Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-27

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)

Most of the induvidual now a days think that the good way to provide enough homes in the big cities is to construct a tall apartments blocks in the cities . i am totally agree with that statement because of that there are many benifites if we build a tall appartments for living in cities .This case may reduce too much difficulties that we have to face now a days in cities .such as traffic problems rush and noise . i think that if we have to make socities in the cities and aslo construct the large as well as tall apartments blocks in the socities then we do not face many difficulties .

it will be to much safe and relax for people i want to tell about my own experience i was aslo living in a appartment in a large city since last two and the journey of two years was too much relax and easy for me i have all the things that a person have tpo need in a house and i was lib=ving in a society there was a large number of security that help us in every kind ofn situations . i beleive on that thing that it is the best way to live in a appartments blocks reather then in homes in a large cities .This is the best way to make our life easier and peacefull . there are many needs that easily fillful in the appartments

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You state a clear position—“i am totally agree with that statement”—and give relevant reasons, including reduced traffic and noise, security, and your experience living in an apartment. However, the response addresses the question only partially: it does not explain in enough detail why tall blocks are the best way to provide homes, or consider limitations and alternatives such as building outward. Several points are asserted rather than supported; for example, the claim that apartment living reduces traffic is not explained. The personal example is relevant but needs clearer detail and a direct link to housing supply. The response is also five words below the required minimum. Develop two main reasons with specific explanations or examples, and make the connection to providing enough homes explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response begins with your opinion, then gives reasons and a personal example, before restating your view. This gives the reader a basic sense of direction. However, the ideas are mostly presented in one long paragraph, so the shift from city problems to safety and personal experience is not clearly signposted. Linking phrases such as “such as” and “i think that” are repeated or used awkwardly, and the final sentence about needs being fulfilled is not connected to a specific point. Use separate paragraphs for your position, each supporting reason, and the conclusion. Clearer transitions and references would help show how each example supports the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “traffic problems,” “security,” “societies,” and “apartments,” and the reader can generally identify your main ideas. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “cities,” “apartments,” and “difficulties.” Frequent spelling errors—such as “induv idual,” “benifites,” and “peacefull”—and inaccurate or unnatural combinations, including “tall apartments blocks” and “fillful in the appartments,” make the writing less clear. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for housing supply and urban planning would also help you explain your position with greater clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example by using “because” and “if,” and some basic meaning remains understandable. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors are frequent. Examples include “i am totally agree,” “there are many benifites if we build,” and “i was aslo living … since last two,” which show problems with verb forms, agreement, and tense. Articles and plurals are also often inaccurate, as in “a tall apartments blocks” and “in a appartment.” Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, with several sentences joined together. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses, checking verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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