Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-15
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 nation where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical issues.
I largely agree with both viewpoints to a considerable extent because its to difficult for new person to live in foreign country without sufficent language speking skills. Ineffective communication can have serious consequences, particularly when it leads to misunderstanding or conflicts.
On the one hand, there are several reasons why why speak a foreign language can have detrimental affect on new person. Firstly, communication barriers always matters for relationships, such as, with boss, collegues and member of society. For instance, speaking new language with another person in their country can have a negative effect on relations. Additionally, nowadays social factors becoming increasingly popular. In which they are providing significant access to individuals for in working fields, but these all activity based on fluent communication.
On the other hand, as well as due to lack of speaking fluency also can have detrimental effect on practical exposures. In contrast, in new nation people often try to express their self and experienece, but they often failed to express their experiences due to lack of fluency and tongue tewister. However, speak a foreign language cause can foreignners overall devlopment detrimentally, in the new nation. Therefore learining a specific language is significantly crucial before entering in a another terrority.
In conclusion, Although new countries offers various activities and provide job opportunities, but language barriers can affect underlying causes substanitally. Therefore, its essential to learn sufficient language before entering in a new country.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student addresses the prompt by discussing both social and practical problems associated with speaking a foreign language in a new country, stating an overall agreement with the statement. However, the development of ideas lacks clarity and depth. For instance, the phrase 'speaking new language with another person in their country can have a negative effect on relations' is vague and under-developed. While the main stance is clear throughout the introduction and conclusion, the supporting arguments in the body paragraphs tend to over-generalize and rely on repetitive assertions rather than detailed, well-supported explanations. Therefore, the response aligns best with the Band 5 descriptors, as the ideas are limited and somewhat under-developed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organized into distinct paragraphs, including an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing sentence connections. For example, the transition 'In contrast, in new nation people often try to express their self and experienece' does not establish an effective contrast with the preceding paragraph. Furthermore, cohesive devices are sometimes misused or mechanical, such as 'On the other hand, as well as due to lack of speaking fluency also can have...'. Paragraphing is present, but the overall flow feels disjointed and repetitive, making it consistent with a Band 5 performance.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used throughout the essay is limited and repeatedly utilizes basic terms, such as 'detrimental effect' and 'practical exposures'. There are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, including 'its to difficult', 'sufficent language speking skills', 'collegues', and 'tongue tewister'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary like 'substanitally' and 'terrority', these instances contain spelling errors or inappropriate contextual applications. The lexical range is minimally adequate to convey the general topic, but frequent inaccuracies constrain the score to a Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent errors that impede readability, such as missing subject-verb agreement or incorrect verb forms in phrases like 'social factors becoming increasingly popular' and 'speak a foreign language cause can foreignners overall devlopment detrimentally'. Additionally, punctuation and capitalization errors appear regularly, including 'In conclusion, Although...'. Because complex sentences are frequently faulty and errors are persistent throughout the text, the performance corresponds to Band 5.
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