Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-17

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 5.0)

It has been seen that in this time many overseas organisations provide their employees the chance to work and stay in other countries for specific time. This is approach is useful for worker in a lot ways because of some reasons.

This approach proves to be rewarding for their staff member in many ways. First of all, it broden their horizens of knowledge. While staying in another county employee brings global perspective for their company which helps multinational company to grow by leaps and bounds insted of working with same source and view.

However, it not only worthwhile for corporation but also gives an opportunity to worker to know culture and tradition of other nation because during there their stay they come in contact with many people either for work or any other purpose. Therefore, they learn local language which is beneficial at their work while having client from outside the country. All in all, it would be a win win situation for both company and employee

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt regarding the benefits for employees and companies, noting points such as gaining a global perspective and learning local languages. However, the ideas are severely limited and under-developed due to the brevity of the response. Crucially, as noted in the length check, the essay contains only 167 words, falling well short of the 250-word minimum. This significantly impacts the overall development of the task. While a clear position is attempted, the lack of length and support keeps this response at a lower band level. To improve, you must expand your points with fully developed explanations and concrete personal examples.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response shows some basic organization into three paragraphs, including an introduction and conclusion. However, progression is limited. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or awkward, such as starting paragraphs with 'This approach proves to be rewarding' and 'However, it not only worthwhile'. Pronoun referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'during there their stay'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal flow of ideas lacks sophisticated logical connectors. To reach a higher band, you need to use a wider and more accurate range of cohesive devices and ensure smoother transitions between sentences and paragraphs.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical resource is limited and basic. The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'by leaps and bounds' and 'global perspective', but there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'broden their horizens' instead of 'broaden their horizons', 'county' instead of 'country', 'insted' instead of 'instead', and 'there their' instead of 'their'. These errors reflect an inadequate control of word forms and spelling. To improve, you should focus on expanding your vocabulary range while ensuring accurate spelling and appropriate collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures. While there are a few attempts at complex sentences, such as 'While staying in another county employee brings global perspective...', they contain frequent grammatical errors, missing articles, and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'This is approach is useful for worker in a lot ways', 'employee brings', 'it not only worthwhile'). Errors are frequent and often cause some difficulty for the reader. To achieve a higher score, you need to demonstrate a greater variety of complex structures with improved accuracy and better control over basic sentence mechanics.

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