Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-14

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)

Now a days universities are the main hub of education ,this is the main source of any student to get education of his respactive course and then later onstart earning hios livelihood by doing job or start a business by using his accadamic skills.But the fact is that most of the universities teach theories or we can say just learning from books ,there are no practical work for students to prove their skills and get the feed back from teachers during their studies.Honestally speaking , i really believe that there should bs a saperate window of tine for students during their studies, so can they got some experience of daily , practical and work life during their studies.When there is a time for students to work on a skill which have learn from their teachers and from books .They to make money from it my going abroad doing jobs and get experience from it, i think it would be a good idea for the students and also for the uiversities that they are becoming well enough to cope with the hardships of society and the culture also.However if there will be no such oppetunities for the students threr will bs many complications for them.For instant there will be no jobs for them doa to lack of experience and also the bility to get things work in real life because they do not know how to woek and how to lead a compacy and the time management, so there are such things that may aries due to these problems.In conclusion i would say that there will a different timeline for students to work nd get the real facts they would never know with study in thia way students become more confident and more experiencs and mature enough to start a work in thrir real life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a relevant position: you support a period of practical experience, arguing that it can help students become more confident and better prepared for work. You also mention a disadvantage indirectly, noting that without such opportunities graduates may struggle to find jobs. However, the response does not clearly weigh the advantages against the disadvantages, and the disadvantages are not developed as a distinct argument. Examples such as working abroad, earning money, and learning time management are listed but not explained with a specific illustration. To strengthen the response, state explicitly which side outweighs the other, then develop both sides with clear reasons and a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an identifiable overall movement from the role of universities, to practical experience, to possible problems without it, and finally to a conclusion. However, most of the response is presented as one long block, so the reader has difficulty seeing the stages of the argument. Several ideas run together, particularly the section beginning “When there is a time for students to work on a skill,” and connections between claims are sometimes unclear. “However” and “In conclusion” provide some signposting, but other transitions are repetitive or awkward. Use separate paragraphs for the introduction, each main argument, and the conclusion, and make each paragraph develop one central point in a clear sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “practical work,” “experience,” “hardships of society,” and “time management.” These choices show an effort to discuss education and employment, but the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unclear, which sometimes makes the reader work to understand the intended meaning. For example, “a separate window of time” is not a natural way to describe a placement, and “get things work in real life” is imprecise. Spelling errors such as “accadamic,” “oppetunities,” and “experiencs” also reduce clarity. Build a bank of accurate phrases for work placements and graduate skills, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “because” and “when,” but control is inconsistent. Many sentences contain errors that make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For instance, “there are no practical work for students” has problems with agreement and countability, while “they do not know how to woek and how to lead a compacy” is embedded in a sentence whose structure is difficult to manage. Verb forms are also unreliable, as in “they can got some experience” and “which have learn.” Punctuation and sentence boundaries need attention: several independent ideas are joined into very long sentences. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check subject–verb agreement and verb forms.

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