Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-12

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 5.0)

In my opinion, science is not an important aim to improve people lives, because it also depend on those person who want to improve there lives, science is just a technology and it never help any person in any aspect of life because science has not a common sense.

In the beginning, science is the modern technology and we can use it for only some sort of information and it cant change the practical lives of any person. I disagree with the given statement because in my opinion it is also the responsibility of those person who want to improve there lives, science do not help you in your practical life because it can give you only information and rules on which you can change your life.

Furthermore, there are lot of benefits of using science and on the other hand it also has a lot of drawbacks. For instance if any person want to improve his life with the use of science, such kind of person follow the instructions of science for the betterment of his life, science has not an any important aim it depend on those people how they can use this technology. It is the only aim of those people who wants to improve their lives.

With the passage of time, there is a great difference in the life style of people, and this is only with the development of modern technology. Misuse of science can badly affected your life in some way. For instance it can damage your eye site and also effected your brain.

In conclusion, I disagree with the topic sentence because in my opinion the most important aim of science is to give accurate information to those people who want to improve their lives, it should be the aim of people not of science to improve peoples lives.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You state a position against the claim, especially in the opening and conclusion, and you attempt to explain that people must choose how to use scientific knowledge. However, the response only partially addresses the question because it does not clearly examine whether improving lives should be science’s most important aim. The claim that science “never help any person” is also contradicted by your later reference to modern technology changing lifestyles, leaving your position difficult to follow. The examples about eye damage and effects on the brain are relevant to possible harms, but they are not explained or balanced against benefits. Develop a consistent argument, clarify what science can and cannot do, and support each main point with specific examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an introduction, several body paragraphs and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “For instance” and “In conclusion” help signal stages of the discussion. However, there is no clear overall progression: the first two paragraphs repeat that science provides information, while later points about benefits, drawbacks and misuse are not connected into a developing argument. Some connections are also unclear, particularly the shift from saying science cannot change practical lives to saying technology has greatly changed people’s lifestyles. Referencing such as “such kind of person” and repeated use of “those people” makes the flow cumbersome. Give each paragraph one distinct purpose and use transitions to show how its point supports your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a small set of relevant topic words, including “science,” “technology,” “information,” “benefits” and “drawbacks,” so the general subject is understandable. However, vocabulary is limited and repeated, and several word choices or collocations make ideas less precise. For example, “science is the modern technology” treats science and technology as interchangeable, while “common sense” does not clearly express the intended criticism. Phrases such as “practical lives” and “eye site” are also inaccurate or unclear in context. Build a more precise range for discussing scientific research, applications and social effects, and check spelling and word forms. For instance, distinguish scientific knowledge from the technologies developed through its application.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, but the range is limited and complex sentences are often faulty. Errors occur frequently in agreement and verb forms: “it also depend,” “science … never help,” and “Misuse of science can badly affected” should use correctly inflected verbs. There are also problems with possessives, articles and plurals, as in “people lives” and “those person.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause, although the main meaning can usually be recovered. Practise building accurate sentences before extending them with multiple clauses. Pay particular attention to subject–verb agreement, possessive forms and consistent verb patterns, then proofread each sentence for these features.

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