Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

Yearly a large propotions of people havebeen migrating from rular areas to urban for better life style.There is an argument that best way to provide homes in cities is to construct tall appartment blocks.I partially agree with the statement .

There are several reasons that may provide benefits to the people who are commuting towards cities, firstly they will be able to do business.

Therefore by constructing tall building blocks can generate profit to government and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the topic and gives a position—“I partially agree”—then begins to offer a reason related to business and government profit. However, the argument is only minimally addressed: there is no explanation of how tall apartment blocks would provide enough homes, no developed counterargument, and no relevant example. The final sentence is unfinished, so the reader cannot understand the point about government profit. The response also falls substantially short of the required 250 words, leaving the task largely incomplete. To improve, explain both the benefits and limitations of high-rise housing, support each point with a specific example, and state clearly how far you agree.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening introduces urban migration and the issue, followed by a reason introduced with “There are several reasons.” The linking words “firstly” and “Therefore” show an effort to connect ideas. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the reason about doing business is not explained, and the next sentence shifts to government profit without showing the connection. The response has no developed paragraph structure, and it ends mid-sentence with “and,” leaving the argument incomplete. Use separate paragraphs for your position, supporting reasons, and conclusion, and make each linking phrase express a clear relationship between complete ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant topic vocabulary, including “migrating,” “urban,” “construct,” and “apartment blocks,” so the subject is generally recognisable. There is also an attempt at more formal phrasing in “provide homes” and “generate profit.” However, several spelling errors and inaccurate word forms reduce control, including “propotions,” “rular,” “appartment,” and “commuting” where migration or moving would fit better. Some combinations are also unclear, such as “commuting towards cities” and “tall building blocks.” Build accuracy with common collocations such as “move from rural areas to cities” and “construct high-rise apartment buildings,” and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example, “There are several reasons …, firstly they will be able to do business.” However, sentence boundaries and clause relationships are not consistently controlled: this example joins clauses awkwardly, while “Therefore by constructing tall building blocks can generate profit to government and” lacks a clear grammatical subject and remains unfinished. The opening also contains missing spaces after full stops, and “I partially agree with the statement” is not followed by a complete explanation. These issues make parts of the argument hard to interpret. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use punctuation to separate introductory clauses and connected ideas.

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