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)

Asn the population grow, every country are facing housing crisis and it becoming a serious concering issue nowadays. While some people reckon that the best way to resolve this issue is to built a high rise appartments in the large cities to create enough homes. I completely disagree with this viewpoint because this steps is not only enough to resolve the problem. Let us further delve into the topic.

To commence with, we can only solve this ongoing concern upto some extent by making tall buildings in metro cities because this is not a permanent solution to our problem, it can still exist at some point due to limited availability of vaccant space available to convert into the appartments or society. For instance, we take a example of our capital New Delhi, it is already over popullated and there is less land available for the construction, if it is vaccant then it is very expensive, even out of budget. Then, how it is possible to provide homes to people in big cities.

On the other hand, constructing the tall building has more drawbacks as compared to the benefits because in the appartments availability of the living space is average and sometimes it below averge. so, it is not meant for the joint family, while it might be good option for the nuclear family. In result, people has privacy issues, also, people are emotionally distrub and even not able to concentrate fully towards their work .

In conculsion, we have to look for long term solutions which remove the crisis inside the country, however, builting a tall appartment blocks is a temporary solution to our problem. Goverment authority should take some strict actions and pay attention towards the raising issue, otherwise, it can impact us in the long term.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you completely disagree with relying on tall apartment blocks, and you give relevant reasons involving limited land in New Delhi and the suitability of flats for different family types. However, the response only partly develops the task. The first reason explains why construction may be difficult in crowded cities, but the second focuses on privacy and family size without showing clearly how these drawbacks affect the overall supply of homes. The claim that apartments are “not a permanent solution” also needs explanation, and the conclusion calls for “strict actions” without specifying what alternatives or policies you support. Develop each reason with a clearer link to the question and a concrete example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the ideas generally follow a sensible order. Linking phrases such as “To commence with,” “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help signal the stages of the argument. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Then, how it is possible to provide homes” does not clearly connect the New Delhi example to your position, while “In result” introduces a consequence awkwardly. The second body paragraph also moves from apartment size to joint families, privacy and concentration without explaining the links between these points. Use clearer referencing and transitions that show how each supporting detail advances your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “housing crisis,” “limited availability,” “construction” and “overpopulated,” and you attempt more formal expressions such as “ongoing concern.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices, collocations and spelling errors make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include “built a high rise appartments,” “vaccant space,” “people are emotionally distrub” and “builting a tall appartment blocks.” Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “availability of the living space is average.” Aim for accurate, natural combinations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for housing supply, affordability and urban density would help you express your reasons more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a conditional structure in “if it is vacant then it is very expensive” and a contrast introduced by “while.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles and verb forms sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “As the population grow, every country are facing” has agreement problems, while “it becoming a serious” lacks a finite verb. The sentence beginning “While some people reckon” is a fragment, and “people has privacy issues” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. Practise building complete sentences and checking each subject against its verb; then review articles and plural forms in longer sentences.

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