Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The most important aim of science should be to improve people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The important aim of science should be abe to improve people lives.There are different aspects in both points of view to agree with that or not.Because science also plays an important role in people lives in many stages of life and also leave a negative impact with different aspects of life.

I agree with that science plays an important role in poeple lives like they ceate a lot benefits for us to do experiments,research and help us in our daily life problems. One of the major role which play a significant role in our life is in agriculture department.We all know our country fully depend on agriculture , then science help us to do reseach on the lands and finds more solutions on disease that can effect our major crops which plays a major role in our economy.However, science gives us a lot of benefits in different lab experiments where we find the exact solution of the disease are happened, when we find the solution we are wiling ease to recover the health issues. Like that or another prospects of life science plays an outstanding role in people lives.

Furthermore, when we see science in another point of view also it leaves a negative impact on our lives.For example when the science was grow rapildy a lot pollution problems was held significantly in ear,water,or major in the food we eat.These types of pollution create a lot of disease those are harmful for our health.With science variable kinds pest resistant chemicals was invented which are useful for our crops but another point of view they are harmful for health when they are used in various vegetables or other crops.

In a conclusion, am agree with both points of view because everywhere there are some advantage and disadvantage in definations.So science also play an important role in people lives and leaves a negative impact in them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the question by agreeing that science improves lives and acknowledging possible harms, with relevant examples from agriculture, medical research and pollution. However, your position is not fully clear: the opening says there are arguments on both sides, and the conclusion says you agree with “both points of view,” without explaining how this answers whether improving lives should be science’s most important aim. The examples are also under-developed. For instance, you mention research into crop diseases and medical solutions, but do not explain how these demonstrate the priority science should give to improving people’s lives. State your degree of agreement directly and develop each example with a clearer link to that central claim.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for benefits and harms, and a conclusion. This gives the reader a basic route through your ideas. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and linking expressions are repetitive or awkward. The first body paragraph moves from agriculture to laboratory experiments without a clear transition, while “However” introduces benefits rather than a contrast. Phrases such as “Like that or another prospects of life” also make the connection between ideas unclear. The conclusion repeats the two-sided discussion instead of resolving it. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, connect examples explicitly to that point, and choose linking words according to the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “agriculture,” “experiments,” “pollution,” “disease” and “pest resistant chemicals,” so the subject is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to interpret. For example, “science variable kinds” and “another prospects of life” do not express a clear idea, while “disease are happened” is not a natural phrase. Spelling errors such as “reseach,” “rapildy” and “wiling” also reduce clarity. Build a bank of accurate topic phrases and check spelling; prioritise precise expressions such as “agricultural research,” “medical treatment” and “environmental pollution” over repeated general wording like “a lot of benefits.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “when” and “which,” but control is inconsistent. Frequent errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles and verb forms can make the reader work to understand your meaning. For example, “science help us” needs subject–verb agreement, and “the science was grow rapidly” has an incorrect verb construction. The opening also joins several ideas with full stops or commas without consistently forming complete, well-punctuated sentences. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb, that verbs agree with their subjects, and that past or present forms match the intended meaning.

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