Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

It is often argued that some people that living in a country where you do not speak the language can create major social and everyday problems. Although some might disagree with this statement, I completely agree. Not only because of not knowing the local language can make it hard t talk to people of make friends and simple daily tasts like shopping and using of locals transports and medical visits become very difficult, but also beacuse of finding a good job or communicating at work is very hard.

There are multiple benefits associated with foreign langauage can cause serious social and practical problems. Firstly, not knowing the foreign langauge can make problem to talk someone.As, people can not express their feelings. Take an example of Japan, where 90% of people living their from other countries and they are facing mang difficulities while shopping. Thus, not knowing the foreign language is big problem.

Secondly, using local transport is a major cause of not knowing the foreign language. As, people face difficulties while going from one place to another place. For instance a recent survey conducted in china revealed that people from other country facing many problem while using transport. Hence, people face to much problems.

Finally, finding a good job or communicating at work is very hard. As employe requireds a strong language skill to ensure smooth teamwork and client communication.

To sumup, even though it creates problem to communicate with each other and it also difficult while using transport. However, i believe

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is stated clearly in the introduction: “I completely agree,” and you identify relevant social and practical effects, including difficulty making friends, shopping, using transport, and finding work. However, the response only partially develops these points. The examples about Japan and China are broad and do not explain how language barriers create the specific difficulties described; the claim about 90% of people in Japan is also unsupported. The employment point is introduced but not expanded with an example or explanation. Most importantly, the conclusion ends with “However, i believe” and does not complete your final position. Develop fewer points with clearer explanations and finish with a complete conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “Finally” help signal the sequence of points. However, progression is weakened by repetitive or inaccurate linking, such as “As,” at the start of sentences and “Hence” after ideas that are not fully explained. The introduction lists several problems, but the body does not develop all of them consistently, and the final paragraph repeats earlier points before stopping mid-sentence. Some connections between sentences are also unclear, particularly in the Japan and China examples. Use linking phrases only where the relationship is clear, and ensure each paragraph develops one point before moving to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “social problems,” “local transport,” “teamwork,” and “client communication,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling errors make the writing less clear or natural. Examples include “using of locals transports,” “make problem to talk someone,” “facing mang difficulities,” and “people face to much problems.” Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “multiple benefits” when you are discussing problems. Build a more accurate set of topic phrases, such as “language barriers,” “access public services,” and “communicate effectively with colleagues,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the opening contrast with “Although” and the “Not only … but also” construction. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “Not only because of not knowing … can make it hard” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “people can not express their feelings” and “people from other country facing many problem” contain errors in verb form and number. The conclusion, “However, i believe,” is incomplete. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, plurals, punctuation and sentence endings.

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