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)

Increasing popultaion these days has become one of the major issue of living space in urban areas . Some peopple argue that the best way to provide homes in large cities is to build apartment blocks. I completely agree with this view beacuse it provides everyone to their homes.

First of all, i strongly beleive that as the people migrating towards the large cities and they become more crowded people have more issues of living .They have no space to build the spacious houses. Tall buildings many accomodate large many families on a small area of land. It provides best space for the inhabitants

Furthermore, tall apartments make the infrastructure of cities more advanced and well organised. High rise apartments reduce the spread houses across large acres.The reamaining land can be used for parks, playgrounds and gardens. This provides the better quality of life. For example, In schenzhen china there are high rise buildings and tall apartment blocks. They have one of the best infrastructure in the world.

On the other hand some people argue that tall apartment blocks makes people life more saffocated, Those who are living in apartments have not frequent access to outer atmosphere. Spendong life in small homes and tall buidiings reduce the quality of their life .

In concllusion, I firmly believe that best way to provide homes is to build tall apartment so there is enough personal home for everyone.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you completely agree that tall apartment blocks are the best solution, and you give relevant reasons, including accommodating many families on limited land and freeing space for parks. You also acknowledge the opposing view that apartment living can feel restrictive. However, the ideas are only partly developed: the Shenzhen example is asserted rather than explained, and the counterargument is not answered or weighed against your position. The response also contains 236 words, below the required 250, so there is limited space to develop your reasoning. To strengthen the response, explain how your examples support your claim and add a specific rebuttal to the concern about quality of life.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, supporting paragraphs, a counterargument and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “Furthermore,” and “On the other hand” help signal the stages of your argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the first supporting paragraph moves from migration to crowding and then to land use without fully connecting each point. Some links are mechanical, and the conclusion largely repeats the introduction rather than drawing the reasons together. Improve cohesion by making the relationship between each claim and its explanation explicit, and use clear references so readers can follow what “This” refers to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “infrastructure,” “inhabitants,” “high-rise apartments,” and “quality of life.” This gives the response a suitable basic range for discussing urban housing. However, vocabulary is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to read, such as “popultaion,” “accomodate,” “saffocated,” and “spread houses.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “provides everyone to their homes” and “outer atmosphere.” Aim for accurate collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise expressions for density, land use and residents’ access to outdoor space would help you explain your ideas clearly without relying on repeated general terms such as “best” and “people.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a clause beginning “as the people migrating towards the large cities” and a contrast introduced by “On the other hand.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction can make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “tall apartment blocks makes” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “as the people migrating” lacks a correctly formed verb phrase. There are also run-on or poorly punctuated sentences, such as the opening of the first body paragraph. Practise building accurate clauses first, then combine them with conjunctions; check each sentence for a clear subject and finite verb.

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