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)

Studying abroad or doing a work placement gives the students more confidence and skills but it can be expensive. In my opinion, the advantages of this view outweigh the disadvantages.

All bachelors university should include a studying abroad and doing a work placement. Studying at foreign university develop the confidence of students. Students get more experience when they work in other countries. University in developed countries provide many facilities and skills. Students learn many skills and enhance their confidence. These are beneficial for students to finding the jobs in future. They can easily find the jobs according to their needs and accordingly their course. Students should gain other opportunities like permanent jobs in abroad and gain scholarships in abroad university due to better performance.

Students explore many languages when meet many other students. They interact more people and learn many languages. All undergraduate university courses should compulsory added spent studying abroad like scholarships and doing a work placement as internship. However, students graduate from university, they have already experience. They do find the jobs easily. For example, In developed countries, In undergraduate university, two courses are included for internship, if students not perfomed the internshipa and practical they were failed. Internship is compulsory for students then they failed.

In conclusion, all bacholar universities courses should added a period of time spent studying abroad and doing a work placement because it provides the experience, skills and confidence. From my perspective, the advantages of this point of view outweigh the disadvantages. It gives students practical skills and explore their study and provides many facilities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall view in the opening and conclusion: you believe the benefits outweigh the cost. Relevant advantages are identified, including greater confidence, work experience, language learning and improved job prospects. However, the comparison with disadvantages is only briefly addressed: expense is mentioned once, with no explanation of how students or universities might manage it. Several points are repeated, and some examples are unclear, particularly the account of students failing if they do not complete an internship. To strengthen the response, explain the main disadvantage and weigh it directly against the benefits, then develop one or two examples with a clear link to your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the reader can identify the general topic and your position. However, progression between ideas is not consistently clear. The second body paragraph moves from language learning to compulsory internships and then to an example about failing, without explaining how these points connect. Linking phrases such as “However” do not always show a clear contrast, and repeated references to confidence, skills and finding jobs make the development feel circular. Organise each paragraph around one main point, use a specific example to support it, and make the relationship between ideas explicit. This would create a clearer overall line of argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “work placement,” “internship,” “scholarships,” “practical skills” and “developed countries.” This gives you a basic range for discussing education and employment. However, vocabulary is often repetitive, especially “students,” “skills” and “jobs,” and several word choices or combinations are inaccurate, which can make meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “all bachelors university,” “explore their study” and “gain scholarships in abroad university.” Aim to use more precise, natural phrases and check word forms and collocations. For instance, describe students as gaining “international work experience” or improving their “employment prospects,” rather than repeating general references to skills and jobs.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main position is generally understandable. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in basic sentence construction as well as in attempted complex sentences. For example, “Studying at foreign university develop the confidence” has problems with the article and subject–verb agreement, while “when meet many other students” lacks a clear subject. The sentence beginning “However, students graduate from university” also has an unclear structure. Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles and verb forms. Once these are secure, use a wider range of subordinate clauses to explain causes and results.

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