Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-23

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 5.0)

Nowadays Stress is a growing problem amoung the people across the world.

Most the societies stress level is the main concern to the people additionally they suffer more from the stress then the past whereas someother think that the percentage of the stress to people today is exaggerated where last generations were have the more pressure of the stress levels.

In my opinion the Stress is completely common to the individuals whenever they can't handle pressure,overthink ,problems.

On the onehand,Undoubtedly peoples are suffering more from stress form there past days , Mainly the societies contains a many majore roles to be performed by the individuals in this generations where nowadays the expenses of all the living items have been increased from the past times such as educations fees,travelling expenses,rents,taxes,gst etc, Additionally people are facing with the worload from there jobs where they have to manage the job and low salaries , Futhermore the job markets have be completely filled having with toughf compitetions for any field with this sittuations mostly people get more stressed.

On the otherhand, Indeed the previous genertations was also have the pressure but they used to takel them mainly the stress was on the lands, agriculture , farming , money ,loans etc ,Moreovere there were not much more technologyes for them to reduce the problems surrounded with their sittuations ,Meanwhile there used to have the patiances and they used to solve the problem finding any type of ideas.

To sum up with this present days people are suffering with the stress while we compare to our generations

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by discussing both views on stress—that modern life is more stressful versus the idea that previous generations faced equal or greater pressure—and provides a personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is limited and somewhat superficial. For instance, the discussion of modern stressors mentions relevant points like living expenses and workload, but they are presented in a breathless, list-like manner without sufficient elaboration or clear exemplification. The conclusion is also very brief and lacks strong summarising power. The writer attempts to cover all parts of the task, but the execution reflects the characteristics of Band 5, where ideas are limited, under-developed, and the overall position, while discernible, lacks clear structural framing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay displays some basic organisation, utilizing transitional phrases such as 'On the onehand' and 'On the otherhand' to signal shifts in perspective. However, overall progression is weak. Paragraphing is problematic, as the main body contains exceptionally long, run-on sentences that combine multiple ideas without appropriate breathing room or logical transitions. Cohesive devices are frequently inaccurate or used mechanically, such as 'Futhermore' and 'Moreovere'. Furthermore, referencing and punctuation are weak throughout, creating a dense block of text that is difficult to follow. This level of organisation aligns closely with Band 5 descriptors, where some overall structure exists, but cohesion is inadequate and repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common topic-related terms such as 'exaggerated', 'expenses', and 'competitions'. However, there are frequent spelling errors ('amoung', 'otherhand', 'Futhermore', 'Futhermore', 'sittuations', 'genertations', 'takel', 'technologyes', 'patiances') and awkward word choices ('living items' instead of 'living costs'). These noticeable errors and misspellings frequently distract the reader and occasionally cause difficulty in comprehension, placing the vocabulary firmly in the Band 5 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Grammatically, the response shows a very limited range of structures. The student attempts complex sentences, but these are almost universally marred by faulty syntax, missing articles, and run-on structures. For example, sentences such as 'Mainly the societies contains a many majore roles to be performed by the individuals in this generations where nowadays the expenses...' demonstrate severe control issues with subject-verb agreement, pluralisation, and clause linking. Punctuation is largely neglected, with comma splices replacing full stops. Because frequent grammatical and mechanical errors cause significant difficulty for the reader, this performance corresponds to a Band 4.0 or weak 5.0; a score of 4.5 is awarded to reflect the severe strain placed on communication.

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