Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-01

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 5.0)

Getting famous with no talent will definetly makes you rich but with genious mind will get you to the height but most of the talent is not getting value or appreiciation in today's world. Working in all field cannot make you a good expert instead you can focus on one field which will make you expert and in future you can polish it to excel your talent to next level. I agree, with the statement as focus talent will go beyond compare to working in all field.

In my opinon, self-awareness if the first key to understand your capability and capacity to do things. Once you have enough knowledge you can excel in a particular field or more. "Anyone can do it" is a wonderful attitude and creating a positive influence but know your ability will give you energy to achieve it. Not all people are good in all field, if someone is good in music they can explore other options in acting or instruments which are compartively fall in same domain. But you cannot match with someone who is interested in music can go for teaching. I can relate it with one practical example, parents forced their child to chose between doctor or engineer field because of good money return, even if the child is not good in numbers nor in reading but on the other side he is good in arts and music. After graduation, majority of people realized that they wasted their 04 important years, and decided to go in right direction i.e. in arts and music or so on. Moral of the story, you can carry "anyone can do it" attitude everytime but with right understanding and direction which enable you to geneate money in future.

The second opinon, most people are having follower attitude mindset, they dont have enough capability to understand their own interest and they follow whatever is coming from their surrounding, trend, news or what their friends are doing or whoelse guide them to do. Like mostly adults sometimes do complain that they are a qualified doctor but they have a different passion like musician or else, eventually they are generating the money from the work but if their things are aligned with passion, they can do beyond. This also creates dissatisfaction in life.

In conclusion, motivation is a basic key skill one can have it to definetly lead a quality life with but with proper conselling and understanding in a right time about own choices will lead a life potiential graph upward and onwards.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response addresses the prompt only partially and tends to wander off-topic into a general discussion about career choices, passion versus money, and self-awareness, rather than focusing specifically on whether people without talent in the arts are becoming rich and famous while genuine talent is unappreciated. While a general position is stated ('I agree, with the statement'), the ideas remain limited, repetitive, and under-developed. For instance, the example of parents forcing children to choose between being a doctor or an engineer touches on career dissatisfaction, but it fails to properly connect to the core issue of artistic talent, fame, and the modern attitude that 'anyone can do it' in fields like music, literature, or acting. To reach a higher level, the writer must ensure every paragraph directly supports the specific prompt rather than general life advice.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some organisation attempted through paragraphing, but the response lacks a clear overall progression. The connection of ideas within and between paragraphs is often faulty or mechanical. For example, transitioning phrases like 'The second opinon' are unnatural and do not function effectively as cohesive devices. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, such as 'I can relate it with one practical example', where the pronoun reference is vague. While paragraphs are used, the internal flow is disrupted by abrupt shifts in topic, making it difficult for the reader to follow a logical argument from introduction to conclusion. Improving logical sequencing and using accurate cohesive devices would greatly enhance the overall structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task, containing noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. There are frequent spelling and word-form errors, such as 'definetly' instead of definitely, 'genious' instead of genius, 'appreiciation' instead of appreciation, and 'conselling' instead of counseling. Collocations are also weak, seen in phrases like 'generate money in future' or 'lead a quality life with but with proper conselling'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, but these attempts often result in unnatural word choices. To progress, the writer needs to focus on expanding their working vocabulary, improving spelling accuracy, and learning standard collocations for academic writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The grammar demonstrates a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences alongside attempts at complex sentences that are frequently faulty. There are persistent errors in verb forms, subject-verb agreement, and articles throughout the text, such as 'most of the talent is not getting value', 'self-awareness if the first key', and 'people are having follower attitude mindset'. Punctuation is also problematic, particularly run-on sentences with comma splices, as seen in 'Getting famous with no talent will definetly makes you rich but with genious mind will get you to the height'. These frequent errors require the reader to decode the meaning and occasionally cause confusion. Greater control over basic sentence patterns and a reduction in grammatical errors are essential for improvement.

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