Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Living abroad where you have to speak another language leads to social and practical problems. I agree with this statement because you may have to interact with people in their local language.

The main reason is that speaking a foreign language is crucial whereas making friends and connections becomes extremely difficult. It may result in social problems when you are not able to speak fluently. Furthermore, you may feel uncomfortable and not being able to initiate a conversation makes things worse. For instance, if a student has moved abroad for higher education but don't know the local language, it results in social anxiety. The student may feel discouraged that I just don't belong here.

On the other hand, finding other opportunities like employment becomes hard. You have to work to cover the living cost and pay your bills. Not knowing a language will only make it harder. That's why, many students from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have to provide a language certificate for a particlar country in order to get there for studies. This is a huge hurdle and cause financial problems. Cosequently, if someone met an accident and the person has to go to a doctor immediately for checkup, he may not be able to express his condition in front of the doctor. This can lead to serious health problems as well.

In conclusion, it is true that speaking a foreign language while living in another country comes up with so any problems. It is better to first learn a particular language and then move to a specific country. If you are going to turkey, learn to speak turkish first, so that you don't have to face social and practical problems.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear from the opening: you agree that living abroad without the local language can create both social and practical difficulties. You address social isolation through the example of a student who struggles to make friends, and practical concerns through employment, costs, and communicating with a doctor. These are relevant reasons, and the conclusion restates your view. However, some points are not fully explained or precisely connected to the claim. For example, the language-certificate requirement is presented as a financial hurdle, but the link between this requirement and problems after moving abroad is unclear. Develop each example by explaining its consequences and keep the focus on difficulties caused by having to use the foreign language in daily life.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for social and practical problems, and a conclusion. The progression from difficulty making friends to challenges with work and healthcare is easy to follow. You also use signposts such as “Furthermore,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion.” At times, however, these links feel mechanical or do not accurately show the relationship between ideas: “On the other hand” introduces another supporting problem rather than a contrasting view. Some references are also unclear, as in “The student may feel discouraged that I just don't belong here,” where the shift from “the student” to “I” interrupts the flow. Use more precise transitions and maintain consistent references to people and examples.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to discuss social and practical consequences, including “social anxiety,” “employment,” “living cost,” and “express his condition.” Some attempts at more specific language help convey your ideas, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward. For instance, “comes up with so any problems” does not express the intended meaning naturally, and “particlar” and “Cosequently” contain spelling errors. “Provide a language certificate” is also less natural than the usual phrasing for demonstrating language ability. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding your main points, but they limit precision and fluency. Build a reliable range of collocations for education, work, healthcare, and social integration, and proofread spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if someone met an accident” and clauses beginning with “whereas” and “that.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in both sentence construction and agreement. In “not being able to initiate a conversation makes things worse,” the structure is understandable, while “a student … but don't know” has a subject–verb agreement error; “the student may feel discouraged that I just don't belong here” also shifts person inconsistently. The final sentence, “If you are going to turkey,” needs appropriate capitalization and punctuation. Review agreement, consistent pronouns, and sentence boundaries, while continuing to practise complex sentences so they remain controlled.

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