Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-28
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)
In this contemporary era, when individuals are getting older they chnage both their habits and thinking that is very common. According to my prespective, i am totally agree with this statement and i will my point of views in the following paragraphs.
The main reason is they have alot of experience till at that age because in therir rest of the life they interact with various kinds of people, they knew that how to express their feeling, how to talk with others and many more. For example, when some older persons are sitting together and they are talking to each other, then they know about other person thinking. Additionally, if they are getting older then their opinions are getting change day by day.
Futhermore, the another reason to support my statement is they have very much free time to do excercise and not eating junck food. for explanation, they are doing excercise to maintain their health, they take more nutrition for body. For instance, they get up early in the morning, and go for a morning walk, then they take proper diet like breakfast, lunch and dinner on time to maintain their fitness.Moreover, these kinds of things elder people do in their age group so that why they change their habit.
To conclude, i am totally agree with this statement because they interact many individuals in their life and maintain their fitness. These are the main reasons why people change their habits and opinions when they are getting older.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
Your position is clear: you agree that people change as they age, and you give reasons related to experience and health habits. These points are relevant, but the response only partially develops the task. The first body paragraph says older people learn how to communicate through experience, yet the example of older people talking does not clearly show how their opinions change. The second paragraph focuses on exercise and diet, but does not explain convincingly why these habits change with age. The conclusion restates your view without adding support. The response is also one word below the required minimum. Develop each reason with a specific example and a clearer link to changing habits or opinions.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the ideas generally follow a sensible order. Linking expressions such as “Additionally,” “Furthermore,” and “To conclude” help signal progression. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear: “For example” introduces a scene that does not clearly support the point about changing opinions, while “Moreover” repeats the idea that older people change their habits. References such as “these kinds of things” are also vague. Improve cohesion by making each example directly illustrate the paragraph’s main claim and by using clearer references instead of repeating broad linking phrases.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate your main ideas, including “experience,” “opinions,” “nutrition,” and “maintain their fitness.” However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make the writing less clear or natural, such as “prespective,” “excercise,” “junck food,” and “thinking.” Some phrases are awkward or imprecise, including “various kinds of people” and “they have very much free time.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise language for the central topic—such as describing how priorities, routines or viewpoints evolve—would also help you explain your ideas more effectively.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the overall meaning is usually understandable. However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often inaccurate. For example, “when individuals are getting older they chnage” needs clearer clause structure and punctuation, while “i am totally agree” has an incorrect verb pattern. Other recurring problems include agreement and tense in “they knew that how to express,” and sentence boundaries in “fitness.Moreover.” Capitalisation is also inconsistent, particularly the repeated lowercase “i.” Practise accurate present-tense statements, subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation, then build longer sentences from those reliable patterns.
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