Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-27

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 4.0)

This is regarded as one of the major global issues where every person regardless of their own mother tongue is demanded a country's sociallized language. Living in an abroad although has its charms but it seems as it is especially not for individuals with anti-social factors because of the verbal and communication gap resist individuals to speak their hearts out.

Likewise, people who are less fluent experiment themselves as loosers or less admiring in the society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response touches upon the prompt by discussing the social and communicative problems associated with living in a foreign-language environment, mentioning issues like the 'verbal and communication gap'. However, the response is severely under-length, containing only 76 words compared to the minimum requirement of 250 words. This means the task cannot be fully addressed or developed. There is no clear, sustained position throughout a properly structured essay, and the ideas are extremely limited and under-developed, which restricts the score for this criterion to Band 4.0 according to the descriptors for minimal task response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response consists of only one short paragraph (plus a sentence fragment), lacking the essential essay structure of an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Although there are basic cohesive devices used such as 'This is regarded as' and 'Likewise', the overall arrangement is not fully coherent because the ideas are fragmented and abruptly presented without logical progression across multiple paragraphs. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'experiment themselves as loosers'. Therefore, the writing aligns best with Band 4.0 descriptors for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and shows noticeable errors in word choice and spelling that occasionally strain the reader. Examples include 'sociallized language', 'Living in an abroad', and 'loosers' instead of 'losers'. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary items like 'anti-social factors' and 'communication gap', the lexical range remains limited and repetitive, with inaccurate collocations such as 'experiment themselves as loosers'. This performance is indicative of Band 4.0, where vocabulary is basic and repetitive, and errors in spelling and word choice are frequent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout the text. There are frequent errors in syntax and word form, such as 'where every person... is demanded a country's sociallized language' and 'the verbal and communication gap resist individuals'. Prepositional errors also occur, such as 'Living in an abroad'. Because errors are frequent and occasionally distort the intended meaning, the grammatical control is characteristic of a Band 4.0 level, where errors are prominent and the range of structures is severely limited.

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