Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-10

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)

The best way to accomodate people in the big cities is possible by constructing the tall apartments.I firmly agrees with the statement as in metropolitan cities the population is larger than the space to live so tall apartments are needed.

As, apartments is the best option to provide enough space to accomodate people in larger cities. Because apartments building are built in a way so that there are multiple floors and space to manage people in the city.For example, i am living in gurugram and here if you are building houses rather than buildings there will not enough space to accomodate that huge amout of population. Thats why building tall apartments are needed in large cities.

Moreover, tall aparments are the only option in larger cities as there are mostly offices of the companies and goverment sites. Apartments are better option in metropolitan cities because as there is shortage of space and living in apartment at upper floor are benificial so that you can enjoy city view and being disconnected with the hustle on ground, as in big cities there is rush all over the day and most of people use own vehicles so it leads to polution too. so aparments and building makes it easier for people if all the amenities are covered in that specific area.

In conclusion, by constructing the tall buildings in the larger cities are the best way to provide homes than building houses as there is land scarcity in the bigger cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you firmly support tall apartment blocks, and the response stays focused on how they can house more people where land is scarce. The Gurugram example is relevant, and you also mention offices, limited space and the benefits of living above street level. However, the reasons are not developed evenly: the point about city views and escaping street activity is less directly connected to providing enough homes, while the central argument about housing capacity needs more explanation or evidence. The conclusion restates your view but adds little. The response also falls two words short of the stated minimum. Develop the main housing argument with a specific comparison or example, and explain how it supports your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. Ideas generally follow a sensible order, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “In conclusion” help signal the stages of the argument. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear. The opening “As” and “Because” create sentence fragments, and the second body paragraph moves from offices and land shortage to city views, traffic and amenities without clearly showing how each point connects to the main claim. Some references, such as “that specific area,” are also vague. Use complete topic sentences, group related reasons together, and add clearer links explaining how each example supports the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “metropolitan cities,” “population,” “shortage of space” and “land scarcity.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “amenities” and “hustle,” although some choices are imprecise or awkward in context. Repetition of “apartments,” “cities” and “space” limits the range, while spelling errors such as “accomodate,” “aparments,” “amout” and “polution” are noticeable. Some collocations, including “government sites” and “manage people in the city,” do not express the intended meaning naturally. Build a more precise range for discussing urban housing and check spelling and collocations during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a conditional example beginning “if you are building houses” and a reason clause with “because.” However, the range is limited, and complex structures are often not controlled successfully. For example, “I firmly agrees” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “As, apartments is the best option” and “Because apartments building are built” are incomplete or incorrectly formed clauses. Other errors include “there will not enough space” and “living in apartment at upper floor are beneficial.” Punctuation and sentence boundaries also need attention, particularly where several ideas run together. Practise complete clauses, agreement, articles and plural forms, then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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