Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Risiding in a nation where you have to communicate with their native language can cause serious social abnormalities, as well as practical problems. I agree with the opinion beacause of it, major difficulties can occur. searching of profession become headache. Social ackwardness can be felt easily.

Some people which are new in a country may face many difficulties. They are not able to get their desirable occupation which also make them diificult to meet their regular needs They cannot talk to the people living in foreign country. Some employers feel disgrace to recruite professional because they cannot speak their native language. In italy, the nationals didnot hire

the people who didnot speak italian. The reason according to them is that it is difficult to talk to them.

On the other hand, language barrier can also cause social ackwardness. A person who is living in a strange country. Then, It will compulsory for him to speak the language, which the other residents are speaking. If a person want to get any particular information, It will be important for him to speak the relevant language. Now a days, many schools are constructes which are teaching many languages which help the inviduals to able to get along the foriegners easily.

To conclude, I agreed to the opinion because language barrier has created a lot of problems in today world. It is difficult for people to communicate. The ratio of getting job got decrease. Difficulties in communication is one of the major problems. It can be solved by taking few new initiatives by governments.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a clear position in agreement and address both social and practical consequences. The discussion of difficulty finding work and meeting everyday needs is relevant, and the example about employers in Italy gives the argument some support. However, the ideas remain limited and are not consistently explained: the claim that employers avoid hiring people who do not speak Italian is broad, and the point about language schools is introduced without showing how they reduce social problems. The conclusion repeats the main view but adds little development. To strengthen the response, explain the effects of communication barriers with specific, plausible examples and develop how proposed solutions would work.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs broadly separate employment difficulties from social communication, which helps readers follow the main points. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. For example, the sentence beginning “A person who is living in a strange country” is incomplete, and “Then” does not connect the following idea logically. The transition “On the other hand” suggests a contrast, although the paragraph adds another consequence supporting your position. Some links between claims are also missing, particularly between language schools and getting along with foreigners. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example explicitly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “language barrier,” “occupation,” “regular needs” and “communicate,” so the reader can identify your main concerns. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors make parts less clear, such as “Risiding,” “ackwardness,” “diificult,” “recruite” and “foriegners.” Some combinations are unnatural: “searching of profession become headache” and “the ratio of getting job got decrease” do not express the intended ideas idiomatically. Aim to learn useful topic collocations and check spelling and word forms. More precise phrases such as “difficulty securing employment” and “social isolation” would make your argument clearer and more appropriate for an academic essay.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including relative clauses such as “people which are new in a country” and conditional structures such as “If a person want to get any particular information.” However, complex attempts are often faulty, and frequent errors can make the reader pause. Examples include subject–verb agreement (“a person want”), missing or incorrect articles and plurals (“in foreign country”), and incomplete sentence structure (“A person who is living in a strange country. Then…”). Verb forms and tense are also inconsistent, as in “the ratio … got decrease.” Practise building complete sentences around one main clause, then check agreement, articles and verb forms. Accurate simple sentences should come before adding more complex structures.

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