Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-14

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)

Nowadays, the population of towns are increase day by day or everyday, so their are no more homes for individuals so authority should make large buildings for more space. from my perspective, I partially agree with the notion. In this essay, I will discuss my viewpoints on upcoming segments.

To begin with, there are many reasons of this statement. Firstly, when Government built tall buildings for living of individuals, then problem of living is solved as well as tall buildings cannot cover more space comparizon of horizontal building, while people have no any stress about their house. Furthermore, the design of tall buildings is highly good, so many wealthy people visit it for seeing their beauty, while when people pay money for visit it, then the econmy of country should be gain, or the name of country is on top.

However, there are many other solution s of this statement. One significant point is that unmarried people or single people who never living with their family, then these people living with their friends, then their apartments are free for living or another people who have no any home are living in these empty flats. According to my experience, my friends are living in United States or these friends have no more space for living, then my friends are living in basements as well as their owner living in main house, so this is a good idea for control the problem of living.

In conclusion, there are many reasons or solutions of this statement. Moving forward, it is important to optimize tall buildings to ensure positive outcomes for individuals or society as a whole.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a partial response to the question and state a position—“I partially agree”—but the essay does not consistently explain how tall apartment blocks provide enough homes. The first body paragraph mentions using less land, which is relevant, yet the claims about wealthy visitors, building beauty and national reputation do not clearly support the housing argument. The second paragraph shifts to sharing flats and living in basements; these are alternative arrangements, but you do not compare their effectiveness with building tall blocks or explain your degree of agreement. To strengthen the response, develop two directly relevant reasons, support them with clear examples, and return to your position in the conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and signposts such as “To begin with,” “However” and “In conclusion” help identify the sections. However, the overall progression is difficult to follow because the first paragraph moves from housing capacity to tourism and national reputation, while the second introduces shared accommodation without clearly linking it to the central comparison. Several transitions are repetitive or mechanical, and repeated use of “then” and “while” makes relationships between ideas unclear. Organise each paragraph around one main point, explain how it answers the question, and use referencing and linking phrases only where they clarify the connection.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “tall buildings,” “apartments,” “basements” and “population,” so the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the intended meaning unclear: “problem of living,” “design … is highly good,” and “the econmy of country should be gain.” There are also spelling errors such as “comparizon” and “econmy,” alongside repeated basic words such as “people” and “living.” Build a more precise housing vocabulary and check common combinations; for example, describe housing shortages, land use, rental accommodation and urban density rather than relying on vague phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “when,” “while” and “so,” but complex sentences are often difficult to control. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in “the population of towns are increase” and “when Government built tall buildings”; other examples include “there are no more homes” and “people have no any stress.” Sentence boundaries and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in the lowercase “from” after the opening sentence. These problems recur and sometimes make relationships between ideas hard to understand. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, verb tense, articles and countable forms, then build longer sentences from shorter, correct clauses.

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