Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-10

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)

Nowadays, science plays a pivotal role in shaping our living standard. Some people concur that in every field of life science is mandatory for us. But the excessive use of technology may cause a huge problem to resolve. Although the implementation of modern technology within the limits can enhance the way of our living. I partially believe that the use of science and technology can improve people's living but the insufficient use can generate different kind of issues.

To begin with, the rapid growth of technology has made education more accessible than ever before, people from any corner of the world can join the class without any effort or travelling, the use of Al tools (Chat GPT, Claude, Gemini and even more) are helping millions of people on daily basis. Not only that but also people mostly buy products (clothing, cosmetics, electronics, and many more) online because they want to waste their time in local markets. Furthermore, people use robots to clean their houses, which saves a lot time and can be spend on other tasks. For an instance, a business owner or a freelancer can install AI automation to send emails or reply their clients which helps their business to grow further.

Moreover, technology can be used for the betterment of our lives but it can not replace traditional things like you cannot get peace, attention and that type of nerves in online session rather than having a physical class. In the same way, fertilizers can increase the yield of fields but it cannot obtain that natural nutrients in it. To illustrates, the excessive increase in Al could take many people jobs, like I mentioned before AI automation can be useful but it takes the job of an accountant, cold caller, salesman, and many more. Therefore, science can help us enhancing our living but the excessive use might create big troubles.

In Conclusion, if the government take some initiatives and restricts the overwhelming modern technology and tech the people how to use it safely and how can be useful without effecting others. Therefore, it is mandatory for all of us learn and use the effective part science.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is identifiable: you partly agree that science can improve people’s lives, while warning that excessive use may cause harm. You address both benefits and drawbacks, with relevant examples such as online education, household robots, agricultural fertilisers and automation-related job losses. This covers the task, but the discussion is uneven. The benefits paragraph gives several examples, while the drawbacks are less fully explained, and the essay does not clearly distinguish science from technology even though the prompt focuses on science. The conclusion introduces government restrictions without developing how these would work. To strengthen the response, explain your degree of agreement more precisely and develop fewer examples in greater depth, linking each directly to the central question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting benefits and concerns, and a conclusion. Signposts such as “To begin with,” “Moreover” and “In Conclusion” help readers follow the broad direction. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. The opening moves from science’s role to excessive technology without a clear transition, and the first body paragraph combines education, online shopping, cleaning robots and business automation, making its main focus diffuse. Some references, such as “that type of nerves,” are difficult to interpret, and the conclusion’s ideas about government action are not clearly connected to the preceding discussion. Group related examples and use clearer links to show how each supports your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of topic-related vocabulary, including “pivotal role,” “accessible,” “automation,” “fertilizers” and “yield.” These choices help communicate relevant ideas about science and technology. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “enhance the way of our living,” “waste their time in local markets,” “obtain that natural nutrients” and “takes the job of.” There are also spelling or form issues, including “Al” for “AI” and “effecting” where “affecting” is intended. These do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. Aim for natural collocations and check word forms and spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including contrast clauses with “Although” and conditional phrasing such as “if the government take some initiatives.” Some sentences communicate their meaning clearly, but errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence boundaries occur across the response. For example, “the use of Al tools … are helping” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “a lot time and can be spend” contains errors in both the noun phrase and verb form. The opening “Although…” is a fragment, and several long sentences join independent ideas with commas. Practise checking each sentence for a complete main clause, correct agreement and consistent verb forms; shorter, accurately punctuated sentences would improve control.

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