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)

All university undergraduates courses should including a period of time devote studying aborad or doing a work part time with study placement. however its almost importand to doing a part time job with studying relative with there course is most important.from my prespective i totaly agree with this view but there are some drawback.

On the on hand, all university undergraduates courses such as IT courese, Medical courses, include a period of time of spend studying abroad doing work with this but in case this work was maching there desire course its a benefical for student to doing it. However, devotes time aborad develop a professional skill, For Example, if the university give oppertiunates for students to shift foreign country for intership with there relative cources its convenient for student because its enable the student to learn easily new skills. In addition, doing a work palcement crucial for students such as they develop professional skill, culture, and feel more compertible with there courses.

On the other hand. there are some drawback to provide abroad oppertiunites for stuends such they spend a lot ot time in different actives. meanwhile, fluctuation and dely occuring on there time some time the student wast there time and can not gain the apropriate knowlege. If the students sepnd a lot of time in one skill and can not complete there degree in accurate time they waste there money and also a huge time.

In conclusion, university undergraduate courses should include a period of time spend studying abroad or work palcement benefical for student to develop a profissional skill, creatiog new ideas, there are excess of drawback the students can not completed there degree and aproprate time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear general view that you agree with including overseas study or placements, and you mention relevant benefits such as developing professional skills and learning about another culture. You also identify a possible disadvantage: students may lose time and delay completing their degrees. However, the position is not consistently clear because the introduction says there are drawbacks without clearly stating whether the advantages outweigh them, and the conclusion does not directly compare the two sides. Several ideas, including the risk of wasted time and money, are asserted rather than explained with a specific example. To strengthen the response, state your judgement explicitly and develop each main point with a clear explanation or relevant example. The response meets the required length; nine words copied from the task prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, a paragraph presenting benefits, a paragraph presenting drawbacks, and a conclusion. Signposts such as “On the other hand” help readers identify the change in viewpoint, and “In addition” introduces another benefit. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow: the opening benefit paragraph moves between course relevance, overseas internships, skills, and culture without clearly connecting these points. Some linking phrases are inaccurate or awkward, and references such as “this” and “there” do not always make clear what they refer to. The conclusion also repeats earlier points rather than bringing the comparison together. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each explanation directly to its main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “professional skill,” “work placement,” “internship,” “foreign country,” and “degree.” These choices show that you can discuss education and employment, but the range is limited and errors in spelling, word form, and collocation are frequent enough to make some phrases difficult to understand. For example, “devotes time abroad develop a professional skill” and “fluctuation and dely occuring on there time” do not communicate the intended meaning clearly. Repetition of “student,” “time,” and “skill” also limits precision. Build a bank of accurate topic phrases and check spelling and natural word combinations; for instance, describe students as gaining “practical experience” or developing “career-related skills.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to use both simple and longer sentence forms, including conditional structures such as “if the university give opportunities…” and a reason clause beginning “because.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries make the argument harder to follow. Examples include “courses should including,” “its almost important to doing,” and “if the university give”; these require corrected verb patterns and agreement. Several sentences also join ideas without clear grammatical links, while punctuation after “On the other hand” is inconsistent. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea and a supporting clause, then check subject–verb agreement, verb forms after modal verbs, and sentence boundaries.

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