Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-23
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 4.5)
In the foreign county when we go for living or other purposes so what we get social challenges and practical challenges to speak in the foreign language here we will discuss about both problems.
In social problems,when we will go to another country we cannot understand their languages because every country has different culture, traditionals,and languages.Which are very difficult for the new person.Especially, when he meet with any person he did not know how he will talk and deal with him.He do not have any knowledge about it that how he will makes new friends.And he will fase a lot of things.
By the Practical problems, any person which go to any foregin country they not have knowledge about it that how they can get a good job,talks the other people, and even they have not idea that how we can take or buying anything.But some people properly have notion that how they will talks with thier peoples and how they will get a unique job and anythings which they have need.Foreign languages have to learn are very important if you will have any idea about the foreign country.
In the conculsion, and in my prespectation and in my opinion,If a person have goal or aim towards any foreign country. So,them should that they will learn language which they have to go country.If a person have this kind of information or knowledge so he could not social or practical problems and other challenges.And they lived there in peacful and pleasure.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt by discussing both social and practical problems associated with living in a foreign country where a foreign language is spoken, thereby covering all parts of the task. A position is presented, stating that learning the language beforehand prevents these issues. However, the ideas are relatively basic, repetitive, and lack fully developed supporting examples. For instance, the discussion on practical problems mentions getting a job and buying things, but these points remain superficial and under-developed. Because the ideas are presented without sufficient extension, this performance aligns best with Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The essay has a basic structure with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing some organisation. However, there is no clear overall progression of ideas, and the paragraphing is awkward—the second body paragraph runs multiple distinct thoughts together without proper separation. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and often inaccurately, such as starting paragraphs with phrases like 'By the Practical problems' or 'In the conculsion'. Referencing is also frequently unclear, as seen in sentences like 'Which are very difficult for the new person.' These issues place the response firmly at Band 4.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, with basic terms such as 'foreign country', 'problems', 'people', and 'knowledge'. There are noticeable errors in word choice, form, and spelling throughout the text, including 'traditionals', 'fase', 'conculsion', and 'prespectation'. These lexical inadequacies and errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from reaching a higher band. Overall, the range is minimally adequate to express simple ideas, corresponding to a Band 4.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on basic, repetitive sentence patterns. Attempts at complex sentences are almost entirely faulty and difficult to parse, such as 'In the foreign county when we go for living or other purposes so what we get social challenges and practical challenges to speak in the foreign language here we will discuss about both problems.' Grammatical errors are frequent throughout, involving tense consistency, prepositions, subject-verb agreement, and clause structure. These errors frequently distort meaning and cause significant difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 4 descriptors.
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