Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some societies, stress is now regarded as a major problem, and it is thought that people suffer from more stress than they did in the past. However, others feel that the amount of stress people have today is exaggerated. They say that previous generations were under more pressure, but the idea of suffering from stress did not exist.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Health is wealth that is why some people assume that stress is the most common problem now a days and people now are more suffering than in the past but other people think that masses in the past were more prone to stress and they were more in anxiety than now. I opine, in the contemporary world the people are more in stress than in the past there.

On one hand, the people in the past were more in stress. More accurately, when there were no advance technology and higher tools to cure the diseases and there were less oppurtunities for the rank and file to earn money,the layman would got the stress. For that stress, there were less midicines in the markets to cure.

On the other hand, in the advance world the people are more in stress. More precisely, the masses are in a race to beat other in their societies and there are new diseases in the world. For these vary reasons the people are getting stress now a days. The compitation between the people is harder now a days to earn more money or to buy things. So the people work hard for this and they didnot find time to relax themselves. Also, there are certin diseases which is now common in this world. Those diseases have made the people worried about their health. Those two reasons are tregoring the stress in the masses. For example the obesity is now a common problem which is causing other health issues.

From the above disscussion, it is concluded that in today's world persons are more stresser than in the past. Therefore, governments should aware the people about their health and stress related issues.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You present a clear opinion that people experience more stress today, and you give relevant reasons, including competition for money and concern about health. You also refer to the opposing view by saying that people in the past faced limited medical treatment and fewer opportunities. However, the discussion of the two views is uneven: the past is covered briefly, and the claim that earlier people were more stressed is not explained with a specific example or evidence. The modern pressures are developed somewhat further, but the obesity example illustrates health concerns more than stress itself. To strengthen the response, explain both perspectives in comparable detail and show more clearly how each reason leads to stress.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “On one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “From the above discussion” help signal the stages of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes repetitive, particularly through repeated use of “more accurately” and “more precisely,” and several ideas are listed without being clearly connected. The reference to “Those two reasons” is not fully precise, and the conclusion introduces government awareness without developing that point earlier. Aim to link each reason to its explanation and example, and use referencing and transitions more naturally rather than relying on repeated signposts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “pressure,” “competition,” “diseases,” and “health issues,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. For example, “more in stress,” “getting stress,” and “more stresser” do not express the idea naturally; “more stressed” or “experiencing greater stress” would be clearer. There are also spelling errors such as “oppurtunities,” “compitation,” and “disscussion,” which reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of topic-related expressions and check spelling and word forms carefully. This would help you express the contrast between past and present pressures more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a conditional structure in “when there were no… tools… the layman would got the stress.” However, complex sentences are often not controlled accurately, and errors occur frequently enough to make some passages difficult to follow. Examples include “the layman would got” instead of a correctly formed conditional, “there were less medicines,” and “governments should aware,” which lacks the required verb form. Subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “Those diseases have made the people worried about their health” following several loosely connected clauses. Practise forming accurate past and present sentences, checking agreement and articles, and separating ideas with clear punctuation.

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