Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-17

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)

We are live in 21th century, evryone have their own habits and choices. In childhood we have different kind of hobbies, which we do not have that hobbies now in adultwood. However, i totaly agree with this statement.

To begin with, as people grow, their physical bodies change, which directly forces them to adapt their daily routines and habits to maintain their health. for an example, one of my friend who love to eat pizza due to that he gain the body, it is not good for his health. once he know that he stop eating pizza too much. Moreover, he started doing workout to keep fit. However, according to me it is normal to change both the habits and the choices as we pass our life.

Furthermore, individuals transition from youth to adulthood, taking on roles like career buliding, managing a budget, or raising a family naturally alters how they view society and governance. for an atomic, A university student might strongly advocate for radical socical reformas or high public spending, but after entering the workforce and seeing how taxes affect their income.

In closing, it is entirely natural for individuals to midify not their daily routenes and personal viewpoints as they mature.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you agree that habits and opinions commonly change with age. The examples about changing eating habits for health and a student’s political views after starting work are relevant to the question. However, the second example is left unfinished, ending with “how taxes affect their income,” so the link to a changed opinion is not fully explained. The first example also focuses mainly on habits, leaving opinions less well supported overall. The response is 46 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to develop both parts of the question. Add a complete explanation and a specific example of how experience changes someone’s viewpoint, then extend your support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. “To begin with” and “Furthermore” help signal the main points, and the ideas generally follow a sensible order from physical changes to adult responsibilities. However, the second body paragraph ends mid-thought, disrupting progression, while “However” in the first paragraph does not clearly introduce a contrast. Some references are also unclear, such as “that hobbies” and “it” in the example about your friend. Develop each paragraph to a complete point and use linking expressions only where the relationship between ideas is clear. This would make the overall organisation more coherent and the connections less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “daily routines,” “maintain their health,” “managing a budget,” and “raising a family.” These phrases show an attempt to discuss both personal habits and adult responsibilities. However, the range is limited, and frequent spelling and word-choice errors sometimes make the reader pause: “adultwood,” “buliding,” “socical reformas,” and “midify” are examples. Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “gain the body” and “for an atomic.” Aim to learn accurate collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise language for changing viewpoints—such as “revise their views” or “reconsider their priorities”—would help you express the second part of the task more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a clause beginning “as people grow” and a sentence about how adult roles alter people’s views. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement and articles can make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “We are live” and “everyone have” have incorrect verb forms, while “one of my friend who love” has agreement and number problems. The sentence beginning “A university student might” is incomplete because it lacks a main clause after “but.” Practise building complete sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms. Shorter, accurate sentences would help you communicate your ideas reliably while you develop complex structures.

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