Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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 in your country has social concerns and number of doable issues.I agree with this statement.We are going to disscuss both positive and negative aspects of this specific problem.

Speaking foreign language has become a social trend these days.People are learning different dialects in order accumulate knowledge and to understand various cultures across diffrent regions.Moreover speaking different lingos will help you to comminicate well in different countries.

Countries should make their local language official so that state can easily cummnicate their problems with their government.Government officials are supposed make things easier for their public not complex.

Learning new accents excites people but living in a where you have to speak a foreign language is hard,you will find yourself struggling in adjusting in your own countary. In many countries the ratio of uneducated people is hard to ignore by making foreign language official in your country ae are taking their ability to communicate in their own region.For example Pakistan use English as official language and older and illetrate people find difficulty to understand official notice.It has varoius social concerns as well as practical problems.Countries specific laguage represent their traditional and cultural values but replacing it with some other language will put a question mark to their national ideology,Countries who promotes other language on international level will fail to represent their own nation, and develops inferiorty complex in their youth and locals.

I believe that country should put emphasis on speaking and promoting their local or regional language instead of imposing some other language on your nation to avoid social and practical problems.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall view that you agree, and your discussion of official-language policies, access to government information, and cultural identity is relevant to the question. The Pakistan example helps illustrate how older and less-educated people may struggle with official notices. However, the response only partly develops the task: it shifts at the start to the benefits of learning languages, and the distinction between social and practical problems is not consistently explained. Claims such as foreign-language promotion causing an “inferiority complex” or preventing a country from representing itself need clearer reasoning or a specific example. To strengthen the response, keep the focus on the effects of living in a foreign-language environment and explain each main point with a concrete consequence.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, and the final paragraph restates your position. Some linking words, including “Moreover,” “For example,” and “I believe,” help signal relationships between ideas. However, progression is uneven: the opening promises a discussion of “both positive and negative aspects,” while the essay mainly argues against foreign-language use in official settings. Several ideas are crowded into one long paragraph, and the links between them—such as moving from official notices to cultural identity—are not made explicit. There are also unclear references, including “their ability” and “their own nation.” Organise the body into distinct points, each with an explanation and example, and use linking phrases to show how one point leads to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary such as “official language,” “traditional and cultural values,” and “national ideology,” showing some range beyond basic everyday words. However, the vocabulary is limited by frequent spelling errors and inaccurate or unnatural choices, which sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “doable issues,” “lingos,” “comm inicate,” “illetrate,” and “inferiorty complex.” Some phrases also do not express the intended idea precisely, such as “the ratio of uneducated people is hard to ignore.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. Using a smaller set of precise terms—such as “practical barriers,” “access to public services,” and “social integration”—would make your argument clearer and more appropriate for this topic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both short statements and some longer sentences, including a conditional idea in “if you have to speak a foreign language,” and you attempt to connect clauses with “but” and “because.” However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty. For example, “People are learning different dialects in order accumulate knowledge” is missing a grammatical element, while “Countries should make their local language official so that state can…” has article and sentence-structure problems. There are also errors in agreement and punctuation, as in “Countries who promotes” and the run-on sequence beginning “Countries specific language represent…”. Practise building accurate sentences with subordinate clauses, and check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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