Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-31

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)

Speaking a non native language in a different nation is big ussue in daily life. this is essay is totally agree with the statement because indiviual can face misunderstands for the lacking of proper communication and not understanding the various culture as well.

contacting with people is a daily life necessity to express their need in real life which may be disturpted just for not knowing the second language properly. If one person move to a new country with a new laguage it would be a basic skill to undersdand and learn first level of their mother tounge . language is primanry for getting jobs and survive in a new country. Daily communicantion is the first requirement for humanan and if someone can not speak , they may feel insuffficient for maintaining the honeymoon period of life in a new country. For instance, recently my cousin move to germany for his higher studies but currently it is a challenging issue for him to understand their mother tongue.

Every nation have some own culture where every one living life by following those ,it is a also a problem for anyone not to understand the new culture of new country if he or she can not speaks the foreign laguange well. Its a big barrier in expressing someones feelings about a new country culture merely for speaking issues. public from different country have various traditional cultures ,people from foreing country who may not able to talk in that particular language would not able to show their love and enjoyment for this country. For example , bangladesh is rich in hospitality, foreingner love the way of welcoming them, but most of time they can not able to express it just for lacking of words.

In conclusion, knowing new laguage in new country is a life changing fact to fulfill their practicle life need ,additionaly words are the medium of expression of felling of anew culture.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You take a clear position by saying you “totally agree” and address both practical difficulties, such as finding work and communicating needs, and social or cultural difficulties, such as expressing feelings about a new culture. The examples about your cousin in Germany and Bangladesh’s hospitality are relevant, but their connection to the argument is not always fully explained. For instance, the Germany example mentions difficulty understanding the language without showing a specific practical consequence, while the Bangladesh example could clarify how language limits social interaction. The response therefore covers the main parts of the question, but several ideas remain general or under-developed. Explain the effects of language barriers in more detail and support each example with a clear link to your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The first body paragraph focuses mainly on practical needs, while the second discusses culture, which gives the reader a basic sense of organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and links between ideas can feel mechanical or unclear. For example, the move from “getting jobs” to “maintaining the honeymoon period” is not logically explained, and the conclusion repeats the main points without clearly drawing them together. Some linking expressions, such as “For instance” and “For example,” introduce relevant illustrations, but the examples need clearer connections to the claims. Use topic sentences and explicit cause-and-effect links to make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “communication,” “culture,” “barrier,” “express their need” and “traditional cultures.” This gives you enough language to convey the general argument, but the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors make parts harder to understand. Examples include “ussue,” “disturpted,” “primanry,” and “foreingner.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “first level of their mother tongue” and “maintaining the honeymoon period of life.” Aim to learn accurate topic-related collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise expressions for practical and social consequences would help you explain your ideas without relying on repeated general words such as “problem” and “language.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a conditional structure in “if someone can not speak, they may feel…” and a relative clause in “a new country where…”. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation. For example, “Every nation have” needs subject–verb agreement, while “if he or she can not speaks” combines an incorrect modal construction with an unnecessary verb ending. The opening also contains a sentence-boundary problem: “this is essay is totally agree” does not form a correct clause. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add complex clauses and check each sentence for a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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