Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-14

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 5.5)

The beneficial way of providing houses in a towns is better to made a tall towers.

Yes, i completely agree with this statement that the increasing of the population in a large cities and the number of facilities near by the accommodations.

The main reason is that the number of houses made by a people in a large town but government facing a big challenge to accommodate a lot of people due to growing population in our country so that they plan to builds a apartments block in a limited area as compared to types of housing and to accommodate them easily. For example Gurgaon which is situated haryana the number of apartment made in different sector and set a people over their with a lot of public facilites.

The another factor is to providing the public facilities near by buildings. Government provides a public facilities to accommadate a people easily such as public transportation like bus and metro,markets,and parks. so that developed a lot of cities. To illustrate that talk about delhi which is metropolitian and connects with various ways they have provided a apartments to every people who lives there and accommodate with facilities such as garden, green space and shops.

Overall, i strongly believe that government has became a major issue to accommodate people due to increasing population and provides a lot of facilities near by apartments and allowed a other types of housing However, Government should take action on this and balance it as much as possible.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You state a clear position—“i completely agree”—and give two relevant reasons: tall blocks can house more people in limited urban space, and apartments may be close to public facilities. The Gurgaon and Delhi examples help connect these points to real cities. However, the response only partly develops the argument. It does not explain why tall blocks are the best way compared with other housing approaches, and the final sentence introduces “other types of housing” without clarifying whether these support or weaken your position. Develop each reason with a clearer explanation and a specific consequence or example, and keep your conclusion consistent with your stated agreement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. The paragraphs also broadly group related ideas, and phrases such as “For example” and “To illustrate” signal examples. However, progression within sentences and between ideas is often difficult to follow. For instance, “The main reason is that the number of houses made by a people…” does not clearly connect the housing shortage to the proposed solution. Linking phrases such as “The another factor” and “so that” are repetitive or used awkwardly, while the conclusion combines several points without a clear summary. Use topic sentences that state each reason directly, then explain and illustrate it in a logical sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “population,” “accommodate,” “public transportation,” “metro,” and “green space,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear, such as “the beneficial way,” “set a people over their,” and “government has became a major issue.” Spelling errors, including “facilites,” “accommadate,” and “metropolitian,” also reduce accuracy. Aim to use precise phrases for housing and urban planning, and check spelling carefully. Replacing repeated general wording with terms such as “high-rise apartments,” “housing demand,” and “urban infrastructure” would make the argument clearer and more appropriate to the topic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” or “so that,” but the longer structures are often faulty and can make relationships between ideas hard to understand. Examples include “the increasing of the population in a large cities” and “government facing a big challenge,” where article use, agreement and verb forms are inaccurate. There are also errors in “they plan to builds a apartments block” and “government has became,” as well as inconsistent capitalisation and punctuation. These recurring problems limit the clarity of the response. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time, checking subject–verb agreement, tense, articles and sentence boundaries.

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