Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-30

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)

The world we are living today can't be imagin millions of years ago. The science has attained so much progress, and has made so life so much easier, but it is like a double edge soward. Many people argue that science should focus mainly upon the peoples life and I also agree with this.

Although science has improved people lifes, it also give lot of challanges. e.g. Artificial food is a great invention , it has made life much easier it is easy to syntasise, and we can syntasie it in large quantity, but it is no match for natural food. It don't have same taste, and nutritions that a human requires.

Similarly, The seeds produce artificially let people grow vegitables and fruits seed less, but when a farmer need to grow again he need to buy those seeds again . So, this is not a good thing.

In conclusion, the science has evolved the life of human , and made it much easier, but also creat problems. So, Scientists should keep in mind people befor any rea research and discovery.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a clear position—“I also agree”—and your examples about artificial food and seeds are relevant to science’s effects on people. However, the response only partially develops the question of whether improving people’s lives should be science’s most important aim. The examples mainly describe drawbacks, while the essay does not explain what other aims science might have or how these compare with improving lives. The conclusion repeats that science makes life easier but creates problems, without resolving this balance. The response is also below the required 250 words, which limits the explanation and support. To strengthen the answer, develop each example with specific consequences and explain how it supports your degree of agreement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Although” and “Similarly,” and a conclusion beginning “In conclusion.” This helps the reader follow the broad direction of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the artificial-food example moves from convenience to taste and nutrition without fully explaining the connection to the central claim. The seed example also ends with “this is not a good thing,” which does not specify the consequence or link it back to the question. Some linking is mechanical, and the conclusion largely repeats earlier points. Use clearer topic sentences and add explanatory links between each example and your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “science,” “invention,” “natural food,” “nutritions,” and “discovery,” and phrases such as “double edge” show an attempt to express complexity. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled choices make parts of the response harder to understand, such as “imagin,” “soward,” “syntasise,” and “vegitables.” Some expressions are also imprecise: “artificial food” and “seeds produce artificially” do not clearly identify the technologies you mean. Build a more accurate set of terms for your examples, such as “synthetic food,” “genetically modified seeds,” and “nutritional value.” Check spelling and choose precise phrases so your ideas are communicated more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a contrast with “Although science has improved…” and a conditional-style point about a farmer needing to buy seeds again. However, errors occur frequently in sentence structure and basic grammar, and some sentences are difficult to follow. For example, “The world we are living today can't be imagin…” is missing grammatical elements, while “it also give lot of challenges” has subject–verb and article problems. In “It don't have same taste,” agreement and article use are inaccurate. Punctuation also creates run-on sentences, particularly in the artificial-food example. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries, then check each sentence for a complete subject and verb.

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