Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-14

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 people move the other countries for jobs , education , and better lifestyle . However , living in country where people speak different languages then they create many serious social and practical problems . I strongly with this statement because language plays important role in daily life . There are many resons why this topic is important in our daily life . The main reason is that living in foreign country and language problems can have direct effects on people and society . Many people face this issue in their daily lives , and they can influence in their lifestyle , in different ways . Another important topic is that living in foreign countries and language problems can both possitive and nagetive effects . Firslty , one of the biggest problem is communication . people cannot speak local language and they have faces different problems . For example , when people talking with their neighbour , And talking with any person but they do not speak local language its face more difficulties . As the result , they feel very lonely and sad in every times . Secondly , Language barrier is very important in our practical life . For example , People living in foreign country and they have any difficulties in their country . When they go to hospitals , education centres , and any where but they cannot speak local language they feel very badly . In my knowledge , people iprove their language when they travel any country because they do naot have any problems related communication . By concluding , living in foreign countries and language problems can have important in our life because they should not be ignored .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a position by saying, “I strongly with this statement,” and give relevant reasons: communication difficulties can cause loneliness, while language barriers can make visits to hospitals and education centres difficult. These examples address both social and practical problems. However, the position and supporting ideas are not consistently clear or developed. The opening includes broad, repetitive statements about the topic, and the point that language problems can have “both positive and negative effects” is not explained or reconciled with your agreement. The final point about improving language through travel also needs a clearer link to your argument. Develop each main reason with a specific example and explain its consequences to make your response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

Your response has an identifiable beginning, two body sections introduced by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a concluding sentence. This gives the reader some organisation, and the two main examples broadly follow the social/practical distinction. However, progression is limited by repeated general statements in the introduction and by ideas that are not clearly connected, such as the claim about positive and negative effects and the later point about learning through travel. Some linking phrases are inaccurate or repetitive, including “As the result” and repeated use of “For example.” Paragraphing and clearer topic sentences would help each paragraph develop one central point. Use references such as “this language barrier” to show how each example connects to the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “communication,” “local language,” “language barrier,” “hospitals,” and “lonely,” so the reader can identify the subject and your main examples. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling, word-form, and collocation errors make parts difficult to understand: “resons,” “possitive,” “nagetive,” and “they have faces different problems.” Phrases such as “feel very badly” and “important in our daily life” are also imprecise for the intended meaning. Build a bank of accurate expressions for social isolation and access to services, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you explain the effects rather than repeat broad references to “problems.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, for example, “When they go to hospitals, education centres…” and the sentence beginning “because language plays…”. However, complex attempts are often faulty, and frequent errors in sentence structure, verbs, agreement, articles, and punctuation can make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “I strongly with this statement,” “people… they have faces different problems,” and “when people talking with their neighbour.” Articles and singular/plural forms are also inconsistent in “living in country” and “one of the biggest problem.” Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then join related ideas with “because,” “when,” or “so.” Check each sentence for a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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