Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

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)

In recent years, the better method to distribute the numerous houses in large towns is to bulid tall complex blocks. The eassy will discuss about agree or disagree. I partially agree with this statement because tall apartment blocks have benifits and nagative impacts.

On the one hand, There are several benifits of this statement. The first and formost benifit is tall apartments blocks have many facilities such as, lift, parking, water supply and electricity because older individuals live in apartments and they have difficulty to up staries and apartments are affordable. People share apartments with others due to pay bills and rent. Moreover, Tall building cover less space because deforestation was increase rapidly at the time and private homes cover more space rather than tall buildings and save place is used in develop of cities like build hospitals and schools.

On the other hand, there are many negative impact of this statement. Firstly, The tall apartments are noisy and crowded owing to the numerous individuals are live in same apartments and older people can't live their because they like peaceful and quiet place. Indviduals face so many difficulties in their life. Futhermore, Tall apartments have less space and people like to live with their families and joint can't adjust in small homes. Additionally, they face many issue in their life and tall apartments are also expensive.

In conclusion, I partially agree with this statement due to there are numerous advantages and disadventages. Firstly, tall apartments provide many facilities. However, the tall building are noisy and crowded.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a relevant, partially agreeing position and address both advantages and disadvantages of tall apartment blocks. The points about shared facilities, using less land, noise, crowding and limited space are connected to the question. However, the position is only briefly explained, and several ideas remain unclear or insufficiently supported. For example, the claim that apartments are affordable is not explained, while the point about older residents having difficulty with stairs sits awkwardly beside the mention of lifts. The discussion also does not compare tall blocks with other ways of providing homes, which would help answer whether they are the best method. Develop fewer points with clear explanations or examples, and make your reasons for partial agreement more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting opposing views, and a conclusion. The signposts “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the broad organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and linking is often mechanical or unclear. The first body paragraph moves from facilities to affordability and then land use without clearly showing how each point supports the argument. Some connections, such as “because deforestation was increase rapidly,” are difficult to follow. The conclusion repeats the main points rather than drawing them together. Group related ideas, use clearer cause-and-effect links, and ensure each sentence develops the paragraph’s central point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a basic range of topic-related vocabulary, including “facilities,” “crowded,” “deforestation,” and “joint,” and the reader can generally identify the intended discussion. However, vocabulary is repetitive and several word choices, collocations, and spellings are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to interpret. Examples include “distribute the numerous houses,” “tall complex blocks,” “save place,” and “joint” where you appear to mean extended families. There are also frequent spelling errors such as “eassy,” “benifits,” and “disadventages.” Build a more accurate set of phrases for housing and urban development, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise wording would make your ideas clearer and more convincing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer sentences with reasons, using forms such as “because,” “owing to,” and “Moreover.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “numerous individuals are live” has an incorrect verb pattern, while “deforestation was increase rapidly” has an incorrect tense and verb form. In “older people can't live their,” the pronoun is incomplete, and several sentences join multiple ideas without clear grammatical control. Capitalisation after linking phrases is also inconsistent. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time; careful proofreading for verb forms and sentence boundaries will improve clarity.

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