Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-18

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)

In this contemporary era,all university undergraduate courses should include a period of time spent educated in abroad or doing work placement many people think this trend has more fruetfull outcome than being dissadvantageous.I absolutely agree with this statement and reason for why i believe will explain in upcomming paragraph.

The most obvious reason for why i believe this is that,studying abroad or doing work very benefecial for the gaining wide range of experience and knowledge through exploring culture and meet new people how they behave eat and many others things that very crucial for gaining experience.work at the foreign side teach how to coexist as the member of the team it teach leadership,loyality and many cruacial thing that very beneficial to dealing with the critical condiyion.

furthermore,doing work at the foreign side inhance our skills and social ability to connect with knew people.for instance, my elder cousine doing lot of work at the foreign side and he has gain mastery on making maps and structure in their engeeniering field, he is doing lot of works in india and earning lot of money compared to who stayed at their mother countries.

In conclusion, there are too many benefits of studying at abroad it inahance skills and conversation power through culture exploitation.but on the contrary there are many drawbacks like it affect on india ecconomy if all the students went abroad after finishing their degree it affect on the reputaion of the many institution of the mother countries they spent lot of money on students education.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by discussing whether the advantages of studying abroad or doing a work placement outweigh the disadvantages. A clear position is stated in the introduction where the writer agrees with the statement. However, the development of ideas is limited and sometimes superficial. While the body paragraphs attempt to explain the benefits, such as gaining experience, cultural exposure, and teamwork skills, the arguments lack depth and the supporting examples are weak and anecdotal, referencing a cousin's engineering work. Furthermore, the counter-argument introduced in the conclusion is underdeveloped. Because the task is addressed with relevant ideas, it meets the requirements for a Band 5.5 to 6.0, settling at Band 5.5 due to the under-developed supporting evidence and limited extension of ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays some overall organization with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, but paragraphing is poorly executed. The introduction and conclusion are run together awkwardly, and the body paragraphs lack clear internal progression. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or inaccurate, such as starting multiple sentences with 'for why i believe' or 'furthermore, doing work at the foreign side'. Referencing is frequently unclear, and the lack of proper punctuation between sentences creates a 'run-on' effect that makes following the logical flow challenging. These issues place the response firmly in the Band 5 category, as the cohesion is mechanical and inadequate.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'thing', 'work', and 'experience'. There are numerous word choice and collocation errors, such as 'educated in abroad', 'fruetfull', 'foreign side', and 'culture exploitation' instead of cultural exploration. Spelling errors are frequent throughout the text (e.g., 'dissadvantageous', 'upcomming', 'benefecial', 'condiyion', 'inhance', 'ecconomy'). Although the writer attempts some less common vocabulary like 'contemporary era' and 'reputation', the high density of lexical errors and limited range restrict the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

Grammatical control is weak throughout the essay. The writing is characterized by a lack of basic punctuation, capitalization, and sentence boundaries, resulting in numerous run-on sentences (e.g., 'In this contemporary era, all university undergraduate courses should include...'). There is a very limited range of accurate structures, and complex sentences are consistently faulty. Frequent errors in verb forms, prepositions, and agreement (e.g., 'student went abroad', 'it affect on india ecconomy') cause considerable difficulty for the reader and obscure meaning in places. These persistent errors across simple and complex forms place this response at Band 4.5.

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