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)

Yes I agree by this statement but there are so many resaons of mine to agree or disagree by this statement.

First one is i agree by this statement because in cities there are small spaces and everone wants theri own house so we don't provide the house to each person so we convert the area with tall buildings and make the thiry to fourty flors of each buliding.

By this we make houndreds of apartments in one building and each apartment is for one family. We make buildings similarly in all cities so every person has own apartment to live. And the problem of space is overcome by making the buildings in the city.

On the other hand I disagree this statement becasue of many reasons of safty and resource management in the ciites. some are like when we make a building in the city then we mange their all resources like water supply, electiricy and so many other things. The work load and responcibilites are more then to mange the building. so there are so many buildings in the citiy we mange all the buildings safty, electricty and water supply. To manage this problem we make the huge or big water plants and also make the electricy grid stations and also we need the men power to mange these resources. So there are too much problems to manage the over all city but if we can cover all things which are mandatory so we can acihieve our goals.

My overall experience is good in cities because there are too much facilities in the city.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both sides of the question: you explain that tall buildings can provide many homes where space is limited, then raise concerns about supplying water and electricity and maintaining safety. However, your position is not fully clear. The opening says you agree, but then refers to reasons to “agree or disagree,” and the conclusion only says your experience of city facilities is good rather than stating how far you support the proposal. The ideas are relevant but remain general; for example, the need for “huge” water plants and grid stations is asserted without explaining whether these challenges outweigh the housing benefits. State your position consistently and develop each main reason with a specific example or explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from the housing benefit to disadvantages and then a brief personal comment. Linking phrases such as “First one” and “On the other hand” help signal the change in direction. However, there is no clear overall progression toward a conclusion, and the final sentence does not resolve the agree/disagree discussion. Several ideas are joined in long sequences with repeated “and” or “so,” making relationships between points less clear. For instance, the discussion of managing water, electricity, safety and staffing could be divided into clearer steps or grouped into one focused explanation. Use topic sentences and a concluding paragraph that directly answers the question.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “apartments,” “space,” “water supply,” “electricity” and “resources.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “manage,” “buildings” and “city.” There are also frequent spelling errors, such as “resaons,” “safty,” “electiricy” and “responcibilites,” which make the writing less clear and reduce the accuracy of your vocabulary. Some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, including “make the thirty to forty floors” and “men power.” Build a more accurate range of housing and infrastructure terms, and check spelling and collocations carefully. For example, use “construct buildings with thirty to forty floors” and “workforce.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic complex structures, including “because” and “when,” but the range is limited and errors occur frequently. These include sentence openings without a clear grammatical structure (“First one is i agree”), missing or incorrect articles and prepositions (“agree by this statement”), and problems with agreement and verb forms (“every person has own apartment” and “we mange all the buildings”). Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, with several sentences beginning with lowercase letters and long clauses joined without clear punctuation. These errors sometimes make the intended relationships difficult to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using subordinate clauses, while checking articles, subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries.

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