Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-14

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)

Through diffrent forms of print and digital media, we come across and reports that increasing age of person can affect persons habits as well as their perspectives regarging their regular life-styles. there are contrasting perceptions prevailing in this matter. After close scrutiny of this topic, i completely support to this view.

one of the most convincing point is that everyone has diffrent kind of thinking, believing and technique. This view exists as, in childhood most of the habits are devloped as part of their neccasary learning by their family and their surroundings. After getting to some ages like in young age, they are having their own responsibilities as well as their mind is also growing to certain stage. As a result, they can understand what type of thing is good or bad and also related their thought of processing of topics.

Moreover, i cannot ignore the reality that the culture is also the key factor. This hypothesis is buoyed in the fact that everyone has their own rituals, rules, ethics and many more which affects their way of talking regarding plethora of things. Therefore, the separation of thoughts also have diffrent age related matters. Additionaly, our brain also getting slow as our age getting older. Generally speaking, inhabitants are used to do some kind of activities which are performed by them in their younger age but after entering in the seniority level, they do not repeat same kind of things again because of the knowledge. Since, they understood the pros and cons of doing some good and bad things which they was not aware about in their childhood.

All in all, down the lane, it is fruitfut for people to understand their known habits and speeches wheather it is good or bad in less time before getting in trouble in future. Fortunately, technology evolves so many ways of information related gadgets which will help to know the right and wrong things.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear in the introduction: “I completely support” the view that habits and opinions change with age. You give relevant reasons, including family influence in childhood, growing responsibility, cultural practices, and learning from the consequences of earlier behaviour. However, the response only partly develops the task: it does not clearly explain how opinions change alongside habits, and several points remain broad or difficult to follow. For example, the claim that the brain slows with age is not clearly connected to changing opinions, while the final reference to technology is introduced without being developed. To strengthen the response, explain each main reason with a specific example and show directly how it leads to a change in habits or views.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Therefore,” and “All in all” help signal movement between points, and the discussion generally stays on the topic. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the second body paragraph moves from culture to age-related thinking, then to slower brain function and past activities without clearly showing how these ideas connect. Some transitions feel mechanical, and references such as “this view” and “this hypothesis” do not always identify a precise preceding idea. Organise each paragraph around one central reason, then use a clear explanation and example before moving to the next point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of vocabulary related to the topic, including “perspectives,” “responsibilities,” “rituals,” “ethics,” and “pros and cons.” These choices show an effort to express abstract ideas, but inaccurate word choice, spelling and collocation are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning difficult to interpret. For instance, “separation of thoughts” is unclear in context, and “entering in the seniority level” is not a natural way to describe becoming older. There are also repeated spelling errors, such as “diffrent,” “regarging,” and “Additionaly.” Aim for precise, natural phrases rather than formal-sounding expressions, and proofread spelling. The suggestions below offer alternatives that fit your intended meaning more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “After” and “Since,” and you use cause-and-effect structures such as “As a result.” However, complex sentences are often not controlled accurately, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence construction can make ideas hard to follow. For example, “one of the most convincing point is” has a singular/plural agreement problem, while “our brain also getting slow” is missing a finite verb. In “they was not aware,” the verb does not agree with its subject. Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a clearly connected subordinate clause, then check verb forms and agreement during revision.

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