Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-05

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)

It is often argue that stress is now new phenomena and problematic for people, thus which is more hardly present then before. While other assert that, in past gene fell more pressure then now, and their knowledge of strees is not available widespread. This essay will explore both perspectives before why i agree with former view, because family tensions and lack of passing relaxation time.

In the time of past peoples also fell stress, thus they also had working pressure. But they never express their problem or tensions. They are leadings their life with full of joys, with they what acquire or have, no one fell to earn more money. However, they have not anxiety. Moreover, healthy food consume, so a little amount of disease burn them. For instance, according to resaerch bangladeshi people in past time eat rice only, but they are work day night and they sleep soon and wake up early mornings. As a result, they have no tensions, no stress.

Nevertheless, generations of now are more tensed about thinking educational pressure, jobs, career growth, salary and socities pressure. When one students completing undergraduations they are not easily finds a job, which burning them slowly. On the other hand, after geting jobs salary portion is less then anyone, and promotions wild. And this employment weekends are not to be easier, and they fell undergone more pressure, mind are not fresh and fell stress. For example, Bangladeshi garments woker hardly had find a holiday, low salary, where they have a lot of expenses. So, it is economical and lack of enjoy personal life more burnings one life.

In conclusion, previous generations are happy with waht they have and earn. But no modern generations more associate with economical unsatisfactions, so they are more fell strees.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both views: the second paragraph suggests earlier generations experienced pressure but did not express it, while the third describes modern pressures such as education, employment, salaries and social expectations. Your conclusion also gives a clear preference for the view that stress is greater today. However, the discussion is only partly developed. The claim that people in the past were happier and had no anxiety is asserted rather than explained, and the example about rice and work does not clearly demonstrate that they experienced less stress. The modern examples are more relevant, but their connection to stress could be made more explicit. Develop each side with a clear reason and a specific, well-explained example, and state your position more precisely in the introduction.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two perspectives, and a conclusion. Transitions such as “However,” “Moreover,” and “Nevertheless” help signal changes in direction. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several claims are placed together without clear links. For example, the discussion moves from past work pressure to happiness, money, anxiety and diet, without showing how these points support the same argument. Some linking phrases are also used inaccurately or mechanically, and references such as “they” can be unclear. Organise each body paragraph around one main idea, then explain it and connect the example directly to it; use linking expressions only where the relationship between ideas is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “educational pressure,” “career growth,” “employment,” and “economical unsatisfactions.” This shows an effort to discuss several sources of stress, but the range is limited and many word-choice, word-form and spelling errors make parts of the response difficult to understand. Examples include “more tensed,” “wild” for promotions, “burnings one life,” and repeated misspellings such as “strees.” Some phrases do not collocate naturally, including “passing relaxation time” and “salary portion is less.” Build a reliable set of topic-specific expressions and check spelling and word forms. Prefer precise, natural phrases such as “financial insecurity” or “limited leisure time” over literal translations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast beginning “While other assert…” and a relative clause in “students completing undergraduations…”. However, complex structures are often faulty, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction can make meaning unclear. For instance, “It is often argue” lacks the correct passive form, while “they are not easily finds a job” has an incorrect verb pattern and agreement. The opening sentence also combines clauses in a way that obscures the intended relationship. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then add subordinate clauses. Check subject–verb agreement, tense consistency and articles, and read each sentence aloud to identify incomplete or tangled constructions.

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