordinate clause; check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries during editing.

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