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)

The better method to provide enough house in large towns is to build tall apartments blocks i partially agree with this statement and give my opinion on this matter.it has many negative and positive impact..

On the one hand, there are several advanatages of to build tall apartment blocks in large towns one major prose is it is affordable and convenient to comapre with house. To elabborate it, because its rent cost is cheaper rather than house and people can easily afford it and may facilities provide in large complexes such as better electricity, water supply, and lifts. Moreover people can sahre their cost with their roommate when people cannot pay rent cost they can share with their roommate it helps to save money of maases and they don't have budden about how to pay rent. and apartments cover less space to compare with homes.

On the other hand, there are many disadvantages of build tall apartments blocks in large cities. firstly, it is crowdy and noisy places.To explicate it because many individuals live in complexes and they create more noise and crowdy pace. people face many difficulties many people don;t like noise because they want to live in peaceful places . Furthermore, large apartments have no garden and space for parking. many children cannot play games in apartments because it has no garden and more masses cannot park their vehicles in parking of apartments.

To conclude, it has both negative and positive impact such it is cheaper rather than house and people can share its cost with their roommate however it is crowdy and noisy places and it has no parking and gardens.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You present a relevant, partly agreeing position and discuss benefits and drawbacks of apartment blocks. The points about lower rent, shared costs, utilities and lifts, as well as noise, gardens and parking, address the topic. However, the response only partially develops the question of whether tall blocks are the best way to provide enough homes: it does not compare them with other housing solutions or explain clearly how their space efficiency increases housing supply. Several points, such as sharing rent with a roommate and the lack of gardens, are asserted rather than supported with a specific example or fuller explanation. State your position more precisely in the introduction and develop fewer key reasons with clearer links to the question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and a conclusion. The contrast markers “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the broad organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is limited: several ideas are joined in long, loosely connected sequences, and the point about sharing costs repeats the affordability argument. Connectors such as “Moreover” and “Furthermore” sometimes introduce another claim without showing its relationship to the previous one. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, making some passages difficult to follow. Organise each body paragraph around one main reason, explain it, and then give a relevant example; use linking phrases selectively and make references clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “apartment blocks,” “rent cost,” “water supply,” “parking” and “garden,” and you attempt to express ideas about affordability and crowding. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning unclear. Examples include “house” where “houses” or “detached homes” is intended, “prose” for “advantage,” “crowdy” for “crowded,” and “masses” for “residents” or “people.” Spelling errors such as “advanatages,” “comapre” and “elabborate” are also noticeable. Build a more precise set of housing-related terms and check spelling and collocations; this will make your arguments clearer and less repetitive.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” and “when.” However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty. For example, “one major prose is it is affordable” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “many facilities provide in large complexes” has an incorrect verb construction. There are frequent problems with articles, plurals, agreement and sentence boundaries, as in “it has both negative and positive impact” and the run-on sequence beginning “Moreover people can sahre their cost.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses, checking each sentence for complete clauses, agreement and punctuation.

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