Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-17

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)

Today, the world grows at an exponential rates. more babies are born than the people die, making a competitive era for survival in this increasing population. The treats of the deficiency of resources to meet the day to day needs increase more with the passage of every single day. One of the most important natural resource available to us is a land. Land where we can build our place to live, or our place to cultivate. With the increase in population, everyone wants to has his own home. This is not an idea of today's human. It's a idea, that we adopted from our ancestors, who in past built their own space to live, spend time and grew families.

However, with this much increase in population, it is very difficult for everyone to has its own home. Everyone wants to accomodate himself and then there is a shortage of land with the passage of time. So, in this senario, building a tall apartment blocks are the best idea to compete with this challanging situation.

In this case more people can be accomodated at one small space. So, they can have their own shelter and a place to call home.

However, there are many disadvantages of having tall apartment blocks. It undermines the privacy of one's family, also it'll more effect because of natural disasters like earthquacks and floods. Moreover, you cannot build apartments in airspace regions as it negtively effects flight operation.

In short, this construction can be very much benefical and an important step in making a better living space for human arround the world. on otherhand, it can negetively effect the nature.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by discussing both the advantages and disadvantages of tall apartment blocks as a solution to housing shortages in large cities. The writer presents a clear position that these buildings are beneficial despite certain drawbacks. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive, particularly in the body paragraphs where points about population growth and accommodation are restated without deep extension. Sentences like 'building a tall apartment blocks are the best idea' show a basic attempt to address the question, but the supporting arguments regarding privacy and natural disasters remain underdeveloped. This performance aligns best with Band 5.5, as it addresses the task partially with limited idea extension.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text attempts a logical organization, moving from an introduction on population growth to the benefits of tall buildings, followed by disadvantages and a brief conclusion. However, the paragraphing is poor, with several very short, single-sentence paragraphs that disrupt the natural flow of ideas (e.g., 'In this case more people can be accomodated at one small space.'). Cohesive devices are used mechanically or are missing, and referencing is sometimes unclear, as seen in abrupt shifts between sentences. There is a lack of smooth transitions between the advantages and disadvantages discussed. These structural and cohesive weaknesses place the response firmly at Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent misspellings and incorrect word forms such as 'exponential rates', 'treats' instead of threats, 'accomodate', 'senario', 'challanging', 'benefical', and 'negetively'. While the writer attempts some less common terms like 'exponential' and 'deficiency', the numerous lexical errors and incorrect collocations ('effect because of natural disasters') significantly hinder precision and occasionally strain the reader. The range is minimally adequate for expressing simple ideas, but lacks the flexibility required for higher bands. This performance corresponds to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences alongside frequent attempts at complex structures that are faulty. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement and article usage, such as 'building a tall apartment blocks are', 'everyone wants to has his own home', and 'It's a idea, that we adopted'. Punctuation and capitalization errors are also present ('more babies are born', 'on otherhand'). These frequent errors across most sentences cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5.0 grammatical capability.

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