Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-29

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 4.0)

it is true that todays generation faces more stressed, anciyand dipression problems in comparison of earlier generation. Bit lack of understanding, feeling insecure , feeling about to be left alone make today generation more insecure and they become more sensitive that's why they are bake to catch every minute change in someone behaviour. They become more detached if they found any changes in someone's behaviour, tone and expression. This detachment leads the overthinking they start thinking what i did wrong ? why this person changed ? Eveb they start doubting in themselves. From this point Dipression and anxiety arises. earlier generation would also feel in the same way but that time people were sorunded by more supportive people for example their family, their siblings. But Now A days today's generation faced not only the world outside but also they have to proove themselves infront of their parents, families, relatives.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response presents a point of view regarding modern stress and attempts to discuss the prompt, but it suffers from a severe length penalty. At only 149 words, it falls far short of the 250-word minimum requirement. Consequently, the ideas are severely underdeveloped, and only a partial response to the task is achieved. The instruction to discuss both views and give an own opinion is only superficially met, as the text focuses almost exclusively on why modern people suffer from stress, without fully exploring the counter-argument regarding previous generations in a balanced manner. According to the descriptors, this level of development and the failure to meet the minimum word count align with a band 4.0 for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks proper paragraphing, presented as a single dense block of text, which significantly hinders readability and logical flow. While there are some basic cohesive ties such as 'that's why' and 'for example', referencing is frequently unclear, notably in phrases like 'they become more detached if they found any changes in someone's behaviour' where pronoun reference is ambiguous. There is no clear overall progression of argument, and the organization is disjointed. Transitions between ideas feel abrupt, such as moving from behavioral sensitivity directly into overthinking and depression without smooth linking devices. This falls under the band 4.0 descriptors due to the lack of coherent arrangement and poor paragraph structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, featuring frequent misspellings and inaccurate word forms such as 'todays' instead of 'today's', 'anciy' for 'anxiety', 'dipression' for 'depression', and 'sorunded' for 'surrounded'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to psychology, such as 'detached', 'sensitive', and 'overthinking', but the high frequency of lexical and spelling errors strains the reader and impedes communication in places. Collocations are occasionally awkward, such as 'bake to catch' instead of 'quick to notice'. These characteristics match the band 4.0 descriptor, where vocabulary is basic and errors strain the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The text demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and error-prone attempts at complex constructions. Grammatical errors are frequent throughout the response, including subject-verb agreement issues ('make today generation more insecure', 'dipression and anxiety arises'), missing articles, and incorrect tense usage ('earlier generation would also feel'). Punctuation is also problematic, with missing apostrophes and run-on sentences lacking proper punctuation marks. These persistent errors distort meaning and make the text difficult to parse in several instances, placing the grammatical performance firmly at a band 4.0 level.

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