Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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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)

In modren world many people believe that stress is major issue and more people suffer from it than past. While others are reject this notion, They believe that nowadays the amount of stress people are exaggerated and previous generations were under more pressure. This essay will further elaborate both point of views and my opinion as well as.

The first and foremost reason behind stress in contemprary era the nature of work is changed dramatically. Unlike the past, many people now face job insecurity, long working hours and constant pressure to available through email and smart phones. The boundary between work and private life has blurred. Secondly, Modren lifestyle is also play vital role in this like social comparison. Everybody has access of social media and they get updates of fasion and others things very fast. So, everyone wants to get attention in terms of social life style that thing also give anxity to people. For example a young professional not only want to done his work early and also get newly launched smart phone in the evening

On the other hand, in the past most of work is related to aggricultre and everybody mos worked in the cultivation season and harvesting season as well as their were no intenet available that time of period so, people had plenty of time for themselves and family.

In my opinion previous people less stressed than now.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You introduce both views and state your position clearly in “In my opinion previous people less stressed than now.” The discussion of present-day pressures is relevant, especially job insecurity, long hours and social comparison. However, the opposing view is only briefly described: the claim that earlier generations faced greater pressure is not supported with a developed example or explanation, and the essay does not fully explore why stress may have been less recognised in the past. Your own view is also asserted rather than explained. The response is 16 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to develop both sides. Extend the historical argument and support your conclusion with specific reasoning or evidence.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about modern stress, a paragraph about the past, and a concluding opinion. Linking expressions such as “On the other hand” help signal the change in viewpoint. However, progression is limited because the second viewpoint and the conclusion are very short, and the final opinion is not connected to a reasoned summary of the discussion. Some linking is mechanical or unclear, as in “The first and foremost reason” followed by “Secondly,” while the opening sentence of the modern-stress paragraph is difficult to follow. Develop each side in a fuller paragraph and use clear references and transitions to show how each example supports the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “job insecurity,” “long working hours,” “social comparison,” and “boundary between work and private life.” These phrases help communicate the main ideas. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make the writing less clear, for example “modren,” “anxity,” “fasion,” and “aggricultre.” Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “available through email and smart phones” and “get attention in terms of social life style.” Aim for accurate spelling and more natural collocations, and choose precise terms for the pressures you describe. This would make your ideas easier to understand and give the discussion a more appropriate academic tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast introduced by “While others…” and the explanation of how work and private life have changed. However, errors occur frequently in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. For example, “the nature of work is changed dramatically” needs a suitable tense, while “Everybody has access of social media” has an incorrect grammatical pattern. The opening also contains a sentence fragment beginning “While others are reject this notion,” and the final opinion omits a verb in “previous people less stressed than now.” Practise building complete sentences with accurate subject–verb patterns, then check articles, tense consistency and punctuation.

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