Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some countries today, there is an attitude that 'anyone can do it' in the arts - music, literature, acting, art, etc. As a result, people with no talent become rich and famous and genuine talent is not valued or appreciated.

Do you agree or disagree?

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Yes I agree with the statement that in some countries today, there is an perception that ' anyone can do it' in arts-music, literature, acting, art etc.

In some countries. people believe that they can be good in music, literature or in acting without having the specific required skills, they think they can do it and this is the short way to achieve their goal to become a rich. In today's world people think to become famous is not difficult due to some social media platform like tiktok, instagram. Sometimes less talented people become appreciated by their small effort without having the necessary skills and some talented people work hard to achieve their goal and not get appreciated for their talent.

I beleive the main reason is social media different platform, People make videos of unneccesary content and get million of views this strategy make them famous in one day. As a result, different TV channels invited them on their shows and they get a huge suuccess and become rich in their intial year of hard work to acquire some skill according to the profession.

On the other hand, alot of musician not naturally talented by the good voice, they tried to become a musician by using the differnt technology like auto tune and they become singer now a days. They are not properly go through the merit and process of becoming a professional singers.

For example, technology is also a part of this unfair reality, because people missuse the technolgy in term to dominate a talented person. Whereas, AI tools also have some drawbacks in terms of literature, people not make any effort to brainstorm or write their educational work by them selfs they just command to AI tool to dome their work by a simple click. As a result, people have less knowledge about their assignements, proposal and presentations. This is the reason that skilled person not being valued and appreciated as they deserved.

I totally agree, In today's world being famous in some context is very easy as compared to those people who work hard in their initial years of life to get famous and rich.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear from the opening (“Yes I agree”) and conclusion, and you address the claim that people without strong ability can gain fame while genuine talent is overlooked. The examples of social-media videos, television appearances, autotune and AI are relevant to this issue. However, some points are asserted more than explained: for instance, the link between AI use in education and artists’ lack of recognition is not fully established, and the discussion of musicians could explain more clearly how this affects genuinely talented performers. Develop each example with a specific consequence or comparison, and keep the focus consistently on the arts. This would make the argument more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, several body paragraphs and a concluding statement. Paragraphs generally group related examples, and connectors such as “As a result” and “On the other hand” help signal relationships. However, progression is not always smooth. The paragraph about AI and educational assignments moves away from the arts, while “On the other hand” introduces another supporting example rather than a clear opposing point. Some links are also repetitive or unclear, particularly repeated references to people becoming famous and rich. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, connect examples explicitly to the central argument, and make contrast markers match the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “talented,” “appreciated,” “social media,” “autotune” and “professional singers,” so the main ideas are usually understandable. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “merit and process” and “dominate a talented person.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or vague, including “a huge success,” “in their initial year of hard work,” and “unnecessary content”; spelling errors such as “beleive,” “missuse” and “technolgy” also reduce control. Choose precise expressions for the intended meaning and check spelling carefully. More accurate vocabulary for recognition, artistic skill and commercial success would make the argument clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses with “because,” “whereas” and “as a result,” and the overall meaning can generally be followed. However, sentence control is inconsistent, with errors in articles, agreement, verb forms and punctuation. Examples include “there is an perception,” “people believe that they can be good,” and “they are not properly go through the merit.” Several sentences also run together or begin with a capitalised word after a comma, as in “different platform, People make videos.” Practise building accurate complex sentences and separating independent clauses with full stops or suitable conjunctions. Careful editing for articles, subject–verb agreement and verb patterns would improve clarity.

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