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)

Nowdays it is very common attitute which everyone has, "anyone can do anything" but in my point of view everyone has different ability to do different works such as some peoples are very good at dancing and some are at acting, so if i ask person who is good at dance to give audition for the addvertisement of any product i think it is quit difficult to him becuase he has knoledge about dance but he is not comfortable with acting.

another example just imagine a person very good at literatute because he loves to read articles, but there is very rare chance he ableto make pottery because making pottry is artistic work and this work need lotsof experience for making perfact shape or look designs.

I remember in my childhood i had a book and the author was mirza ghali, who was considering best poet all time when i read his poetry i feel to light, thats why i respect of his words, his talant and all. but nowdays the humans not respect any talant specially new generation. we saw very rare peoplewho respect real talant.

this is not a fault of new generation i completey blame the social media and AI,the reason behind it very clear social media spreadmaxegative and vulgur content which follow by young generation and they influence by it and trying to copy it thats why somepeopleare popular with doing nonsence things and the people whohas realtalant they are just stuck in society rules and regulations.

In conclusion i would like to say that, genuine people never failed if they havereal talant they will be get good results and the progress will be permanant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a position that talent differs between people and that genuine ability is not sufficiently valued, and your examples about dance, acting, literature and pottery are relevant to the topic. However, the response only partly answers the central question: it does not clearly explain whether you agree that people without talent become rich and famous, or develop how this happens. The discussion of social media and AI introduces a possible explanation, but claims such as social media spreading negative content are not supported with a specific example. Your conclusion also shifts to saying talented people will eventually succeed, which does not fully match the concern that their talent is overlooked. State your degree of agreement clearly and develop the main reasons with more precise support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable sequence: it introduces differing abilities, gives examples, refers to a personal memory, discusses social media, and ends with a conclusion. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages. However, progression between the ideas is not always clear. The opening examples show that skills differ, but the link to people without talent becoming famous is left implicit. The transition to the poet and then to social media feels abrupt, and the conclusion does not clearly follow from the preceding argument. Connect each example to your position and use clearer topic sentences. Some linking phrases, such as “another example” and “in conclusion,” signal structure, but more precise connections between claims would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a range of topic-related words, including “audition,” “literature,” “pottery,” “poetry,” and “social media,” so the reader can identify the subject of your examples. However, vocabulary is limited in precision, and frequent spelling errors make parts of the response difficult to read, for example “attitute,” “addvertisement,” “talant,” and “permanant.” Some phrases are also unnatural or unclear, such as “I feel to light” and “spread negative and vulgar content.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations for discussing fame, artistic ability and public recognition. More precise wording would help you explain the difference between genuine skill and popularity without relying on broad terms such as “nonsense things.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons, for example the sentence beginning “if I ask person who is good at dance…” This shows an effort to connect ideas, but complex sentences are often difficult to follow because of errors in articles, verb forms, agreement and sentence boundaries. Examples include “some peoples are,” “he ableto make,” and “they influence by it”; these need forms such as “some people are,” “he is able to make,” and “they are influenced by it.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly in the long sentence about social media. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea and a clearly formed subordinate clause, then check articles and verb forms before combining ideas.

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