Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-18

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 5.0)

There is an ongoing debate that, many people change both their habits and their opinions as they get older. In my opinion, i strongly disagree to this concept , as it is not common, however with aging people become more stick to their habits and opinions and also encourage their children to folloe their foot steps. In some causes it may be different where all are very opinionated .

One major reason for this trend is, senior people are often very hard with the rules and regulations in their life. They always prefer to be in the boundaries, even with their habits and opinions. For example, I have seen my grand parents and they are very strict towards their culture, routines,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The student attempts to address the prompt by taking a clear position that people do not typically change habits and opinions as they age. However, the response falls severely short of the minimum 250-word requirement, clocking in at only 121 words. Because of this, the ideas are drastically under-developed and abruptly cut off in the second paragraph, leaving the argument incomplete. While a position is presented, the lack of adequate length and full development prevents the response from achieving a higher score. According to the descriptors, this performance aligns closely with Band 4, where the response addresses the task only minimally due to insufficient length and development.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text shows an attempt at logical organization, beginning with an introduction that states the writer's stance, followed by a body paragraph intended to provide reasons and examples. However, due to the incomplete nature of the response, overall progression breaks down quickly. Cohesive devices are minimal, with phrases like 'One major reason for this trend is' introducing the second paragraph, but the paragraph trails off unfinished at 'routines,'. Paragraphing is disrupted as the second paragraph is left incomplete. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as 'In some causes it may be different where all are very opinionated'. This level of structural control and mechanical cohesion fits comfortably at Band 5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses an adequate basic vocabulary for the task, with recognizable phrases such as 'ongoing debate', 'rules and regulations', and 'culture'. However, there are notable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'become more stick to' instead of 'stick to' or 'become more attached to', 'folloe their foot steps' with spelling errors, and 'senior people' rather than 'elderly people'. The range is quite limited, and vocabulary choices are often repetitive or inaccurate ('hard with the rules'). These noticeable errors and limited lexical range reflect the descriptors for Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay displays a mix of simple sentence forms and attempted complex structures, such as 'In my opinion, i strongly disagree to this concept , as it is not common, however with aging people become more stick to their habits...' Punctuation and capitalization errors are frequent (e.g., lower-case 'i', spaces before commas). Grammatical accuracy is weak, with errors like 'disagree to this concept' instead of 'disagree with', and missing auxiliary verbs or prepositions. Because attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty and errors cause some difficulty, the writing corresponds to Band 5.

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