Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-19
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)
science has played a vital role in the deveploment of modern so society contributing to various fields such as healthcare,technology and eduction .but some people argue that the most important aim of science should be to improved peoples lives and condition . i tottally agree with this statement because scientific advancements help solve human problems and enhance quality of life.
one of the main reason why science should focus on improving peoples lives and condition is for good health care . science helps develop medicines vacciens and other medical equipment .technology has also made communication and euducation much easier. people can now study online and communicate with others from anywhere. for example , vaccines have helped protect millions of people from dangerous illness.
morever, during COVID-19 pandemic lock down throgh the science online classes helped many students continue to their education when schools , college were closed. we can also access information from anywhere. it really makes our daily life more easy and forwaed to less time consuming . This shows how science and technology can be useful in difficult situation.
In conclusion, i strongly belive that improving human life should be the most important purpose of science because it can make society healthier, safer and more developed as well as whole mation.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student addresses the prompt by clearly taking a stance in agreement with the statement that science should aim to improve people's lives. Main ideas are presented, such as healthcare, education, and pandemic support, and a personal position is maintained throughout. However, the response fails to meet the minimum length requirement, containing only 213 words instead of the required 250 words. This under-length severely limits the depth and full development of the arguments, leaving some points somewhat brief and under-developed. Consequently, Task Achievement is penalised for length, aligning best with a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text demonstrates a basic attempt at organization, featuring an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is present, though transitions between ideas can be abrupt. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'morever', 'for example', and 'In conclusion', but some are inaccurate or mechanical. Referencing and logical progression are occasionally disrupted by mechanical linking errors. Although the overall progression is somewhat evident, the cohesive framework lacks flexibility and control, placing this response firmly in the Band 5.0 category.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary for the task, touching upon relevant concepts such as 'healthcare', 'vaccines', and 'scientific advancements'. However, there are numerous spelling errors throughout the response, including 'deveploment', 'so society', 'eduction', 'improved peoples lives', 'tottally', 'vacciens', 'euducation', 'throgh', 'belive', and 'mation'. These spelling and word-form inaccuracies are noticeable and occasionally cause slight difficulty for the reader, which restricts the lexical score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'science has played a vital role...' and 'because scientific advancements help solve human problems...'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, marked by frequent punctuation and capitalization errors, such as starting sentences with lowercase letters ('i tottally agree', 'morever, during COVID-19 pandemic lock down throgh the science online classes helped...'). There are also structural slips and agreement issues that cause readability difficulties. The range of structures is limited and often faulty when complexity is attempted, meriting a Band 5.0.
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