Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-14

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)

Many persons are staring to change their habits or view as as they become adult.

I am totally agree with this views,for instance when i was small developed a good habit of reading one page of book very single day at the beginning it was very hard for me read even a single line but by doing doing practice everyday. I become good at it.I like to read manga and comic very much you can say i was addicted to it and later my class teacher told me me this not very good for you and it also affect your grade in the school. I know it become my bad habit that i started with good intention to getting good at studies .So my professor make a time table for me and after getting guidance from the professor. he told me that I strictly follow his time table where there fixed time till the exam.

Opinions are changes form time to time because i strongly believed that view are dveloped by experience in your life and experience are totally based on situation , time and place so we see many people have same goal different ideas or thinking to achieve it .for instance we can talked about political parties if you asked about there goals they will say we want walfare of the people in society however if you see they differennt way to do that things like some want to develop industry while other want to save the enviornments.

Conclusion, we see that how habit play key in all life and how opinon are different form people people that make them unique.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you strongly agree that habits and opinions change with age. You address both parts of the prompt, using your reading routine and your teacher’s advice to illustrate a change in habit, then political parties to show differing views. These examples are relevant, but the habit example is difficult to follow in places, and it does not clearly explain how getting older itself led to the change. The political example shows that people can hold different approaches, but it would connect more directly to the question if you explained how a person’s opinions change over time and why. Develop these links and explain the reasons behind each change more fully to make your response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an opening position, a paragraph about habits, one about opinions, and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the two main topics. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes hard to follow, particularly in the long account of reading, manga, the teacher’s advice, and the timetable. Several ideas are joined with “and” or “so,” while transitions such as “for instance” do not always make the relationship between the example and the main point clear. The conclusion repeats the themes but does not clearly summarise the argument. Use shorter, more focused paragraphs and make each example’s connection to your position explicit; also check that pronouns such as “it” have clear references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “habits,” “experience,” “goal,” and “political parties.” There are also attempts to express more specific concepts, such as “welfare of the people” and “save the environment.” However, the range is limited and some word choices or forms make meaning less clear: “view” and “opinion” are used inconsistently, and “good at studies” is not a natural expression in this context. Spelling errors such as “dveloped,” “enviornments,” and “differennt” are noticeable and can slow the reader. Build accuracy by checking spelling and choosing precise, natural collocations. The suggestions below offer alternatives for several phrases in your response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including explanations with “because” and examples introduced by “for instance.” However, complex sentences are often difficult to control, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries sometimes make the meaning hard to follow. For example, “I am totally agree” needs a different verb structure, while “Opinions are changes” has an incorrect verb form. The opening sentence also contains a repeated “as,” and several sentences run together without clear punctuation. Practise writing one main idea per sentence, then add subordinate clauses only when their structure is secure. Review subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms, especially when describing your personal experience.

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