Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-01

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)

Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause many problems.If you are living in this type of country where you cannot properly speak their language can cause you many social and practical problems in your live at beginning.

Firstly,if you are living in a foreign country and you need to speak their language.If you are not accurately speak their language you can face many social problems.Because if you need to work in this country for their needs so you need to talk in their language but you cannot speak so you can face different challenges in their lives.You cannot understand the people of the country and if you need to know about something you cannot understand correctly.For example if you need to know about your assignment or work you need any help so you cannot take advantage of you colleauge properly because you cannot understand thier language.

However,in our practical life you also face challenges because when you can live in the country you can eat their food and you cannot tell your hometown choice to other people. When you need to take grocery of your home you cannot understand the things and the people cannot help you properly.If you need to go to vist the city and want to explore many intresting things so you cannot rightly explore the things and cannot take help from the others visitors so this can effect your practical life.

In concluson,if you are living in a country where you have to speak foreign language can cause social and practical problem in your life i can agree this statement. But not a longtime you can face this problem because when you live in this country you can gradually learn their language at the time passes and you can understand the people and their feelings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both social and practical problems and state your position in the conclusion: “i can agree this statement.” The examples about needing help with work or assignments, shopping for groceries, and exploring a city are relevant to the question. However, the position is not fully consistent: the opening presents the problems as serious, while the conclusion adds that they are temporary because people gradually learn the language. This qualification could be explained more clearly, including whether you agree completely or only to some extent. Several points are asserted rather than developed—for example, explain how language barriers affect relationships or access to services, and give a specific illustrative example. The response therefore covers the task, but its ideas remain limited and under-supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for social and practical difficulties, and a conclusion. “Firstly” and “However” signal the intended stages, and the examples generally follow the point they illustrate. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear because several ideas are joined in long, repetitive sentences, such as the discussion of work, understanding people, and asking colleagues for help. Some linking words do not show the relationship accurately: “However” introduces another type of problem rather than a contrast. Referencing is also occasionally confusing, and the conclusion introduces the idea that difficulties are temporary without preparing for it earlier. Use clearer topic sentences, divide explanations into shorter units, and connect each example explicitly to its main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “social problems,” “practical life,” “foreign country,” and “understand the people.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “cannot,” “problems,” and “face challenges.” Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural and can make the reader pause: “take grocery of your home,” “hometown choice,” and “explore the things” do not express the intended meanings clearly. There are also spelling errors such as “colleauge,” “thier,” “intresting,” and “concluson.” Aim for more precise collocations and check spelling; for instance, describe buying groceries, explaining food preferences, or exploring local attractions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including conditional forms such as “If you need to go to visit the city…” and a concluding clause about learning the language over time. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors affect clarity. For example, “If you are not accurately speak their language” has an incorrect verb pattern, while “Living in a country … can cause … problems” is followed by an incomplete or awkwardly connected clause in the introduction. Subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries also need attention: “this can effect your practical life” and the run-on opening after “problems.” Practise building one complete main clause at a time, then add subordinate clauses with accurate verb forms and punctuation.

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