Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-21

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 tall apartment blocks are the main source to fulfill the required the need of homes in cities. In cities the space is limited and the number of people are increaseing day by day. So, i totally agree with is idea that tall apartment blocks are the only source of living in cities.

Now a days tall apartment blocks are the basic need for cities in all the world. All people are wanted to live in cities, city life is full of facilites so all the people prefer large cities .All best schools, healthcare, universites, and big joylands are in large cities, these things attract people to come and live there with their families.

Tall apartment blocks are best because they are large buildings which required less amount of land as compare to homes in single story. When the migration was rear mostly people likes to stay in their towns, they prefer their own culture, normes, values and society.But now a days the main cause of leaving these things is jobs and education.

Jobs in all the world is main reason that why cities become conjusted and all wanted to build tall apartment blocks in the big cities for all the people which are wanted to live in city.

conclusion of this problem is the tall apartment blocks which is easy to make for growing papulation in the worlds. Inflation attract people towards developed countries, but day by day these cities are crowded with people so i believed that tall apartment are best way for cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear: you strongly support tall apartment blocks, and you give relevant reasons, including limited urban land and the attraction of jobs, education and services. However, the response addresses the question only partially because it mostly asserts that high-rise housing is necessary rather than explaining how it provides enough homes or considering any limitations or alternatives. For example, the point that tall buildings use less land is relevant, but it is not developed with a concrete example or explanation of how this increases housing supply. The discussion of migration and city facilities also remains general. To strengthen the response, explain each main reason in more depth and connect it directly to the effectiveness of apartment blocks.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic overall structure, with an opening position, supporting paragraphs and a concluding statement. The ideas about city attractions, limited land and employment are broadly relevant, but progression between them is not always clear. For instance, the paragraph beginning “When the migration was rear” shifts from land use to past migration without showing how that comparison supports the argument. Linking phrases such as “So” and “but” are used, yet connections are often repetitive or unclear, and the conclusion introduces inflation without explaining its relationship to the main argument. Organise the body around distinct reasons, use clearer links between claims and explanations, and ensure the conclusion summarises rather than adds a new point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general argument, including “apartment blocks,” “limited” space, “migration,” “jobs” and “education.” There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “healthcare” and “developed countries.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts difficult to understand. Examples include “joylands” for entertainment facilities, “conjusted” for crowded or congested, and “Inflation attract people,” where the intended relationship is unclear. Spelling errors such as “facilites,” “universites” and “papulation” are noticeable. Build a more precise set of housing and urbanisation terms, and check spelling and whether each phrase expresses the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including “All people are wanted to live in cities” and a sentence explaining that tall buildings require less land. However, the range of structures is limited, and frequent errors in sentence formation and basic grammar sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “the number of people are increaseing,” “Jobs in all the world is main reason,” and “the tall apartment blocks which is easy to make,” which show problems with agreement, verb forms and sentence construction. Articles and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “in city” and the run-on sequence “city life is full of facilites so all the people prefer large cities.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build longer sentences from correctly formed clauses.

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