Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

It is important for children, young adults, working people and the retired to have at least one hobby.

What's your opinion about this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 4.0)

No age of learning.Everyone take this opertunty if give chance. It is crucial everybody take and carrion one hobby.I shed some light on reasons remeides to halt the above mention statement for which vindication would be elaborated in the up coming paragraphs.

To start with, there are many reasons associated with it one most intrested activeties like, panting,singing, reading books,and many more. The first and forenost is,you carry our favorite activeties it's help stay happy because they do are intrestied activety thay feel relaxe after done.

more further,another major pros is, self satisfaction as well as number of masses try to bussy our mind in new crativites it is help to stay healthy.

One otherhand, fu

AI examiner evaluation

CriterionBand
Task Achievement / Task Response4.0
Coherence and Cohesion4.0
Lexical Resource4.5
Grammatical Range and Accuracy4.0
Overall4.0

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You express a relevant opinion that everyone should have a hobby, and you give some potentially useful reasons, including happiness, relaxation and self-satisfaction. Examples such as painting, singing and reading also relate to the topic. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: the reasons are stated briefly rather than explained or supported with relevant examples, and the discussion does not meaningfully consider the different age groups named in the prompt. The final sentence is incomplete, so the argument has no clear conclusion. The response is also below the required 250 words. To develop your answer, explain how hobbies benefit people at different life stages and add specific examples before summarising your opinion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is an attempt to organise the response: an opening statement is followed by points introduced with phrases such as “To start with” and “One otherhand.” This gives the reader some indication that you are presenting reasons. However, ideas are not arranged into a clear, complete progression. The opening contains several unclear statements, the supporting points are not developed in a logical sequence, and the response ends abruptly with “fu.” Some linking expressions are also used awkwardly, such as “more further” and “another major pros,” which makes the connections between ideas difficult to follow. Use clear paragraphs for your opinion, each reason and its example, and a conclusion; choose simple, accurate transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt to use topic-related vocabulary, including “hobby,” “activities,” “self satisfaction,” “healthy” and “creativities,” and the examples of painting, singing and reading help establish the subject. However, the vocabulary is basic and often repetitive, while frequent spelling errors and inaccurate word choices strain the reader’s understanding. Examples include “opertunty,” “intrested,” “panting” and “bussy”; “carrion” also appears to be an unsuccessful attempt to express having or pursuing a hobby. Some phrases, such as “number of masses,” do not communicate a clear meaning. Build a reliable set of topic vocabulary and check spelling and collocations carefully. Prefer precise, familiar expressions over formal-sounding phrases you cannot use accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response shows an attempt to form both short statements and longer sentences, but the range of structures is very limited and errors are frequent enough to distort meaning. For example, “Everyone take this” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “it's help stay happy” lacks a clear grammatical structure. In “they do are intrestied activety thay feel relaxe,” the relationships between clauses and the verb forms are unclear. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also unreliable, as seen in the opening run-on sequence and the unfinished final sentence. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, checking subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms. Then connect ideas with one clear conjunction at a time and proofread each sentence for completeness.

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