Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-29

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)

Foreign language has becoming a growing concern for individuals living where you have to speak a foreign language can produce serious social issues, as well as real-world problem. However, I firmly agree/disagree with this viewpoint. While some argue that speaking a foreign language cannot create serious social problem, asa well as practical problems. I strongle agree that foreign language can cause social problems and practical problems.

One compelling reason for this stance is individuals living in a foreign country have to learn a foreign language first, to understand their language and communicate with foreign people. This is mainly because people can know about foreign culture and individuals can work in foreign nation pretty easily. For example, a person shifted from his home country to a foreign country for work if they will not learn the native language there will be serios social problems and asa well as practical problems.

Another compelling reason is that can cause stress and misunderstanding between the people. This can be attributed to the fact that people canot communate easily with each other and it

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The student attempts to address the prompt regarding whether living in a foreign language environment causes social and practical problems, but the response is severely underdeveloped and incomplete. Crucially, the student writes "I firmly agree/disagree with this viewpoint," which fails to establish a clear, consistent position. Furthermore, the response is cut off mid-sentence at the end, meaning parts of the argument are left completely unresolved. Additionally, the length requirement of 250 words is not met, as the text contains only 179 words, leading to a significant negative impact on the overall Task Achievement score. Ideas are repetitive and lack sufficient support or relevant examples, resulting in a Band 4.0 performance for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The essay lacks clear logical organisation and progression. While the student attempts paragraphing, the second paragraph is a single, run-on block of ideas, and the third paragraph abruptly terminates mid-sentence. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively, such as the repeated phrase "Another compelling reason is that can cause..." with missing subjects. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the train of thought. Paragraphing is inadequate because the essay breaks off prematurely and fails to form a cohesive whole. These limitations reflect the characteristics of a Band 4.0 score.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and heavily relies on copying phrases directly from the prompt, such as "living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language" and "social problems, as well as practical problems." There are noticeable word choice errors and spelling mistakes throughout the text, such as "has becoming" instead of "has become," "real-world problem" instead of "practical problems," "strongle" instead of "strongly," and "communate" instead of "communicate." The limited and repetitive range of vocabulary causes strain for the reader and warrants a Band 4.0 score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple and flawed complex structures. There are frequent, noticeable errors that impede understanding, such as subject-verb agreement issues ("individuals living in a foreign country have to learn... if they will not learn... there will be serios social problems"), missing verbs, and incomplete clauses (e.g., the final sentence ending with "and it"). Punctuation and sentence boundary errors are also present, such as comma splices and dangling modifiers. Because errors are frequent and often distort meaning, the response aligns with a Band 4.0 level for grammar.

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