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)

Verticle apartment blocks construction is the best option to meet the requirement of the residents of metropolitan regions because of expensive and less land available in urban areas. While residential apatrment,s demand is high.In my openion this is a highly positive approach to develop tall buildings instead of single story houses.

I strongly agree with the notion that it is the most acceptable offer for the residents living in busy urban areas.Accomodation requirements are getting rise because of movement of population of suburban areas into cities.Tall building constructions can fulfill this current requirement while covering very shorter area of land.Furthermore, it is the best option as people could enjoy all public facilities near the building easily.

Although high housing sometime, become overcrowded and people compete for the basic facilities in these apartments, but I strongly believe that it is the best way to meet growing expenditures of daily living.

There are many reasons to prove this as the best option including the best chance of enjoying the social interactions among people living in these apartments, sharing facilities.In additon, people learn to develop the social skills, make friends as well.

As compare to the urban areas ,cities require more buildings to adjust the outsiders coming for the availabilty of health facilities , educational opportunities and better employment.Tall apartment can only adjust that much population in small areas available for residential buildings.

It also facilitate to avoid outshirt development of cities covering rulal areas.

In conclusion, I am strongly agree with the statement that tall building construction is the best option to provide homes in lage cities to meet the rising demands of accomodations.Because in this way people can manage well with scarce resources and minimal expenditures while enjoying all the facilities available at cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear from the introduction and conclusion: you strongly support tall apartment blocks as a way to house people in large cities. You address relevant reasons, including limited urban land, population movement, access to public facilities, and the protection of rural areas from outward city growth. These points respond to the question, but they are not all developed equally. For example, the claim that apartments help people manage “minimal expenditures” is not explained, and the point about social interaction is asserted rather than supported with a specific example. The brief concession about overcrowding is also not followed by a clear explanation of why the benefits outweigh this drawback. Develop fewer points with clearer explanations or examples to make the argument more convincing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an identifiable introduction, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion, and the main position remains consistent. However, the progression between ideas is not always clear: the paragraph about social interaction is followed by a comparison with urban areas that largely repeats the point about accommodating population. Some linking phrases, such as “Furthermore,” “In addition,” and “As compare to,” are used mechanically or do not show the relationship between ideas accurately. The sentence beginning “While residential…” is also left as a fragment, interrupting the opening. Group related reasons into a clearer sequence, use topic sentences to signal each paragraph’s main point, and make links between claims explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to urban housing, including “metropolitan regions,” “residential,” “social interactions,” and “scarce resources.” However, the range is limited by repeated general terms such as “best option,” “facilities,” and “people,” while several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts difficult to understand. Examples include “meet the requirement of the residents,” “high housing,” and “Tall apartment can only adjust that much population.” Spelling errors such as “Verticle,” “apatrment,” and “availabilty” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for housing demand, density, and infrastructure, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More natural collocations would make your ideas clearer without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and attempts at complex structures, including “because of” clauses and a concession beginning “Although.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in sentence boundaries and verb forms sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. “While residential apatrment,s demand is high” is an incomplete sentence, while “I am strongly agree” uses an incorrect verb pattern. Other examples include “Accomodation requirements are getting rise” and “It also facilitate,” where the verb form does not agree with the subject. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly in the opening and around commas. Practise complete sentence construction, subject–verb agreement, and common verb patterns, then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and main verb.

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