Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-15

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)

Living in a abroad with a different narratives or language can face a serious problem to communicate with local people .

I will be agree with this statement because whenever you know about the language of a country it's make your life easier. To understand their costumes , values and culture you should have knowledge about their mother tongue.In. a country social circle depend upon how better you know about their language.For example a person move from Pakistan to abroad with out knowing there language they can't spend their a week because without knowing there language a person became isolated. On other draw back of language barrier is that whenever a person sign a rental house agreement or a job interview and buying a car without knowing their language can have financial loss. Some time other foreign language also work in world wide country

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, reaching only 144 words. This significantly impacts the development of ideas. While you state your position clearly, the arguments regarding social and practical problems are underdeveloped. You provide a brief example about moving from Pakistan, but the lack of depth and the failure to reach the required length mean the task is only partially addressed. To improve, you must expand on your points with more detailed explanations and additional examples to ensure the response is fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a clear structure. There is no proper paragraphing, and the flow of ideas is disjointed. While you use some cohesive devices like 'For example' and 'On other draw back', the transitions between sentences are often abrupt. The lack of a clear introduction and conclusion makes the progression of your argument difficult to follow. To improve, ensure you use clear paragraph breaks for each main idea and use a wider variety of linking words to connect your thoughts more logically.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

Your vocabulary is quite limited and repetitive. There are several errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'different narratives or language' and 'whenever you know about the language'. You also use 'there' instead of 'their' and 'world wide country' which is not a standard collocation. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to express complex ideas effectively. You should focus on learning topic-specific collocations and synonyms to avoid repeating basic words and to improve the precision of your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text that occasionally impede communication. Examples include 'I will be agree' (I agree), 'it's make your life easier' (it makes), and 'a person move' (a person moves). The sentence structures are mostly simple, and there is a lack of complex sentence forms. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with spacing around periods. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement, correct verb tense usage, and practice constructing more complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions.

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