Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-16

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)

In this gobel era where migration is needed for better futureor to buit better life from their home country to foreign country that provide benefits as well as create diffculties to adopt their way of living in all aspects of life.In this propective i'm undinaiable agree on this living as an migrator give huge problems in foreign country. The first and main issue that will be face is language barrier.Living in a foreign country lacking with that country native language creat a huge problems in both aspect of life social and practical.

On the social level, it is started on day one after you landed in a foreign country. language plays a massive contribution on social circle , daily social interaction with their native people's. If you dont know about their language you could not convey your thoughts , your requirments to the local people of that country from getting to rented house, grosary you need to know about their language for conversation else you should use your language translater from your cell phone that could not be use in a long way, you should complusory to learn native language for daily coversation with the local people and for making build your social circle in which include friends circle to bargaining from shop keeppers etc.

On the other hand language play a crucial role in practical life in a foreign country.when people move their life from their home country to foreign country, they want better furture better job oppourities. From getting jjob to settlement on foreign country person must to learn foreign language without native language you cant get as your desire job and future settlement in that foreign country. Mostly countries have complusory reuirments to clear language test for getting PR of foreign country.

In Conlusion, I want to summarize my statement that for surving in a foreign country individuals must make their piority to learn their language, for betterment and long term settlement , career growth, interation with local people on daily basis and in office .Without learning of foreign it creates bigger problems in both aspect of life social and practical.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you agree that living where a foreign language is spoken can create serious difficulties. You address both social problems, such as communicating with local people and building friendships, and practical problems, including finding work and meeting language requirements for permanent residence. These examples are relevant to the question. However, the social discussion is more developed than the practical discussion, which relies mainly on employment and residency; explaining a further everyday challenge, such as accessing healthcare or dealing with official services, would make the response more balanced. Some claims, such as that people must learn the language to obtain their desired job, are broad and would benefit from qualification or a specific example. Overall, the task is addressed, but some ideas need clearer development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction states your view, separate body paragraphs discuss social and practical effects, and a conclusion restates your position. The progression from social interaction to employment and settlement is logical, and signposts such as “On the social level” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the main points. However, connections within sentences are sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the long example beginning “from getting to rented house,” where several situations are joined without clear organisation. Some linking phrases are also mechanical or imprecise, and references such as “that country” recur without adding much cohesion. Use shorter, clearly punctuated sentences and connect each example explicitly to the problem it illustrates.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “language barrier,” “social interaction,” “native language,” “job opportunities,” and “language test.” These choices allow you to communicate the central ideas, and there are attempts at more specific expressions such as “social circle” and “long-term settlement.” However, spelling errors and inaccurate word forms are frequent and sometimes make the reader pause, as in “gobel,” “propective,” “grosary,” and “interation.” Some combinations are also unnatural, including “plays a massive contribution” and “making build your social circle.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. A more precise range of expressions for practical difficulties would also help you avoid repeating “foreign country” and “language” so often.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the response includes some subordinate clauses, for example “when people move their life from their home country to foreign country.” This shows an effort to express relationships between ideas. However, control of sentence structure is inconsistent: the opening sentence is a fragment-like run-on, and several later sentences combine multiple points without clear grammatical boundaries. There are also errors in articles, agreement, and verb forms, as in “a huge problems,” “language play,” and “you should compulsory to learn.” These patterns sometimes make meaning harder to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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