Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The most efficient way to provide many houses in metropolitan cities to construct the residential tower. I completely agree with this statement because many people who are not afford to rent or buy house on the ground due to high cost of the houses. It is beneficial for them which are coming from countryside villages to rent a house according to their needs.

On the one hand, Constructing the apartment tower in large cities is very helpful for many individual who are not well financed. However, many people who wants to buy or rent a house to cities but houses on the ground is very expensive for middle class or low class people so they can not afford these house. Therefore, apartments are very suitable for them to rent a house or buy according to their family size which will be cheaper. In addition, in large cities this is the most common issues due to high population the demand of homes is increasing day-by-day as result the prices of houses are expensive for lower class peoples.

On the other hand, many peoples are coming from the countryside villages in the city because of more job opportunities and for higher studies. Most villager have not enough money to buy house or rent a house in city. Therefore, flats are suitable for them because they can rent a house according to their budget and needs. Another major advantage of the flat is that people can buy on the installments so many people can have chance to buy the flat. Although, there is another benefit for those students who are alone and living in the cities for their education, so many of these students take a single apartment and live together and they pay the rent from their contribution which it will be cheaper for them.

In conclusion, Building the apartments tower to provide the enough homes is very helpful for them which can not bear the of cost of houses. Although, many many people specially student who are coming to the cities for the job education and have not enough source of income to buy or live in the ground houses, so living in the flats are best option for them

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you completely agree that tall apartment buildings are an effective way to provide homes. You give relevant reasons, including lower costs for people on limited incomes, migration from rural areas, and students sharing accommodation. However, the response only partly develops the task: it mainly explains who might benefit from flats, rather than showing why building tall blocks is the best way to increase housing supply compared with alternatives. Some claims, such as buying flats in instalments, are introduced but not explained or supported with a specific example. Develop the central argument by explaining how high-rise construction uses limited urban land efficiently and can accommodate more households in a given area, while acknowledging any relevant limitation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the paragraphs broadly group related points. However, progression within and between paragraphs is often repetitive: both body paragraphs return to affordability and people who cannot afford houses. Linking phrases such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “Therefore” are used, but the second body paragraph does not present a clear opposing point, so the contrast signalled by “On the other hand” is misleading. Some references are also unclear, as in “which it will be cheaper for them.” Organise each paragraph around a distinct reason, use transitions that accurately show the relationship between ideas, and make pronoun references explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “metropolitan cities,” “job opportunities,” “apartment,” and “installments.” However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, particularly “house,” “cities,” and “people.” There are also noticeable problems with word choice and collocation, such as “well financed,” “houses on the ground,” and “the most common issues,” which make some points less natural or precise. Word forms and spelling also need attention, for example “peoples” and “villager.” Build a more varied set of accurate housing terms and check whether each phrase is idiomatic in context; this will make your argument clearer without changing its meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses with “because,” “which,” and “although,” but complex structures are often faulty and errors occur frequently. For example, the opening sentence lacks a main verb (“The most efficient way … to construct”), while “many people who wants” has subject–verb disagreement. Articles and plurals are also inconsistent in phrases such as “buy house” and “these house.” Some sentences combine several ideas without a clear grammatical structure, especially the final sentence of the conclusion, which begins with “Although” but does not form a complete contrast. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time; check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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