Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-09

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 5.0)

Nowadays, many individuals move to foreign countries for education, employment and better oppotunities. However, living in acountry where people speak different language can create several problems. I strongly concur with this statement that language barrier can makes difficulties in education, employmenta and professional life.

To begin with, language barriers can make daily activities difficult. If the person who can not speak local language can face problems while shopping, public transport and in hospitals. For example, there is person who sudden face sickness and he cannoot speak foreign language cannot explain symptoms properly and consequently health of individual effected very badly and also if the diesease is not cured on time it can lead to long-term health issues. Thus, lanuguage barrier is the serious issue that may people facing.

Moreover, there are many youngstars who are moving abraod for education and employment. For example, if the students cannot understand the language they can face predicaments in lectures and deleivering presentation and also interacting with classmates for group work language barrier effects a lot. In addition, people who are moving for better employment can face problems in interacting with collegues and when they need to discuss their task with menager they often face predicaments. Thus, language barriers is the greatest issue.

In conclusion, living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as wella s practical problems. I strongly concur with this statement that many people face problems in every work such as daily activities, shopping, education, employment and professional life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear: you strongly agree that living with a language barrier creates difficulties. You address practical problems through shopping, transport and healthcare, and social or work-related problems through study, group work and communication with colleagues. However, these points are mostly listed rather than fully explained, and some examples are unclear—for instance, the illness example contains several confusing steps. The conclusion repeats the main claim without adding a developed final insight. The response also contains 239 words, so it is 11 words below the required minimum; the 18 words copied from the prompt were not counted. To strengthen the response, develop fewer examples with clearer explanations of how the language barrier causes serious consequences.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs also have relevant central topics, with the first focusing on daily activities and the second on education and employment. Linking expressions such as “To begin with,” “Moreover,” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several ideas are joined into long sentences, especially in the healthcare and education examples. “Thus” is repeated to introduce broad conclusions, and the final paragraph largely repeats the introduction. Use clearer sentence boundaries, connect each example directly to its point, and vary or reduce linking phrases to make the argument flow more naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “language barriers,” “public transport,” “symptoms,” “lectures,” and “interacting with classmates.” There are also attempts at more formal terms such as “predicaments” and “consequently.” However, the range is limited and some choices or forms are inaccurate, which can distract the reader: “youngstars” is not appropriate here, “effects” is used where a verb is needed, and “professional life” is repeated without adding precision. Spelling errors such as “oppotunities,” “collegues,” and “lanuguage” are noticeable. Build a reliable set of topic-specific expressions and check spelling and word forms; choose precise, natural phrases rather than using formal-sounding words where they do not fit.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “If the students cannot understand the language…” and cause-and-effect clauses with “consequently.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors make some ideas difficult to understand. For example, “If the person who can not speak local language can face problems” has an incorrect clause structure, while “language barrier can makes difficulties” has faulty verb agreement and form. Articles and sentence construction are also inconsistent, as in “there is person who sudden face sickness.” Practise building accurate conditional sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms. Breaking long sentences into shorter, complete units would also improve clarity.

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