Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-02

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)

To living in a foreign country where pupils have to speak that countries native language brings a numerious social and personal issues as well as practical issues because of the language barriour, and i totally agree with this stance it cause lot's of troble for people who living in a country where they have to speak foreign language.

On the one hand, Many working professionals are living in foreign countries because of their personal and professional work, and in this situation sometime they may face a language problem when they go around differnet part of the country. for instance, Those people who live out side of their country for couple of week in a year face many challeges such as some time they can not properly explain what they want and where they want to go, and because of this sometime native people take advantage of this kind of situation.

On the other hand, many people who travel in a foreign country with their friends and families face a situation where they are unable to explain their condition to their regional peoples. for instance, those elder people who travel alone in airport some time fail to explain their condition because of the different language. Sometime student can not articulate their practical problem to local people when they lost their parents while traveling.

in conclusion, when people can not articulate their thought properly to the native people for help in foreign language at that time they may cause a serious problem as well as fessable problem becuase of the language difference.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you state that you “totally agree” and return to the idea that language differences can create serious problems. The examples about travellers struggling to explain where they want to go, older people at airports, and a student separated from their parents are relevant to practical difficulties. However, the response addresses the task only partially because it gives little explanation of the social problems named in the prompt; most examples concern travel and communication. Some examples are also unclear or insufficiently developed, particularly the claim that local people may “take advantage” of visitors. To strengthen the response, explain specific social effects, such as isolation or difficulty forming relationships, and develop each example by showing how the language barrier causes the problem.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “On the one hand” and “On the other hand,” and a conclusion. This gives the reader some guidance, and the examples generally remain connected to language difficulties. However, the overall progression is limited: both body paragraphs mainly repeat the idea that people cannot explain themselves, rather than developing distinct aspects of the issue. The contrast markers do not introduce clearly contrasting arguments, and links such as “for instance” are repeated without enough explanation of how each example supports the main point. Some references, including “those people” and “their condition,” are vague. Organise the body around separate social and practical consequences, and use clearer links between claims, explanations, and examples.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “language barrier,” “articulate,” “native people,” and “professional,” so the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are inaccurate, repetitive, or difficult to understand. Examples include “numerious social and personal issues,” “fessable problem,” and “regional peoples”; these choices obscure your meaning. Spelling errors such as “barriour,” “challeges,” and “differnet” are also noticeable. Try to learn accurate topic-specific collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise expressions such as “social isolation,” “communicate their needs,” and “local residents” would help you explain the effects of language barriers more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “when,” and “where,” but the longer structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “it cause lot's of troble for people who living” has problems with subject–verb agreement and verb form; “when they lost their parents” shifts tense in a general example; and “those elder people who travel alone in airport” has errors in article and plural use. Sentence boundaries and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in the opening paragraph and the body paragraphs. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea and a supporting clause, then check agreement, verb forms, articles, and punctuation.

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