Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-07

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 5.5)

It is often argued that living in a foreign country, and not speaking their native language can lead to social and practical problems. I strongly agree with this view as people are not fluent in foreign languages and translating daily life's conversation using a google translatorcan be time consuming.

Primarly not speaking the native langyage of the country you are living in can lead to individual's discrimination and they treat foreigner's as an outcast, these are accounted as some of the social factors. In some countires around the world english is mainly the second language but people from various countries prefer having a converstaion in their own language. If foreigners try to have conversation with the locals of the county, the locals are least interested to start a conversation.

On the other hand people living in a foreign country for work or education can face various practical issues. As using a google translator on daily basis for having a simple converstaion with the people of the country, for instance asking for directions from the people of the country can lead to many misunderstandings just like that trying to make you uber driver understand to which destination you want to reach, a simple task but full of confusions. Although some people claim it to be easily managed to talk to native's of the country, but for the people who are travelling for the first time, face lots of difficulties as using google transaltor evry time can be frustrating. For instance asking for a common item in a grocery store.

In conclusion not speaking the language where you are living can lead to many social and practical problems, like not being able to have a simple conversation nor to do basic daily life's task easily.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear from the introduction: you strongly agree that limited ability in the local language creates both social and practical problems. You address both parts of the prompt, with social exclusion discussed in the second paragraph and everyday difficulties illustrated through directions, an Uber journey and shopping. These examples are relevant, and the conclusion returns to your main view. However, some ideas are asserted rather than fully explained. For example, the claim that locals treat foreigners as outcasts would be stronger with a specific explanation or example, and the practical examples could show more clearly how language barriers lead to serious consequences. Develop each main point with a clearer cause-and-effect explanation and support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for social and practical problems, and a conclusion. The contrast marker “On the other hand” helps signal the move to practical issues, while “In conclusion” clearly marks the ending. Within paragraphs, however, several ideas are joined into long, crowded sentences, particularly the practical-problems paragraph, making the progression harder to follow. Some linking is also mechanical, and references such as “these” in “these are accounted as some of the social factors” are not fully clear. Use shorter sentences to separate claims from examples, and make the relationship between each example and the main point explicit. This would make the organisation easier to follow without changing its basic structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “discrimination,” “foreign language,” “misunderstandings” and “practical issues.” However, the range is limited and several choices or spellings reduce precision, such as “Primarly,” “langyage,” “converstaion” and “transaltor.” Some phrases are also awkward or repetitive: “having a conversation” and “people of the country” recur, while “daily life's conversation” is not a natural expression. Aim for accurate spelling and more precise collocations, such as “everyday interactions” or “local residents.” Vary repeated wording and choose vocabulary that describes the problem specifically, rather than relying repeatedly on “simple” and “difficulties.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including a conditional idea in “If foreigners try to have conversation…” and a concession beginning “Although some people claim…”. The main meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors occur and a few sentences are difficult to process because several clauses are joined together. For example, “not speaking the native language … can lead to individual's discrimination and they treat…” has an unclear grammatical connection between the ideas. There are also issues with articles, plurals and sentence boundaries, as in “have conversation” and the long sentence beginning “As using a google translator…”. Build complex sentences around a clear main clause, check agreement and articles, and use full stops to control sentence length.

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