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)

Living in a country where you have have to speak a foreign language can effect serious social new obstacles, as well as physical problems. While speak foreign creates a lot issues for new inhabitant such as the communication with each other was more difficult. however, learning a foreign language also provides many benefits. from my perspective, I partially agree with this statement.

On one hand, language barriers create a serious problems like people can not express there feeling, communication become difficult. workers may struggle in foreign country. For example, some body looking for job in restaurant but they can not understand the language the owner could not give the job. In addition, crates crucial problem for students because the student not able to learn academic Education. creates a lot of problems to start a business in foreign country. people can not deal with other because they can not understood the talking.

On the other hand, learning foreign language play important role in social life, communications, businesses, and Education, learning foreign languages beneficial to deal with other. In contrast, student easy understand the foreign subject and also able to communicates with teachers. furthermore, convenient for social interaction individuals can easy understand foreign felling make a friends, learning a foreign languages improves communication and provides a batter job opportunities.

In conclusion, although speaking a foreign languages can create a lot social problems and practical problems such as people can not able to start businesses, I believes that its benefits are grates such as learning a easy way of Education, communications.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear, though qualified, position in the introduction (“I partially agree”) and return to it in the conclusion. The response also addresses both social and practical consequences, with examples involving employment, education, business, and making friends. However, the position is not fully explained: the conclusion says the benefits are greater, but the body does not clearly compare those benefits with the problems or explain when they outweigh them. Several points are asserted rather than developed, such as students being unable to learn and people being unable to start businesses. Extend one or two examples by explaining the specific difficulty and its consequences, and make the basis for your partial agreement consistent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs signalled by “On one hand” and “On the other hand,” and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the broad direction of your argument. Within the paragraphs, however, ideas are often listed rather than linked in a clear progression. For example, the first body paragraph moves from expressing feelings to employment, students, and business without explaining how the points connect. Some linking is mechanical or unclear, and “however” and “furthermore” do not always introduce a fully developed relationship. Organise each paragraph around one main claim, then explain and illustrate it before moving to the next point; use clear references to avoid repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “language barriers,” “social interaction,” “academic education,” and “job opportunities,” so the main ideas are generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “serious social new obstacles,” “physical problems” where practical problems are intended, and “foreign felling” for feelings. Spelling and word forms also need attention, as in “batter” and “grates.” Build a more precise set of topic phrases and check whether words naturally combine; for instance, describe barriers as “communication difficulties” and explain that they can “limit access to employment.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer structures, including a contrast between the two sides and a conditional example about applying for restaurant work. However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence construction and basic forms occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include “While speak foreign creates,” “communication become difficult,” and “the student not able to learn”; these need a complete subject and correctly formed verb. Agreement and articles are also inconsistent, as in “language play” and “a serious problems.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “because,” “although,” or “if.” Check each sentence for a subject, a finite verb, and consistent singular or plural forms.

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