Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-13
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Nowadays many large international companies offer their staff the opportunity to spend a period of time living and working in another country.
Why might this opportunity be good for employees?
What advantages does this development have for companies?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.5)
In this modern era, companies are often give a chance to individuals to work and live their life in abroad. According to my view, it is a good way to enhance career opportunity for employees as well as for company to grow their future.
One primary reason is that to working out of country gives people personal development such as an enhance their confidence and also help to become an indepndent. For instance, A person who is working for company who makes medicines, because of some reasearch they have been sending in other organization and give them a opportunity to stay and work in out of country. Hence, visitors will take this chance to increase their skill and experience which they can not acheive in current location. Because it is only for short period, people can go and learn valuable things.
However, after taking the experience from abroad now individuals can work in highr position in organisation and assist company to grow better. Morover, learning and living in abroad provide number of benefits not only they can learn things related to the company but also citizens can learn personal things such as a cooking, cleaning, also living alone makes them independent. For example, learning valuable things in abroad and after coming back in company and use those master techniques to make compnay's future bright can give personal satisfaction as well as proud feelings.
In conclusion, taking a chance from company to work in abroad provide individuals growth as well as better for organisations future and reputation for company.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the prompt, discussing both why the opportunity is good for employees and what advantages it brings to companies. The writer provides relevant ideas, such as personal development, enhanced confidence, and future growth for the organization. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the discussion on personal development repeats concepts like independence and confidence without deep extension. Examples provided, such as the pharmaceutical company research scenario, are a bit vague and lack full clarity. Despite these limitations, the main parts of the task are covered, earning a solid Band 5.5 to 6.0 representation. Given the clear positioning throughout, it aligns best with Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response shows a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt to structure the essay into an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used, though paragraph divisions and internal flow could be smoother. Cohesive devices are employed, such as "One primary reason", "However", "Morover", and "In conclusion", but their use is sometimes mechanical or imprecise. Referencing can also be unclear at times, such as the ambiguous pronoun use in "because of some reasearch they have been sending in other organization". While the progression is generally logical, the occasional awkward transitions and referencing issues keep the cohesion at a Band 5.5 level, rounded to 5.5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as "independent", "personal satisfaction", and "reputation". However, there are notable lexical errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, including "live their life in abroad", "enhance career opportunity", "working out of country", and "highr position". Spelling errors also occur, such as "indepndent", "reasearch", and "Morover". While these errors do not completely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score to Band 5.0, as the vocabulary control shows frequent inaccuracies in word choice and form.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in structure. However, there are frequent grammatical and syntactical errors that cause difficulty for the reader. Examples include structural issues like "companies are often give a chance", "that to working out of country gives", and "after taking the experience from abroad now individuals can work". Preposition and article errors are also common, such as "in abroad" instead of "abroad" and "an enhance their confidence". Due to the high frequency of grammatical inaccuracies in complex structures, this performance fits the Band 5.0 descriptors well.
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