Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-15

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)

In the modern era people have to move different countries for business and education. when people have to live their countries where foreign language to speak it make problems. People faced social problems as well as practical problems there.

A substantial amount of people agree with this point of view people faced problems because language has a barrier for them. A large number of people are living there grasp on their motherlanguage so communication problem they face as well as social problem. For example, in America people speak english there and they facilit them who know the english language they help of in the scene of health,education and job benefit they enjoy .

On the other hand people donot agree with this foreign language cannot creat social and practical problems but it is weak stance i think people think. Language is the barrier for effective opportunites people aim that.

Furthermore it is the part of connection with people who are living there. For instance, in Japen a huge amount of people speak their motherlanguage and foreign people who come there struggle for food and communication there. However, foreign lauguage can influence people as a suffer there so people learn the foreign language and then move to that countries.

In conclusion, I would go to the people who think International lauguage learn and than go to the foreign countries while latter point of view does not weak it is moderate things and the effective way is first learn the foreign language and than go that countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the topic by discussing both social and practical difficulties, and your final sentence gives a recommendation to learn the language before moving. However, the response only partially answers the extent question: the position is not consistently clear, especially when you write, “On the other hand people donot agree,” then call that view weak, and later describe it as “moderate.” The examples about English in America and Japanese speakers are relevant, but they are broad and do not explain specific consequences in enough detail. Develop one or two examples—for instance, how limited language ability affects access to healthcare or forming friendships—and state clearly whether you agree completely or partly. This would make the argument more fully supported and consistent.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an introduction, discussion of opposing views, further explanation, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “On the other hand,” “Furthermore,” and “For instance” show an effort to connect ideas. However, progression is difficult to follow because the relationship between points is sometimes unclear: the paragraph beginning “On the other hand” shifts from disagreement to the claim that language is a barrier, while the conclusion introduces a recommendation without clearly resolving the earlier contrast. Some connections are also repetitive or awkward, and references such as “this point of view” and “latter point of view” are not always precise. Organise the body around clearly stated reasons, and use each paragraph to develop one main idea with an example.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “social problems,” “communication,” “barrier,” and “opportunities,” which helps convey the general subject. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “A substantial amount of people.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make meaning difficult to interpret, including “they facilit them,” “they help of in the scene,” and “foreign language can influence people as a suffer.” Spelling and word-form errors such as “motherlanguage,” “Japen,” and “lauguage” also reduce clarity. Aim for accurate, natural combinations such as “face a language barrier,” “access healthcare,” and “struggle to communicate,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “who,” and “while.” This shows an effort to express relationships between ideas. However, sentence structures are often faulty, and frequent errors can make the reader work to understand your meaning. For example, “when people have to live their countries where foreign language to speak it make problems” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “A large number of people are living there grasp on their motherlanguage” has problems with clause construction and agreement. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in the lowercase sentence opening “when” and the run-on phrasing in the examples. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries.

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