Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-31

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)

Academic should provide a appropriate chance for study for overseas or teaching a skill. the advantages outweigh the disadvantages because i firmly believe that all types of student should get a chance to study for abroad they can inhace knowledge and develop profficiency work placement for their career.

on the one hand, education is the backbone of a nation, it is a proverb so that every person has right to gain knowledge and teach different type of skill so that they can be worked for future and smoothly handled difficulty.

nowadays people are becoming more concern about abroad study because it has hihg demand and has bright future as well. when schooling gives these advantages of studies it will be very help full for their promises carerr besides these they provide teached student and made them profficiency in every work which will helps a lot in their life.they can earn money and learn highly skilled.

on the contrary, if many people would liketo go abroad than a country will sufer deficit of educated person, because every nations main asset a educated person who will lead them and overcome any situation. research says , a developing country depends on a educated peoples they can growing networth and fight against others world since they know how to handle condition .

so requires a promising career people should increase their knowledge limitation and gain a excellent result from every sectors.

In conclusion, recently schooling provides opportunity to study foreign country and student develop skill in several sectors so that they will overcome and easily improve future. Student should learned and experieced different work to work will infuture and get o desirable job from their dream country and gain ability to apply learned worked.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a relevant position in the opening, saying the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you identify potential benefits such as gaining knowledge and developing career skills. You also recognise a possible drawback: educated people leaving their country could create a shortage of skilled workers. However, the response only partially addresses the specific proposal. It does not clearly compare studying abroad with doing a work placement, and several claims—such as the effect on a country’s “networth”—are not explained or supported with a concrete example. The conclusion repeats general benefits rather than weighing them against the drawback. Develop each main point with a clear explanation and a relevant example, and make the comparison explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting opposing sides, and a conclusion, so the reader can identify its broad structure. Linking phrases such as “on the one hand,” “on the contrary,” and “In conclusion” also signal changes in direction. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow: the first body paragraph moves from education as a national asset to overseas study, career promises, and earning money without clearly connecting these ideas. Some transitions are inaccurate or abrupt, and references such as “these advantages” and “they” do not always make the intended meaning clear. Organise each paragraph around one central claim, then explain it step by step, using linking expressions only where they accurately show the relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to education and employment, including “backbone of a nation,” “work placement,” “educated person,” and “skilled.” These choices show an effort to discuss the topic beyond very basic terms. However, the usable range is limited, and frequent spelling, word-form, and collocation errors sometimes make meaning difficult to understand. Examples include “inhace knowledge,” “hihg demand,” “promises carerr,” and “gain a excellent result.” Some phrases, such as “study for abroad” and “learn highly skilled,” are not natural English combinations. Build a reliable set of topic-specific expressions and check spelling and collocations; for example, use “study abroad,” “develop professional skills,” and “gain valuable work experience.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” and “so that.” This shows some effort to express reasons and consequences. However, the range of structures remains limited, and complex sentences are often faulty, with frequent errors that can make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “every nations main asset a educated person” is missing a verb and has problems with articles and agreement, while “they can growing networth” has an incorrect verb form. There are also recurring issues with sentence boundaries, capitalization, and punctuation. Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and verb forms before adding extra clauses.

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