Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

All university undergraduate courses should include a period of time spent studying abroad or doing a work placement.

Do you think the advantages of this would outweigh the disadvantages?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The statement regarding all university undergraduate courses should include a period lf thime spent studying adbroad of doing a work placement in a highly contensious issue in modern society where individual often hold significantly contarary perspective on it overall impact .

I assume that the advantages is very effactive and inhancing , but i well discrive both side.

To being with, there are severall compelling reason why i might support this particullar view point significantly. this is that whenever the university student will get change to go abroad of doing work placement, it will be very helpfull for them in this way they can gain new skills like communication skill, work experance, that will be very helpfull for them, it build them more strong as well as they can survive in the diffical movement .

In contest of bangladesh, 1 year age The south university student they had a change to go abourd for doing a work and studay as a result during their course they build a robot in aboad and they gain lot of experiesce from their. among the ten nation The bangladesh aquir the first price in abroad. in this period the student can know about the technology, what technology are use in aboard as well as how much improvement we need from the other country .whenever the saw the development at this time the undestand how importent knowlage that whay they become more motivate and the foucas more in their life.on the other thand their are some disadvantages i found but the advantages is over wight from the disadvantage .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a position in favour of the proposal, and the response includes relevant reasons: overseas study or placement could build communication and work skills, expose students to technology, and increase motivation. The Bangladesh example also attempts to support your view with a specific case. However, the task is only partly addressed because the disadvantages are not explained; you merely say that there are “some disadvantages.” The comparison needed to show why the benefits outweigh the drawbacks is therefore incomplete, and several supporting points remain unclear or insufficiently developed. To strengthen the response, explain at least one realistic disadvantage and directly weigh it against the benefits, while making the example’s relevance and outcome clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some organisation: an opening states your general position, the next paragraph introduces benefits, and a later paragraph gives an example before briefly acknowledging disadvantages. Connectors such as “To begin with,” “as a result,” and “on the other hand” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is difficult to follow because the example contains many ideas in one long paragraph, and the final comparison is asserted rather than developed. Some links are unclear, including “in this way” and “during their course,” while the response ends without a developed conclusion. Use separate paragraphs for the main benefit, the example, and the drawback, and make each transition show the precise relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “communication skill,” “work experience,” “technology,” and “development,” and you try to express evaluation with “compelling reasons” and “advantages.” However, the range is limited and many spelling and word-choice errors make meaning difficult to follow, for example “contensious,” “diffical movement,” and “the first price.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “survive in the diffical movement” and “the advantages is over wight.” These issues sometimes require the reader to infer your intended meaning. Build a reliable set of topic phrases and check spelling and collocations; for instance, describe students as gaining practical experience and adapting to challenging environments.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, such as the sentence beginning “whenever the university student will get change.” This shows an effort to connect causes and results, but complex sentences are often faulty and the range of structures remains limited. Errors in agreement and verb forms occur in “the advantages is” and “they build a robot,” while sentence boundaries and punctuation are frequently unclear. Articles, plurals, and clause construction also need attention, as in “a change” and “how much improvement we need.” These problems can make relationships between ideas hard to understand. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using controlled clauses and check subject–verb agreement and punctuation.

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