Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-27

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 todays world, most of people espacially from Asia travelled to other countries for better opportunities. Living in a country requires you to speak foreign language which is an important requirement and necessity of time. I strongly agree that speakig foreign language causes social problem so as practical problem

A person living in foreign country requires a technology through which he can communicate for the every basic question. For him, it become the necessity to spend a lot amount of time to learn the language to make his way to enter the daily gatherings. Your basic foreigh language had imited words and poor pronunciation on the basis of which you had be joked and often feel radiculed. The requirement to speak other language adds a burden on your daily life. For instance, in countries like Germany in office environment instead of employer knowledge about a common langugae but he forced to use the labguag he speaks. Your developing vocabulary and pronunciation keeps you out of social gatherings and often by general office discussions at time of break

Along with bunch of problem, there are several positive sides of this such as a speaking to them in their language shows sign of a respect to country and the people that you are willing to live according to their requirements not forcing yours. Your try to speak new words in gathering helps you learn and grow. long with these in practical life, speaking foreign language is beneficial for career growth and development

Overall, the positive side of speaking foreign language had less proportioned than the issues you faced in social and practical life

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a clear overall position by stating, “I strongly agree,” and you discuss both social and practical consequences, as well as acknowledging benefits such as showing respect and improving career prospects. These points are relevant to the question. However, the response only partially develops its argument: the examples about being ridiculed and workplace language expectations are difficult to follow, and the practical problems are not explained as clearly as the social ones. Your conclusion says the positive side is smaller, but the essay does not consistently establish how the practical difficulties support your degree of agreement. Develop each main point with a clear explanation and a specific, easy-to-follow example, and make your position consistent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic essay structure, with an introduction, body paragraphs and a concluding statement. The movement from social difficulties to possible benefits gives the reader a general sense of the discussion. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear: the first body paragraph moves from learning a language to ridicule, then to an office example without clearly connecting these points. Linking phrases such as “Along with bunch of problem” and “Overall” are attempted, but some are inaccurate or do not show the relationship between ideas precisely. Referencing is also sometimes confusing, particularly repeated uses of “you” and “your.” Organise each paragraph around one main idea, then explain and illustrate it in sequence, using clear references and more precise transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “daily gatherings,” “social gatherings,” “pronunciation,” “career growth” and “development.” This shows some ability to discuss language and social integration. However, the range is limited and several spelling, word-form and collocation errors make parts of the response difficult to understand, such as “spacially,” “radiculed,” “had imited words” and “less proportioned.” Some expressions are also unnatural, including “a technology through which he can communicate” and “adds a burden on your daily life.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases rather than trying to use complex wording. Proofread spelling carefully and learn topic-specific collocations, for example “face practical difficulties” and “be excluded from social conversations.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “For instance” and a contrast introduced by “Along with.” However, control is inconsistent, and frequent errors in sentence structure, verb forms, articles and agreement sometimes make the meaning hard to follow. For example, “it become the necessity” lacks correct verb agreement and article use, while “you had be joked” has an incorrect verb construction. The sentence about the office environment is also difficult to parse because its clauses are not joined in a clear grammatical structure. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with subordinate clauses. Check subject–verb agreement, verb forms and articles, and use full stops to separate ideas when a sentence becomes difficult to control.

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