Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-11

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)

As people grow apart, every person had a different ways on how they handle the situations in every matter.

I totally agree with this, since young we use to enjoy the habits that makes us happy and just enjoying every moment without thinking any problems and our opinions in life always depending on our parents. But as we grow up, everything has slowly change our habits it become uninterested anymore because we as we are getting older to achieve our dreams in life that we wanted and always prayed for. We are busy in getting the goals, facing those strength and weaknesses that came throughout the journey. On the other hand, our opinions has change also and we are not depending anymore to our parents. As we are getting older, we make our own decision being independent in deciding the things. Also, it is because in future we are building our own family and by that our priorities will change. For example, focusing on the career and thinking of building a businesses in order to earn a money and to have a financially stable status before building your own family in the future.

In conclusion, as we are getting older there are changes and processes will come. As we face the challenges through ups and down, conquer fear, encounter a new experience, and take a responsibilities on the situations every day-to-day habits and opinions it is serve as a lesson to grow apart, had a matured thinking, and it will change our lives.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from “I totally agree,” and you address both habits and opinions as people grow older. The response gives relevant reasons, including becoming independent from parents, pursuing goals, and changing priorities when planning a career or family. The example about seeking financial stability helps make one point more concrete. However, the discussion of habits is less fully explained than the discussion of opinions and independence: the claim that old habits become “uninterested” does not clarify what habits change or why. The conclusion also introduces several broad ideas without developing them. To strengthen the response, explain one or two specific changes in habits and opinions, and connect each example directly to your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an opening, a main paragraph presenting reasons, and a conclusion. The progression from childhood dependence to adult independence is generally understandable, and “On the other hand” signals a shift to opinions. However, most of the reasoning is packed into one long body paragraph, so the distinction between changing habits and changing opinions is not clearly organised. Some links are mechanical or unclear, such as “But as we grow up” followed by several ideas joined together, and “Also, it is because in future” does not clearly connect to the previous point. The conclusion lists challenges and experiences rather than neatly summarising the argument. Use separate paragraphs for the two main points and clearer links between each reason and its example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “independent,” “priorities,” “career,” “financially stable,” and “challenges.” These choices help communicate the general idea that adult responsibilities can change people’s outlook. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are noticeably inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “habits it become uninterested” does not express clearly that a person may lose interest in earlier activities, while “facing those strength and weaknesses” and “building a businesses” are not natural combinations. Repetition of “getting older,” “change,” and “future” also limits precision. Build a wider set of topic-specific expressions and check that words fit naturally together in a sentence.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “since” and “as,” and you use a concluding sentence to bring the response to a close. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction can make parts difficult to understand. Examples include “every person had a different ways,” “our opinions has change,” and “everything has slowly change.” The sentence beginning “But as we grow up” also becomes difficult to follow because several clauses are joined without a clear grammatical structure. Practise forming accurate subject–verb combinations and maintaining consistent verb forms. Shorter, complete sentences would help you express the same ideas more clearly while you develop control of longer structures.

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