Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-06

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 reached time line all the university courses include a short time for study abroad or doing working. There are many advantages such as experieces, develop skills and hepls to link with modern tools.

To begin with, there are serveal reasons that can counter the disadvantages. To explain it, If we went in other country for study we have to work for money in that periode of time we can experieces many problems that should hepls to decide a path way. Similarly, In aboroad there are so many skills master it for examples cooking and repairing morden tools. As result, when they can to there hometown they can use the skills for better life style. Likewise, In many abroads countrys has many modern tools due to that students can fimilar with the tecnology . As the outcome, they can cerated similar techology in there countrys.

On the other hands, there are few disadvantages of studying abroad or doing a work palcement. To elaborate it, there are some people who goes for abroad study but they refuse to came there home city due to lack of facilitys and jobs but the outcome is unseen because in abords study has fix time limit but to that they have to came there country.

To sum up, all the university add a courses of studying aborads and doing work placement for developing the experieces , skills. but some universitys disagree with its because of people will refuse to came in there home city. In my opinon it is the best way to develop there brain and cerativeness.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the task only partially. While the writer attempts to discuss both the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad or doing a work placement, the position is not always clear, and the ideas presented are limited and under-developed. For example, the student mentions that working abroad helps students 'experience many problems that should helps to decide a path way,' but this idea lacks clear elaboration or relevant supporting examples. Similarly, the counterargument regarding students refusing to return home is introduced briefly without sufficient depth or clear logical conclusion. To improve, the writer needs to present fully developed main ideas with relevant explanations and clear examples that directly address all parts of the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text demonstrates some organisation, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. Although basic cohesive devices and transition phrases are used—such as 'To begin with,' 'Similarly,' and 'On the other hands'—they are frequently inaccurate, repetitive, or mechanically applied. Paragraphing is attempted, with distinct sections for the introduction, body points, and conclusion, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is often disrupted by abrupt shifts in topic. For instance, transitioning from cooking and repairing tools directly into lifestyle outcomes happens without smooth connecting logic. To achieve a higher level, the writer must ensure that ideas are logically sequenced and that cohesive devices are used accurately to guide the reader smoothly through the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. The student relies on basic, repetitive terms and struggles with word forms and word choice, such as using 'experieces' instead of experiences, 'working' instead of work placements, and 'aboroads countrys'. There are also frequent spelling mistakes, including 'hepls', 'serveal', 'fimilar', 'tecnology', 'cerated', 'facilitys', and 'opininon'. Attempts to use less common vocabulary often result in inappropriate collocations or non-standard phrases. To move to a higher level, the student should expand their lexical range, pay closer attention to correct word forms and spellings, and use vocabulary with greater precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The writing displays a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences, while attempts at more complex structures are consistently faulty. Frequent errors in grammar and punctuation can cause difficulty and confusion for the reader. There are persistent issues with subject-verb agreement, verb forms, and tense consistency, as seen in sentences like 'If we went in other country for study we have to work' and 'when they can to there hometown they can use the skills.' Additionally, article usage is frequently inaccurate, and prepositions inside grammatical patterns are often misused (e.g., 'goes for abroad study'). To improve, the writer needs to develop better control over basic sentence construction, avoid mixing tenses incorrectly, and reduce the frequency of structural errors.

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