Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-26

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)

Language helps you alot to live in abroad. Those individuals who go to foreign and they have to talk in their own language face social problems as well as practical problems. I tottaly agree with the statement and In this eassy i will highlight the problems.

To begin with, If we live in that country where we have to speak foreign language we face social as well as praticals problems. First, we talk about social problems we cannot communicate conviniently with other people. If we need any kind of help we cannot take help and also help we want to hepl out others we cannot do it. For instence if we need any medical treatment we need to break the language barrier to explain the doctor about health.

Another problem we can face is that we cannot take part in social activities. If government arranged any social activities. For example if the government set-up for public awareness in terms of health we cannot take part in it due to language.

Now, we talk about practicals problems. In practical problems top of the list thing is that we can face problems in finding jobs. We can reach the the requirement of the job and because of this we can face also financial problem. Another big problem is that we cannot use public transport due to language. Because we need their native language to enroll and take advantage of the public transport.

Overall, language is very crucial for the those people who lives in foreign because in this way cannot take benefits and they can face alot problems in terms of social as well as pratical problems . It is responsibility of theb givernment to check the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you totally agree that living where another language is needed can create social and practical problems. You give relevant examples, including difficulty explaining a medical need, joining public activities, finding work, and using transport. However, the response addresses the task only partially because these points are mostly listed rather than explained in depth. For instance, the job and transport problems are asserted, but the reader is not shown how language barriers lead to them or given a specific example. The conclusion also ends abruptly with “It is responsibility of the government to check the,” leaving the final idea incomplete. Develop fewer points with clearer explanations and complete the conclusion to strengthen your response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, paragraphs on social and practical problems, and a concluding paragraph. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Another problem,” and “Overall” help signal the stages of your argument. However, progression within paragraphs is often repetitive, and several ideas are introduced without being fully connected or explained. The repeated pattern “we cannot” makes the discussion feel like a list, while “Now, we talk about practicals problems” is a mechanical transition. Some references are also unclear, such as “Because we need their native language,” where “their” does not have a clear referent. Use more varied links and make each paragraph develop one central point step by step.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “language barrier,” “medical treatment,” “social activities,” “finding jobs,” and “public transport.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “problems,” “language,” and “we cannot.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as “alot,” “tottaly,” “conviniently,” “praticals,” and “eassy.” Some expressions are unnatural or imprecise, including “go to foreign,” “reach the requirement of the job,” and “take advantage of the public transport.” Build a wider set of accurate collocations for discussing communication, employment, and access to services, and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including conditional forms such as “If we need any kind of help…” and examples introduced with “For example.” However, the range is limited, and attempts to combine ideas often contain frequent errors that can make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “Those individuals who go to foreign,” “If government arranged any social activities,” and “the those people who lives in foreign.” Subject–verb agreement, articles, sentence structure, and punctuation need more consistent control. The final sentence, “It is responsibility of theb givernment to check the,” is incomplete and contains errors that obscure the intended meaning. Practise accurate sentence patterns first, then combine related ideas using subordinate clauses.

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