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 provide enough homes in large cities is to construct the tall apartment blocks. I strongly agree with this statement because population is increasing day by day and this way of providing homes to the people occupy less space.

The first reason is that, in this way in less space we can provide a lot of homes to the people. This is because the people search out more homes to live. For example, instead of build up more houses on earth, we can construct 10 to 20 floors on one place. Although construction of 10 to 20 floors are much difficult but with the use of good ceramics, we can do to save our space. As a result, more people could live in a single place with neat and clean environment.

The second reason is that people cut down the agriculture land and trees to construct more buildings and apartments. If we construct a tall apartment to give enough homes to the people, we can save our agriculture land to grow more food and trees for the fresh air. As we know the fresh air is essential for lungs. For instance, people could enjoy more food in this way and remain free of any disease. As a result, they can receive more fresh food and a healthy life style.

In conclusion, I strongly agree to make up a tall apartment to give enough homes because it is more beneficial way to protect our lives and agriculture land.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you strongly agree that tall apartment blocks can provide homes while using less land. You give two relevant reasons—housing many people in a small area and protecting agricultural land and trees—and include examples such as building 10 to 20 floors. However, the ideas are only partly developed: the point about “good ceramics” is unclear, and the claims about fresh air, food and disease are not fully explained or directly linked to how high-rise housing achieves these benefits. The response also contains 238 words, so it is 12 words below the required minimum; 12 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop each reason with clearer explanation and a specific, relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs each focus on a main reason, and signposts such as “The first reason,” “The second reason” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the basic organisation. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes mechanical, with repeated “As a result” and “For example,” and some links between claims are unclear. For instance, the move from saving agricultural land to people being “free of any disease” needs a more explicit explanation. Use a wider range of linking methods, make cause-and-effect relationships clear, and connect each example directly to its paragraph’s main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “population,” “agriculture land,” “construct” and “fresh air.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations sound unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. Examples include “the people search out more homes,” “construct 10 to 20 floors on one place,” and “make up a tall apartment.” Some expressions are also imprecise, such as “good ceramics” in the context of building construction. Aim for accurate collocations and more specific housing vocabulary, such as describing apartment blocks as “high-rise buildings” and explaining that they “accommodate more residents per unit of land.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a conditional sentence beginning “If we construct a tall apartment…” and a concession introduced by “Although.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “instead of build up” needs a gerund after “instead of,” while “construction … are” has a subject–verb agreement problem. There are also article and number errors in “a tall apartment” and “10 to 20 floors are much difficult,” as well as awkward sentence construction in “we can do to save our space.” Practise accurate verb patterns, agreement and articles, then check each sentence for a clear subject and complete structure.

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