Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

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 become more common for everyone to change their believes and their habits after a many of years of their life.

Nowadays lot of people have different kind of hobby more of us change in the future I think because we have a new trending. In my observation Its depend how to carry your habby and opinions in this life. For me I am agree that all peolpe right now changing their opinions and hobby went thet getting older.

More of olders like my gradmother and grandfather have hobby like for example they play chess in the past before sometimes they still play chess but not like before. I think because of many years of playing and have same routine that they have. They switch their hobby to play online games like mobile legend.

Moreover they change also their opinions in different idea like for example before my granfather dont want to go in hospital even its only check up and also if my grandfather have sick like fever. Because he believe that the only one sulotion to be better or in good health is organic leave mango he say to me that the leave og mango help him to become stroger and younger. But not until he become in senior level. Me and may father suggest to him to change this kind medication because nowadays we need to be smart mostly for our health. And I am happy to say that today he have a regular check up in our hospital. that is the one example of many alders changes their opinions and habits

To summary I would agree this is happening all of our alders changes their habby because of trending and what thier really need today.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You answer the question directly and maintain a clear agreement that people’s habits and opinions can change as they age. The examples about your grandparents make the response relevant: your grandfather moves from playing chess to mobile games, and he changes his view of medical check-ups after advice from family. These examples support both parts of the prompt. However, some points are less fully explained. The opening reference to “new trending” is vague, and the conclusion mainly repeats that older people change without drawing together the reasons or examples. To strengthen the response, explain more clearly why age or changing needs lead to these changes, and develop the link between each example and your overall position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about changing hobbies, a paragraph about changing opinions, and a concluding statement. “Moreover” helps signal the move from habits to opinions, and the examples give the main body a clear focus. However, progression within sentences and between ideas is sometimes difficult to follow. For instance, the opening of the second paragraph moves from hobbies to trends and then to personal observation without clear links. The long paragraph about your grandfather’s health also combines several stages of the story, while “that is the one example” has an unclear reference. Use shorter, more clearly sequenced sentences and make links between examples and your main point explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “opinions,” “routine,” “regular check up,” and “suggest,” and the examples show an attempt to express specific ideas rather than relying only on general statements. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, and collocation errors make parts of the message harder to understand. Examples include “a new trending,” “habby,” “olders,” and “organic leave mango”; the intended meanings are not always clear. Some expressions are also repeated, particularly “change” and “hobby.” Build a more accurate range for discussing ageing and changing behaviour, and check spelling and natural word combinations. For example, “as people grow older” and “change their views” would be clearer and more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a reason clause in “I think because of many years of playing” and a contrast in “but not like before.” The reader can generally identify your main position and follow the examples. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For example, “It become more common” needs a correctly formed verb, while “I am agree” uses an incorrect verb pattern. In “my grandfather dont want to go,” the tense and subject agreement are not controlled, and several sentences join multiple ideas without clear punctuation. Practise accurate present and past forms, and divide long sentences into complete clauses with clear punctuation.

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