Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

All university undergraduate programs should add a period of time to spent study out of country or find better job oppotunity. in my opinion in spending time for this course has great advantages like better opportunities and improvement in life style how ever despite of these benefits it has significant disadvantagses.

To spend time for this period of time is great struggle students can find a better way about their future.this time will educate students about career development.Students can get awarness about the complete process how they can start their process of studying aboroad.Additionally if this perioud is implemented students who want start a job aboroad they will get to know which courses ,expereince and skills they have to achive before going out of country.Moreover,this step will change the life of someone who think that he can grow his career in best way out of coutry.in some countries their is limited opportunities of certain feild of study so,students prefer to migrate and it is fundamental right of every human.

However, despite of these advantages this achievment also has some drawbacks to be considered.First of all this period will create interest among all students to go abroad.if all students will go abraod it cause adverse negative effects on economy of country.A country spend resourses on students like free education,free medical and many other facilties in the form of scholarships.If they leave country then who will serve the country and nation.

In conclusion, study time for this period offer people great benefits to certain people but there should be proper awarness for choosing country.In my view advantage of this out weigh disadvantages

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You present a position that the benefits are greater, and you include both potential benefits and a drawback, so the response is relevant to the question. The discussion of career preparation—learning about the process of studying abroad and the skills needed for overseas work—offers a useful direction. However, the position is not consistently clear: the opening says there are “significant disadvantages,” while the conclusion says the advantages outweigh them without explaining why. The benefits are also not always tied directly to a required placement during every undergraduate course, and the concern about students leaving their country is asserted rather than supported with a specific example or explanation. Develop fewer points more fully and make the comparison explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, a paragraph about benefits, a paragraph about drawbacks, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Additionally,” “Moreover,” and “However” help signal the direction of the discussion. Overall, the ideas can be followed, but progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the benefits paragraph moves from career development to migration and limited opportunities without showing how each point connects to the proposed course requirement. Some transitions are mechanical or awkward, and references such as “this period” and “this step” do not always identify the idea precisely. Use clearer topic sentences, group related points, and add explanations that show the relationship between each example and your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to education and employment, including “career development,” “scholarships,” “opportunities,” and “skills.” This gives you some useful language for the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which can make meaning less clear. For example, “spending time for this course” and “study out of country” do not express the intended ideas naturally; “awarness,” “achivment,” and “facilties” also contain spelling errors. Repetition of “period of time,” “country,” and “students” further limits variety. Build a bank of accurate phrases for placements and international study, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a conditional idea in “if all students will go abraod it cause…” and a contrast introduced by “However.” Nevertheless, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation sometimes make the reader work to understand the point. For instance, “All university undergraduate programs should add a period of time to spent study” has an incomplete verb pattern, while “A country spend resourses” lacks subject–verb agreement. Several sentences run together without clear punctuation, as in the benefits paragraph. Practise accurate basic clauses first, then build complex sentences with correct conditionals and connectors; proofread for complete sentences and verb agreement.

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