Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-12

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)

Stress is absolutely a major problem with which a plenty of people are suffering in present and also suffered in recent ages. There are two types of thoughts about stress.

One of them says that people suffer from stress than that they did in the past. This perspective is meaningful because a person when he/she is not busy at anywhere, starts think about his/her past. In this way both happy and sorrow thoughts start reminding in his/her mind. The bad experiences in the past overcome the good and happy events. He/she begins to drowning in these thoughts, every event play infront of his/her eyes like a screen. This can cause serious effects on the health of victom. As a reasearch say that, " A human being eats more food when he is happy and he feels no hunger in the condition of sorrowness". Now if a person is not eating food properly, how can he keep his health good? He became sick physically and mentally as well. My opinion is that we should not remember our past events and just focus on our future. We should learn lesson from our mistakes, occurred in the past.

The other catogery say that the amount of stress people have today is exaggerated.It give example from past that previous generations were under pressure, but the idea of suffering from stress didn't exist. This is also true to great extent. The main reason is overthinking, some people overthink and waste their thinking energy and precious time as well. In the ups and downs of the life, such moments also come when one is completely upset, he seeks darkness everywhere. Instead of taking stress in these moments, he should be confident and mentally strong. By this, he can overcome on his stress.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You discuss both views: the first paragraph presents the idea that people experience more stress today, while the second acknowledges that earlier generations also faced pressure. You also give a personal recommendation to learn from past mistakes and focus on the future. However, the response only partially addresses the central comparison. The first view is explained mainly through dwelling on past events, rather than showing why modern life may create more stress, and the second view is not supported with a specific example of pressures faced by previous generations. Your position is present but not clearly stated as a direct judgement between the two views. Develop each side with relevant reasons and examples, then state explicitly which view you find more convincing. The response meets the task’s length requirement; 18 words copied from the prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic overall structure, with separate paragraphs introduced by “One of them” and “The other category,” so readers can identify the two perspectives. Some ideas also follow a cause-and-effect sequence, such as the link between upsetting thoughts, reduced eating, and poor health. However, progression within the paragraphs is often difficult to follow: the discussion moves from stress to remembering the past, then to appetite, without clearly connecting these points to the question’s comparison of present and past pressures. Linking phrases such as “In this way” and “By this” are used, but their references are sometimes unclear. Use a clearer introduction, one focused paragraph for each view, and a conclusion that restates your position; make each sentence build directly on the previous one.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “pressure,” “overthinking,” “mentally strong,” and “overcome,” and you attempt to express abstract ideas about emotional wellbeing. The range is nevertheless limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which can make the meaning less clear. For example, “a plenty of people,” “sorrowness,” and “overcome on his stress” are not natural expressions, while “thinking energy” is imprecise. Spelling errors such as “catogery,” “reasearch,” and “victom” also reduce accuracy. Build a more reliable set of topic-specific phrases and check spelling, word forms, and collocations. More precise terms for modern pressures and earlier generations would help you compare the views effectively.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including conditional and subordinate clauses, as in “if a person is not eating food properly, how can he keep his health good?” and “when one is completely upset, he seeks darkness everywhere.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to process. Examples include “starts think,” “every event play,” “It give example,” and “he became sick,” where verb forms or agreement are incorrect. Articles and sentence construction also need attention, as in “a person when he/she is not busy at anywhere.” Practise forming accurate clauses with consistent subjects and verb tenses, and proofread for agreement, articles, and punctuation. Clearer, shorter sentences will help communicate your ideas while you build control of longer structures.

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