Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

It is very common for people to change both their habits and their opinions as they get older.

Do you agree or disagree?

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

It is a common perception that an individual should change their lifestyle and point of views as they get older. I firmly aligned with this opinion because this is very common in human nature.

To begin with, as any person go through several stages of life. They learn new things and experience new life lessons and on the basis of these, they used to develop their own opinions. For instance, in childhood, we believe that everything in life will be permanent but as any child grows into their age, they gradually learn that this is against the reality of life. Furthermore, this skill of learning and adaptability comes in our nature inherently. We cannot imagine to survive without this vital skill.

Additionally, when any person comes to the puberty. They developed different point of views towards life. They slowly realised that life is not smooth and it's very common to have ups and downs in life. For example, when I started my school. It was a very bad expereince for me largely due to the feeling of moving away from my parents even it's a short period in class but it felt like an years for me.

In conclusion, this habbit of changing opinions and thoughts towards anything is ver common in human race even in the other species as well. We inherent this from nature and any specie cannot survive in their habbitat without this natural ability of learning. Also, this skill of learning is very important to understand this world.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you agree that people change as they age, and you give relevant examples involving childhood beliefs and your first experience at school. These examples show an attempt to explain how experience can alter attitudes. However, the response addresses the topic only partially because it focuses mainly on changing opinions and gives little direct explanation of how people change their habits, despite this being part of the question. Several claims, such as adaptability being inherent in human nature, are asserted rather than supported, and the school example is not clearly connected to a specific change in your habits or opinions. Develop both parts of the topic with distinct reasons and explain how each example demonstrates change.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Paragraphs are generally organised around related ideas, and signposts such as “To begin with,” “Additionally” and “In conclusion” help show the intended sequence. However, progression is limited: the second body paragraph repeats the idea of changing views without clearly building on the first, and the conclusion largely restates earlier claims. Some connections between examples and the main point are unclear, particularly the school experience, which is not explicitly linked to a changed opinion or habit. Referencing and phrasing also make a few links difficult to follow. Make each paragraph develop a distinct reason, then use clear explanations to connect its example to your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate your general meaning, including “adaptability,” “life lessons,” “ups and downs” and “survive.” There are also attempts at less common expressions, such as “vital skill” and “natural ability.” However, the range is limited by repeated use of “life,” “change,” “skill” and “common,” and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, including “point of views,” “aligned with this opinion” and “in their habitat.” Spelling errors such as “expereince,” “habbit” and “ver common” are noticeable and reduce precision. Aim for more accurate, natural phrasing and vary repeated vocabulary; for example, use “perspectives” for opinions and “adapt to their environment” for the survival point.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “because,” “as” and “when,” so there is some structural variety. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include “as any person go through,” “They developed different point of views,” and “when I started my school,” which show problems with agreement, tense and sentence construction. The sentence beginning “For example, when I started my school” is also incomplete as written, while “even it's a short period in class” has an unclear grammatical relationship to the rest of the sentence. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and past-tense narration, and check that every sentence has a complete, clearly connected structure.

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