Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-03

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)

There are some famous quotes about confidence and achieving anything you want, for example : ''Fake it till you make it'' , ''Practice makes perfect'' or '' If you have the courage to say it and you do blieve it then you can get it''. In some countries like USA, we hear a lot about AMERICAN DREAM or the land of dream. This believes made people think that they can achieve whatever they want or the famous '' anyone can do it'' especially in the arts-music, literature, acting, art, etc. Which i totally disagree with.

As a result, people with no talent become rich and famous using social media like tiktok or instagram, where you can upload a video of you dancing a dance you did not create on a song you did not produce and you get views and obtain sponsors where the ones that created everything didn't even recieve an acknowlogement so we get the second part which is genuine talent is not valued or appreciated.

What makes the difference between a normal person and an artist is the gift that they have and the touch that they add that makes it special. There is also a differnece between knowing how to draw, write or even sing and a professional artist.

You can learn the basics anywhere, you can even copy exactly what they do or how to do it but you can not be them, for example you sing a famous song you memorize the lyrics word by word it doesn't make a singer just a fan .

Being an artist is not meant for everyone or else it wouldn't be something special even if you try as hard as you can if it's not meant for then it's not for you.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you disagree that anyone can succeed as an artist, and you address both the rise of people without talent and the lack of recognition for genuine creators. The social-media example—someone posting a dance to a song they did not create and gaining sponsors—directly supports the concern about recognition. You also distinguish learning artistic basics from having an individual gift. However, some claims are asserted rather than explained, especially that art is “not meant for everyone”; clarify what talent involves and how audiences or platforms could better value original work. The opening quotes and American Dream reference introduce the topic, but their connection to your argument could be made more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall sequence: it introduces the belief that anyone can succeed, gives a social-media example, and then explains the difference between basic skill and artistry. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and phrases such as “As a result” and “for example” signal relationships between ideas. At times, however, sentences carry several points at once, particularly the long sentence about uploading a dance video, gaining views and sponsors, and overlooking the original creators. This makes the progression harder to follow. Some links are also abrupt: “so we get the second part” sounds conversational rather than like a clear explanation. Use shorter sentences and make each paragraph’s central point explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “genuine talent,” “professional artist,” “sponsors,” and “acknowledgement,” and the examples make your meaning generally clear. There are also attempts at expressive phrasing, such as “the touch that they add,” though this is not a natural collocation in this context. Several spelling errors—“blieve,” “recieve,” “acknowlogement,” and “differnece”—reduce accuracy, while phrases such as “land of dream” and “a normal person” are imprecise. The vocabulary is adequate to communicate your view, but greater precision and more natural collocations would strengthen it. Proofread spelling and choose terms that distinguish popularity, skill, originality, and artistic recognition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex structures, including a relative clause in “a dance you did not create” and a conditional idea in “even if you try as hard as you can.” Meaning is usually recoverable, but some sentence boundaries and clause structures are faulty. For example, “Which i totally disagree with” is a fragment, and the opening sentence joins quotations and commentary with unclear punctuation. In “if it's not meant for then it's not for you,” the object after “meant for” is missing. Capitalisation and punctuation also need attention, including “i” and the comma splices in the long social-media sentence. Practise complete sentences and check that each clause has a clear subject and verb.

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