Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The ease of international travel and the spread of various kinds of mass media all over the world have made it more possible than ever for people to know how other people live in other countries.

Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. Write at least 250 words.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

It is true that the spread of many kinds of mass media all over the world as well as the ease of international travel also have made it possible than ever that provieds people to know other idividuals reside in other country.Whille there are variety of factors responsible for this, i believe this is a positive development.

There are many international media cannel they provies what happing our hole how people living in other country are they living happy or they are stuggling with there life.All those thing provies by the media ,now people can have any kind of source of information just setting on this table and they can look for job out side of his country. The media also help us to know what happing in the space . For given a example like there have been so many thing happing in our world daily all those update are protcast by media.The international travle make it real, now people can do there job any part of the world. if ay one just want to work in company which is not avaible in his courty they can easly use the international travel that they can join there company though there so many hasslement are avaible.On the other hand student also have chance to study in there dream univercity though internatinal travle back it was hard to travle from one country to another country.

Every thing of the world have a positive and nagetive side. So, this developments also have some drawback, because meida do not prodcast always real news they some time show fake news for havng attention from people and it some time casues huge effect to person life. for cites this like you watch that evey there are news about wear death between russia and ukari there so many fake news are outbreak every day. Some time common people got trap into becase they want to travle, country to other country but they got stuck into dangerious place just because of fake news published by media.

To conculions, cosidering those above thing i thing internatinal travle and media hae great role in recent time so would say it is a positive development.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both the benefits and drawbacks and state a clear overall view: “I believe this is a positive development.” Relevant benefits include access to information, employment opportunities abroad, and international study; you also identify the risk of misleading media reports. However, these points are not developed equally. The examples about finding work and studying are mentioned briefly, while the discussion of fake news is more specific but difficult to follow. The reference to news about Russia and Ukraine would be stronger if you explained how misinformation affects people’s decisions. Your conclusion repeats your position but does not weigh the advantages against the disadvantages. Develop fewer examples with clearer explanation to make your comparison more convincing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an overall structure, moving from an introduction to benefits, drawbacks, and a conclusion, so the reader can identify the main stages of your argument. You also use basic linking expressions such as “On the other hand” and “To conclusions.” However, the benefits paragraph contains several different points in one long sequence, and the connections between them are sometimes unclear. For example, the discussion shifts from media updates to jobs, space, travel, and university study without clear separation or progression. Some references, such as “all those thing,” are also unclear. Use one focused paragraph for advantages and another for disadvantages, and connect each example explicitly to your main claim.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “international travel,” “mass media,” “fake news,” and “dream university,” and you communicate a range of ideas about work, study, and information. However, the usable range is limited by frequent spelling errors and inaccurate word choices, including “cannel,” “provieds,” “happening,” and “hasslement.” Some phrases are difficult to interpret, such as “what happing our hole” and “news about wear death,” which can make the reader work to understand your meaning. Build accuracy with common topic vocabulary before trying more ambitious expressions. Check spelling carefully and learn natural combinations such as “access information,” “study abroad,” and “misleading reports.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “On the other hand” and a reason clause beginning “because.” This shows an effort to vary sentence forms. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation sometimes make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “there are variety of factors” needs an article and plural agreement, while “the international travel make it real” has a subject–verb agreement problem. Several sentences run together without clear punctuation, particularly in the benefits paragraph. Practise building accurate short sentences first, then combine related ideas using one clear subordinate clause. Review verb agreement and sentence boundaries when editing.

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