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)

Speaking foreign language when residing in a country can lead to social problems , as well as practical problems.

On the other hand, i agree that speaking foreign language when residing in a country can lead to loneliness, for example , someone who newly moved to an English speaking country can find it difficult to communicate with people. Additionally, the person can feel very shy even to associate with people.

Secondly, speaking a borrowed language, which is not a persons mother tongue is quite very difficult for the person to learn.It takes longer time for the person to adapt to that kind of environment, and at the end they might feel very detrimental about the situation. Individuals who have health issues cannot defend themselves if there is any Emergency, It make them look down on themselves.

Government should, create awareness for people who moved to foreign countries, where foreign languages are usually means of communication. They should make out time for people who can't communicate, employ tutors and create free learning website for people. For example, duolingo app, people can easily download it, practuce with it regularly. Actually, they can also create a group chat together for them. Government should look into it, they should put a stop to it in order for people to live very comfortable in their country whete they reside.

Recently, people feels very upset seeing themselves being defeated by language barriers.

In conclusion, i strongly agree that learning foreign language is quite challenging for people to socialize and also lead to practicals problems in the society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear in the conclusion: you strongly agree that language barriers can make socialising difficult and create practical problems. You also give relevant examples, including loneliness, difficulty communicating, and being unable to explain health needs in an emergency. However, the response only partly develops the task. The discussion of practical problems is brief, and the paragraph about government support shifts towards solutions rather than explaining the effects of language barriers. The claim that governments should “put a stop to it” is also unclear and does not fit the proposed language classes and websites. To strengthen the response, explain specific practical consequences and develop each example, while keeping your argument focused on how serious these problems are.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, several body paragraphs and a conclusion, and signposting such as “Additionally,” “Secondly” and “In conclusion” helps show the intended structure. However, progression is uneven: the second body paragraph moves from learning a language to health emergencies, while the next focuses on government measures, so the central argument is not consistently developed. Some links are mechanical or unclear, particularly “On the other hand,” which introduces agreement rather than a contrasting view, and “Recently,” which does not clearly connect to the preceding paragraph. Pronouns such as “they” in the government paragraph also have uncertain references. Organise the body around distinct social and practical effects, and use linking phrases only when their logical relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “loneliness,” “communicate,” “language barriers” and “mother tongue,” and these terms help convey your main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “speaking a borrowed language,” “feel very detrimental,” “practuce with it,” and “practicals problems.” “Borrowed language” does not naturally describe a language spoken in a new country, while “detrimental” describes a harmful effect rather than a person’s feelings. Spelling and word-form errors also reduce precision. Aim for straightforward, accurate expressions such as “a second language,” “feel discouraged,” and “practical difficulties,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a relative clause in “a borrowed language, which is not a persons mother tongue,” and a conditional example about someone moving to an English-speaking country. However, errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “i agree” and “the person can feel,” where capitalisation and agreement need attention; “It make them look down on themselves,” which has incorrect subject–verb agreement; and “people feels very upset,” which also has an agreement error. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are inconsistent, as in “learn.It takes” and the comma after “Government should.” Practise accurate sentence construction, agreement, apostrophes and punctuation before adding more complex structures.

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