Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-29

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)

Make a big building in many cities is the right path to give sufficient accommodation to individuals. I completely agree with this statement

As my side large number of people can accommodate in building and also that took small space. While residences area want big land and stay small amount of people. Example in Mumbai city there are lot of skyscrapers where many people rent their leased homes and stay even cities like Mumbai is developed city people more swift for well jobs and carrier path.

Individuals have many benefits if they are stay apartment like they get easily provided grocery store, transport, public service near their apartment. although people get help in financial example apartments are less expansive compare to bungalow.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You state a clear position—“I completely agree”—and give relevant reasons: apartment blocks can house many people on less land, and residents may have nearby shops and transport. The Mumbai example also relates to high-rise living. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: the reasons are asserted rather than explained, and the example does not show how tall blocks provide enough homes or why they are the best solution. The comparison with houses is brief, and there is no consideration of possible limitations or a developed explanation of your position. The response is also 128 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to develop and support your ideas. Add specific explanations and examples for each main point.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

Your ideas are grouped into separate paragraphs, and the response has a basic progression from your position to reasons and benefits. Linking expressions such as “While” and “although” show an attempt to connect points. However, the overall progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph combines land use, housing capacity, and the Mumbai example without clearly developing their relationships. “As my side” does not clearly introduce a reason, and “although” begins a new sentence without a clear connection to the previous point. Use a clearer structure—one paragraph for land efficiency and one for services or affordability—and connect each example directly to the claim it supports. This would make the organisation more coherent and the links less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “accommodation,” “apartment,” “skyscrapers,” “transport,” and “public service,” so the reader can identify the subject of your argument. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations make ideas difficult to understand, such as “give sufficient accommodation,” “rent their leased homes,” and “swift for well jobs and carrier path.” “Residences area” is also unclear, while “less expansive” does not express the intended comparison naturally. Aim for precise phrases such as “provide sufficient housing,” “live in rented apartments,” and “seek better employment opportunities.” More accurate vocabulary for density, affordability, and urban services would help you explain your reasons with greater clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes simple statements and attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example, “While residences area want big land and stay small amount of people.” However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some points difficult to follow. In “Make a big building … is the right path,” the opening phrase does not form a correct subject; “people can accommodate in building” also uses an incorrect verb pattern. The sentence beginning “Example in Mumbai city” lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “if they are stay apartment” has errors in both verb form and preposition. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences before adding clauses, and check articles and verb patterns.

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