Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The best way to provide enough homes in large cities is to build tall apartment blocks.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Tall apartment blocks in the large cities is the only best solution to provide enough homes. This startegy could provide enough space to families rather than building separate homes on land and covering large areas.

The large cities are usually crowded. To accomodate individuals and families, it requires separate home. Due to congestion and limited availability of land in these cities, it is not possible to provide separate home on land to each family because it will cover much space and in result many people left without the home due to shortage of land. For example, the people around the villages or small cities came to bigger cities for the jobs or other businesses and may travel with time. So, it is not practical for them to build house for themselves separately. They would prefer to live in apartments and can change according to needs. Many other families also prefer this and eventually the tall apartment blocks are the solution.

In contrast, we can also not neglect the preference of other people who want privacy in their life and want to lie in peacefull locations. It is only possible by having their own home, which can't be available in the apartments. But, there are very few people who can have this. Although, mostly people have this type of preferences but they can't avail or get this oppotunity due to some limitation in their life like budget, maintenance, fascilities which are usually available in apartments. So providing land for separate homes for the other ones is possible.

In conclusion, the tall apartment blocks is most suitable and efficient way to accomadate large nuber of families in large cities because it can provide enough home and other fascilities which are easily accessible.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you consider tall apartment blocks the most suitable way to house people in large cities, while acknowledging that some people prefer private homes. You give relevant reasons, including limited urban land, changing needs, and the facilities available in apartments. However, the response addresses the question only partially because the central claim that this is the “best way” is asserted more than demonstrated. The example about people moving from villages for work is difficult to follow, and the point about separate homes being possible for “the other ones” is not explained. Develop each reason with a clearer link to how it supports your position, and explain whether alternatives such as expanding housing beyond city centres are less effective.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting different considerations, and a conclusion. The contrast signalled by “In contrast” helps readers see that you are considering privacy as well as housing capacity. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the discussion moves from migration for work to changing apartments and then to general preferences without showing the connections between these points. Some linking phrases, such as “So” and “Although,” do not clearly express the relationship between the sentences that follow. The conclusion repeats the main claim but does not draw together the opposing consideration. Use clearer topic sentences and make each sentence build on the previous one through explicit, accurate links.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “congestion,” “limited availability of land,” “privacy,” and “maintenance,” which helps communicate the main ideas. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “accommodate” and “efficient.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, including “only best solution,” “separate home,” “travel with time,” and “avail or get this opportunity.” Spelling errors such as “accomodate,” “peacefull,” and “fascilities” are noticeable and reduce the overall control of vocabulary. Aim to use precise housing-related expressions and check spelling; for example, distinguish between “detached houses” and “apartment blocks” when comparing housing types.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional structure in “if it will cover much space” and a concession beginning “Although.” These attempts show some range, but complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the argument difficult to follow. For example, “Tall apartment blocks in the large cities is” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “it requires separate home” has unclear agreement and number. In “Although, mostly people have this type of preferences but they can't avail,” the clause structure is incomplete and the contrast is incorrectly formed. Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly connected supporting clause, and check articles, plurals, and agreement.

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