Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-19
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)
The population has been rapidly increasing around the world. Many people are facing issues with their accomodations, some people believe that constucting large apartment blocks will help the people with enough homes to live in large cities. I firmly agree with this inspirational idea and provide the reason behind this solution.
Nowadays, people are struggling with their accomodations due to increase in population in the urban areas. Construction of tall buildings block or apartments help the people in various ways. Firstly, they wil get accomodation to live with many amenities providing in the apratments. The people can migrate with just essential home appliances, important documents. secondly, they can interact with the people and help each other by sharing their food, home appliances mostly in the case of unavailability.
Furthermore, this could be best way to gather the people of different culture, as they can celebrate the festivals together. Older people can spent time with their friends near walking area. For instance, recently i went to a city called mumbai. initially i face difficulty for my accomodation but a city with tall apartment block where i choose to live there. I totally enjoyed with my neighbours, interact with the people for job opportunites and celebrate the festivals together.
To sum up, Constructing and providing the apartments for the migrants help them to find their accomodation. Moreover they can intereact with the people for their requirements and help each other with their problems and can celebrate the festivals tog
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt regarding whether tall apartment blocks are the best way to provide homes in large cities, taking a clear supportive position. However, there are significant issues that prevent a higher score. First, the text fails the minimum length requirement, containing only 247 words instead of the required 250. Furthermore, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive, particularly regarding amenities and social interaction. While the personal example involving Mumbai adds some support, it remains anecdotal and lacks broader analytical depth. Consequently, the task is addressed only partially, aligning closely with Band 5 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay displays basic overall organization with clear paragraph breaks separating the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Transitional markers such as 'Firstly', 'secondly', and 'Furthermore' are employed to sequence ideas, though referencing is occasionally imprecise. Paragraphing is attempted, but the final paragraph breaks off abruptly in mid-sentence ('tog'), which disrupts the logical flow and conclusion of the essay. Cohesive devices are at times mechanical or repetitive, placing this response firmly in Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate vocabulary for discussing urban housing and living conditions, using terms like 'accomodations', 'migrants', and 'amenities'. However, there are notable spelling errors throughout the text, including 'accomodations' (accommodation), 'constucting' (constructing), 'apratments' (apartments), and 'intereact' (interact). Word choices are sometimes repetitive and lack precision, which occasionally causes hesitation for the reader. These noticeable limitations fit the Band 5 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are numerous errors in punctuation, capitalization (e.g., 'mumbai', lowercase 'i'), and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'amenities providing', 'initially i face difficulty'). Tense consistency is also flawed in places. While simple sentences are generally understandable, attempts at complex structures frequently result in faulty phrasing and errors that cause some difficulty for the reader, matching Band 5.
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