Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-13

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)

Learning a new language is not easy task.When you live in a foreign country, you need to learn local language. You can't communicate with other person. Which can cause serious social problem as well as in the practical life.

If you goes to foreign country for your education then defnitely you should learn a foreign lanuguage. Without it , you will not going to understand the concept which are taught in the class.A friend of mine goes to germnay for his bachelor , on his first in the class , he does not interact with anyone because of the language barrier. He sits on his chair and does not want to embarras in fornt of class because of language , he only know some of words.

Without a local language it is very hard to find a job. You can't communicate and understand whole process if owner or manager is going to tell you. You may know some words but to convey your message it become hard for you.Finding a new jobs is also hard becuase of it . Everyone talk in thier local language and you do not understand it, which make you feels lonely and want to go home.

I think person who want to go abroad , first thing he/she do star learning a new language which will help them for whatever purpose to go in that country it may be a trip, study or finding a jobs their. you can easily interact with other person and understand everyone what they are talking about , you will not face any hardship their.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a relevant position: the response presents language barriers as harmful and recommends learning the local language before moving abroad. The examples about your friend in a German class and the difficulty of finding work support the social and practical sides of the prompt. However, the extent of your agreement is not stated clearly or consistently, and the discussion mostly lists consequences rather than explaining them in depth. The education example is more specific, while the employment and loneliness points are less developed. To strengthen the response, state your degree of agreement directly in the introduction and develop each main reason with a clearer explanation or a further relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: it introduces the issue, gives examples related to education and employment, and ends with a recommendation. This helps the reader follow the main topic. However, progression between ideas is sometimes weak, and several points are joined mechanically, particularly through repeated uses of “and,” “because,” and “which.” The opening also contains a sentence fragment beginning “Which can cause,” so the relationship between the ideas is not always clear. Paragraphing is present, but the final paragraph shifts from discussing problems to advice without clearly summarising your position. Use clearer topic sentences and link each example explicitly to the social or practical problem it illustrates.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “language barrier,” “interact,” “embarrass,” and “lonely.” These choices show awareness of the subject, but the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or repetitive, which can make parts of the response harder to understand. For example, “understand the concept which are taught” and “convey your message it become hard” do not express the intended meaning naturally. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “germnay,” “defnitely,” and “becuase.” Build a wider set of accurate phrases for communication, education, and employment, and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Your writing relies mainly on simple sentence patterns, with some attempts to connect ideas using clauses such as “because of the language barrier” and “which make you feels lonely.” These attempts show an effort to express cause and effect, but control is inconsistent and errors occur frequently. Examples include “If you goes,” “you will not going to understand,” and “it become hard,” where verb forms or agreement are incorrect. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention: “not easy task” lacks an article, and “Which can cause” is an incomplete sentence. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, verb forms after modal verbs, and joining dependent clauses to complete sentences before attempting more complex structures.

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