Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-29

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 4.5)

it it common in nowdays student have learn new skill in their college and university. these eassy discuss about all university and college much include courses which help for study in different country and also get high paying job. This development has both advantages and disadvantages, which will be discussed in this essay.

There are several advantages in include diferent courses in university. The most important benefit is that it help student focus on future education. Moreover, student apply in their favorit subject which learn physically in their university. For example, when student want to study in master in computer technology other country so physical certifical helpfull for get addmision in respected university in different country in the world. Consequently, it is benefical for student personal growth and also future career.

However, learning in abroad it is quite expainsive to living and travelling so some student do not affort all expencive in there. In addition, student live without family. Sometime they feel stress and anxiety in life. For example, student some time find dificulty, when they do not have good job for buy household item and other think. Although, some time student feel fear for the conversation with other people so they not create perfect friendship which local people and childern.

In conclution, for my pespective all student have different skill and approach. when student prectice continusly and focus on their goal so this help to build secure career in their life. However, student some time face dificulty but i believe faliure is key of sucessfull life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to address the prompt by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of including study abroad or work placements in undergraduate courses. A position is presented, though it is somewhat unclear due to weak expression. While main ideas are introduced, they remain underdeveloped and are often vague, as seen in the second paragraph where the argument about future education is not clearly articulated. Furthermore, the final paragraph diverges into a generic platitude about failure being the key to success rather than properly synthesizing the arguments regarding the prompt. Consequently, these limitations place the response firmly at Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is organized into paragraphs, showing a basic attempt to structure the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing statements, such as 'it it common in nowdays student have learn new skill'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes incorrectly, as seen with 'Although, some time student feel fear'. Paragraphing is present, but the internal flow of ideas lacks smoothness. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow the relationships between ideas. These features are characteristic of Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently restricted to high-frequency words. There are numerous noticeable errors in word choice, spelling, and word formation throughout the text, such as 'nowdays', 'eassy', 'diferent', 'expainsive', 'affort', 'expencive', 'dificulty', and 'in conclution'. These errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited lexical resource that is minimally adequate at best. While the writer attempts to use some topic-related vocabulary like 'education' and 'career', the high frequency of inaccurate forms keeps the score at Band 4.5, rounded to 4.5 or 5.0; given the strain caused by errors, Band 4.5 is appropriate, but sticking to half-bands, a solid Band 4 or generous 5 can be applied. Let us evaluate as Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The essay displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at more complex structures are almost invariably faulty, resulting in severe grammatical errors such as subject-verb agreement issues ('student have learn'), incorrect tense usage, and missing prepositions ('learning in abroad'). Punctuation and capitalization are also erratic ('in conclution', 'i believe'). Errors occur frequently throughout almost every sentence and frequently distort meaning, requiring the reader to guess the intended message. This level of grammatical control corresponds directly to the Band 4 descriptors.

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