Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-08-22
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)
Students at unversities need to develop prcatical skills and maintain a high level of knowledge. The university undergraduate courses provid the require practical skills by sending students to learn abroad or engaging in workplaces. Although this may leads to loss of time that devote to study at university, I belive that including this activities in their curruculium provide significant adavantage on their future career, and in this essy, I will briefy discuss this advantage.
The primary advantage of making students to take abroad study or participate in real jobs is that it strengthen their personality and helps them to gain unparalleled experiences. When individuals travel abroad, they will learn how to live independently and manage their reponsibility alone without family assistance. As a result, it self-dependence
In addition, participating in real world jobs from before graduation can assist in building their future career and gain valuable skills from the work environment,
Another important benefit of this, it enhances social communication skills and develops new relationships. When students travel to foreign country they may need to speak different languages in order to communicat effeciently with their peers or people living their during their course period. This heping them to build new relationships and allow them to
In conclusion,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, which significantly impacts the development of ideas. While you have identified a position, the essay is incomplete; the conclusion is merely a heading, and several paragraphs end abruptly (e.g., 'As a result, it self-dependence' and 'allow them to'). Because the response is unfinished, the arguments are underdeveloped and the task is only partially addressed. To improve, you must ensure you complete your thoughts and provide a full conclusion to satisfy the requirements of an academic essay.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay shows some attempt at logical organization through the use of transition signals like 'The primary advantage' and 'Another important benefit'. However, the progression is severely hindered by the incomplete nature of the sentences and the lack of a proper conclusion. Paragraphing is present, but the abrupt endings make the flow of ideas disjointed. To achieve a higher score, you need to ensure that each paragraph contains complete, coherent sentences that lead logically to a clear conclusion, rather than leaving ideas hanging.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
Your vocabulary is generally adequate for basic communication, but there are frequent spelling errors such as 'unversities', 'prcatical', 'provid', 'curruculium', and 'effeciently'. These errors are distracting and indicate a need for more careful proofreading. While you attempt to use some topic-specific vocabulary like 'undergraduate courses' and 'work environment', the range is limited. To improve, focus on mastering the spelling of common academic terms and try to incorporate more precise collocations to express your ideas more fluently.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay contains a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Examples include 'making students to take' (should be 'making students take'), 'this may leads' (should be 'this may lead'), and 'this heping them' (should be 'this helps them'). Subject-verb agreement and verb tense consistency are areas that require significant attention. You should focus on reviewing basic sentence construction and ensuring that your verb forms are correct throughout your writing.
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