Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that international sports events, such as The Olympics or the Football World Cup, are a good way to bring countries together. Others say that these events create competition, not friendship, between countries.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

It is a irrefutable fact that the international sports events like the Olympics pr the football world cup are best way to encourage countries together.A group of section oppose this trend and think that these events causes competition spirits rather than friendship between two nations.I firmly Agree with the former statement and the reasons for the same will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs.

To embark upon, there are myriad of reasons behind my aggreement.First, nowadays sports events is the best way of communication between two countries.During the event every individuals in the both places are come together at stadium owing to which people are able to communicate with each other.For instance, recently at the time of world cup of cricket match many countries join together to see the match.Morever,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You state a clear opinion in favour of international sports events bringing countries together, and you begin to explain this through communication and a cricket World Cup example. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: the opposing view—that events can create competition rather than friendship—is mentioned in the introduction but not explained, and your own view is not developed with enough reasons or support. The first supporting point is also unfinished, ending with “Moreover,” so the discussion remains incomplete. In addition, the response does not meet the required minimum length, which substantially limits how fully you can discuss both views. Develop each side in a separate paragraph, explain how competition may arise, and add specific examples before concluding.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an introductory paragraph gives your position, followed by a paragraph beginning “To embark upon” that starts to present a reason. This gives the reader some sense of direction. However, there is no clear overall progression because the discussion stops before the opposing view, further support, or a conclusion appears. Linking expressions such as “First” and “For instance” are relevant, but the paragraph ends abruptly with “Moreover,” rather than completing the point or moving clearly to another one. Some connections are also difficult to follow, particularly the sentence about individuals in “both places” coming together. Use a complete paragraph structure for each view, connect examples explicitly to the claim, and finish with a concise conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt some topic-relevant vocabulary, including “international sports events,” “competition,” “friendship,” and “communicate,” and phrases such as “myriad of reasons” show an effort to use less common language. However, the range is limited in this short response, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “encourage countries together,” “competition spirits,” and “a group of section.” Spelling errors, including “aggreement” and “Morever,” also reduce accuracy. These issues do not make the general topic impossible to understand, but they make parts of the argument less clear and fluent. Aim for precise collocations such as “bring countries together” and “foster a spirit of competition,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “During the event” and a reason clause introduced by “owing to which.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “these events causes” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “every individuals … are come together” has problems with number and verb form. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention: “It is a irrefutable fact” and “together.A group” are not correctly formed or punctuated. Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and punctuation before adding more complex clauses. Greater control of basic structures will make your ideas easier to follow.

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