Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-17

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)

In the modern era, foreign languages has crucial for everyone. Living in the diffrent nation every individual speak another foreign language has become a serious issue for social problems and practical problems. I strongly agree because it has both serious issues related to social problems and practical problems .

To commence with, there are several points associated with it. The main point is, hard to communicate with others. To explain with, in many cities or countryside areas people are not well educated .However, they feel unmotivated because of lack of communication skill amd aslo fell hard to make friends . For example, some students do not talk to others or classmates because of language barrier , they do not speak well or face problem or do not participate in other activities . Therefore, they fell lack of lonliness and frustrated .

Moving further, there are numerous agree points . The most prominent point is, difficulty in communication with others when they goes to markit for shopping or doctor for appointment , for business work they face many problems . In addition, they face hurdels in business work or no get opportunity because of language barrier or lack of communication skill.

On the other side, it is not are serious problem for individuals because this is not a permanent problem, it can be solved by hard work or learn the language . In many countries government provide camps in local area, so they provide some knowledge to everyone about language and they become good in it.

In conclusion, after taking all the aspects in my consideration,I would like to emphasize that, it has both social or practical problem. but after some learning language or understand it become easy for everyone beacuse it is not a permanent problem.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student addresses the prompt by taking a clear stance ('I strongly agree') and discussing both social and practical problems associated with speaking a foreign language in a new country. However, the development of ideas is limited and somewhat repetitive. For instance, the discussion on social issues mentions that it is 'hard to communicate with others' and leads to loneliness, but the supporting examples remain quite basic and general. Similarly, practical problems are mentioned briefly without deep elaboration. While the student does acknowledge the opposing view in the fourth paragraph ('On the other side, it is not are serious problem'), the explanation is brief. Overall, the response addresses the task adequately, fitting the Band 5 descriptors where ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into distinct paragraphs, attempting to follow a standard essay structure with an introduction, body paragraphs, a counterargument paragraph, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and mechanical cohesive devices like 'To commence with', 'Moving further', and 'On the other side'. Paragraphing is attempted, but paragraph boundaries and internal logic are muddled by repetitive sentence structures and unclear referencing pronouns. For example, in the third paragraph, the subject shifts abruptly ('when they goes to markit... for business work they face many problems'). Cohesion is mechanical rather than skilful, placing this response firmly at Band 5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses a limited and repetitive vocabulary range, with noticeable errors in word choice and spelling that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. Examples of lexical inaccuracies include 'diffrent', 'amd', 'aslo fell hard', 'lonliness' (loneliness), 'hurdels', 'markit', and 'beacuse'. While the student attempts to use less common phrases like 'language barrier' and 'crucial', the vocabulary overall is basic and constrained. Frequent spelling errors throughout the essay prevent the score from reaching a higher band, making Band 5 an accurate reflection of the lexical resource demonstrated.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex ones. There are persistent, basic grammatical errors throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('foreign languages has crucial', 'every individual speak... has become'), tense inconsistencies ('when they goes'), and missing articles or incorrect prepositions ('in local area'). Punctuation errors are also present, such as spaces before commas. Because attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty and errors are frequent throughout the text, the writing aligns with the Band 4 descriptor, though it maintains enough basic control to communicate the core message.

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