Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-07-27
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)
Science revolutionize the todays world. With the advancement of science and technology livelihood of our life is convenience. In this essay I am going to discuss about the aspect of science that enhance our ways of living.
Firstly, If we recall the moments of communication modes few decades backs, people use mostly the individual approach i.e person to person contact. In some cases bird such as eagles and pigeon. Now this era is digital. We can see everything from single room narrowing the globes. These benefits the online job and completing the task in the short moments. Todays generation are dependent for every daily task such as shopping, banking, appointment etc.
Secondly, Construction activities are from manual reaches to advance technology. The work procedure is safe and fast. Agriculture, Forestry ,Industry every sectors boosting up by technology. We can supplement the nature by biotechnology approaches. The mass of the production is also possible by tools. We can adopt the changing scenario and crisis. Drought resistant crops and varieties of species can adopt the changing climate.
With of these merits there is also some demerits. Every technology work in the certain principles. If we could not understand this may cause several impacts in our life. Command of this may cause serious injuries and even loss of life.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response addresses the prompt by discussing the benefits of science in communication and industry, but it fails to fully develop a clear position on the extent of agreement. The essay is significantly under the 250-word minimum, which limits the depth of the arguments provided. While the ideas are relevant, they are presented in a somewhat list-like fashion without sufficient elaboration or a concluding summary that synthesizes the argument. The mention of 'demerits' is brief and lacks a clear connection to the main thesis, resulting in an underdeveloped response that does not fully explore the complexities of the topic.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay uses basic paragraphing to separate ideas, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'With of these merits' or 'In some cases bird such as eagles'. The progression of ideas is sometimes disjointed, particularly in the transition between the benefits of technology and the brief mention of its risks. While there is an attempt to use linking words like 'Firstly' and 'Secondly', the overall flow is hindered by awkward phrasing and a lack of sophisticated logical connectors between sentences.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks the range and precision required for higher bands. There are several instances of word-choice errors and non-standard collocations, such as 'livelihood of our life is convenience' and 'narrowing the globes'. The student relies on simple, repetitive language and struggles to express more abstract concepts clearly. While the meaning is generally understandable, the lack of variety and the presence of errors in word formation (e.g., 'every sectors boosting up') limit the score in this criterion.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay contains a mix of simple and some attempted complex structures, but these are frequently marred by grammatical errors. Issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'Todays generation are dependent'), article usage, and sentence fragments are common. For instance, 'Science revolutionize the todays world' contains both a verb tense error and an unnecessary article. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with commas. While the errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to cause difficulty for the reader and demonstrate a lack of control over complex sentence forms.
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