Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-11

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 most appropriate method to handover enough shelters in busy cities is to construct massive apartment blocks. I strongly agree with this statement because constrction of tall building consumes less area in comparison with individuals villa, also able to afford.

Fristly, construction of tall buildings consume very less area rather than individual houses because if there will be 100 appartments in one building it will consume 20 times lesser area than 100 individuals houses. For instance, in Mumbai which is a populated city people try to get appartment rather than houses because majority of the peoples are business they need more land keeping business stocks, shops for the avalibility for their people. Any way that is a very good development perhaps people are doing businesses in cities and also living their conveniently.

Secondly, appartments in cities are very easy to afford instead of buying seperate villa, it give us in opportunity to live in busy citites with low charges .For example if their is no appartments available in cities and the people can not afford the expensive houses than obviosly they will be living houses rents that will be awful for middle class people.

In conclusion, we can say that appartments is saving our lands and it is also affordable for each every person, every person will be having has own house in tha city and he do not have to give rents.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you strongly agree that tall apartment blocks are an effective way to provide housing, and you give two relevant reasons—using less land and being more affordable. The Mumbai example also connects to city living. However, the support is limited: the claim that one block uses “20 times lesser area” is not explained, and the discussion of businesses and storage does not clearly show how this proves the housing point. The affordability paragraph is brief and relies on a general comparison with renting. The response also falls 17 words short of the required minimum. Develop each reason with a clearer explanation or a specific example, and make sure the response meets the stated length.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signposted by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify your main reasons and overall position. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. In the first body paragraph, the shift from land use to businesses, shops, and convenience is not fully connected, while the second paragraph moves quickly from affordability to the consequences of having no apartments. Some linking expressions, such as “Any way” and “For instance,” do not clearly show the relationship between the ideas that follow. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, then explain and illustrate it in a consistent order. Clearer links between claims and examples would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to housing and urban life, including “apartment blocks,” “populated city,” “afford,” and “middle class.” These choices make the general topic understandable. However, the range is limited, and several inaccurate or repetitive expressions weaken precision: “handover enough shelters,” “individuals villa,” “low charges,” and “give rents” do not express the intended ideas naturally. Spelling errors such as “constrction,” “Fristly,” “appartments,” and “obviosly” are also noticeable. Aim to learn common collocations for housing and urban planning, and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “provide housing,” “detached houses,” and “rental costs” would help you express your points clearly and appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including a conditional example beginning “if there will be 100 appartments” and a sentence using “because.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence construction occur frequently enough to make some ideas difficult to interpret. For example, “construction of tall buildings consume” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “it give us in opportunity” and “every person will be having has own house” are not grammatically controlled. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, as in “charges .For example.” Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly connected supporting clause, then check agreement and articles before adding complexity.

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