Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices.

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)

Some individual believe that nowadays we have too many choices including shopping, education and restaurents. I totally agree with this statement because today's we have many choices in every field. For instance, if we plan to eat meal from the restaurents so we have many different type of food restaurents and we confused which is the best restaurent.

Firstly, today's many peeple made a plan for dining out on weekend, So they have many different type of restaurent for enjoy their meal and create the memories with their families and friends. For example, if the anyone make a plan for eating out with their family so they have different type of restaurents like, chinese, italian and our traditional food restaurent. Having too much choices make it difficult for people to make right decission.

Moreover, young generation prefer to chinese food on dining out, so they have many chinese restaurents for visit. Thus, some people prefer to traditional food of our country so they have many options to visit. Many people make overthinking in their mind and thought about other food points. This is because usually people think about that they have made a best decission or missed a better opportunity.

In conclusion, I agree with this statement people have too many choices nowadays. These choices make difficulties and stressful for individuals. Although having many opportunities can beneficial, but they can make confusion in our mind. Additionally, we have many choices in other things.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You clearly state your position—“I totally agree”—and keep the response focused on how numerous restaurant options can make decisions difficult. The examples of choosing between Chinese, Italian and traditional food are relevant, but the discussion stays narrow and repeats the same point rather than developing distinct reasons or explaining the effects in depth. The brief reference to choices in “shopping, education” is not followed up, and the conclusion adds little beyond restating your view. The response is also 15 words below the 250-word minimum; the eight words copied from the task prompt are not counted. To strengthen the response, develop a second relevant area of choice and explain each example more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Moreover” and “In conclusion” help identify the stages of your argument. However, there is no strong progression between the body paragraphs: both mainly repeat that restaurant variety makes people uncertain. Some connections are awkward or unclear, as in “Thus, some people prefer to traditional food of our country so they have many options to visit.” The repeated use of “so” and “many choices” also makes cohesion feel mechanical. Organise each paragraph around a distinct reason, use clearer links between cause and effect, and avoid repeating the same example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main idea, including “choices,” “options,” “overthinking,” “opportunity” and “stressful.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “many choices” and “different type of restaurant.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as “restaurents,” “decission” and “peeple,” which can distract the reader. Some combinations are unnatural, for example “create the memories” and “food points.” Build a more precise range for discussing decision-making and variety, and check spelling carefully. More accurate collocations would make your examples clearer and help you express the argument with less repetition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a reason clause in “This is because usually people think…” and a contrast in the conclusion. However, the range is limited, and attempts to combine ideas often contain frequent errors that can make the reader pause. Examples include “Some individual believe,” “today's we have,” “Having too much choices make,” and “Although having many opportunities can beneficial.” These show problems with subject–verb agreement, articles and plurals, sentence construction, and verb forms. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “weekend, So.” Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a subordinate clause, then check agreement and verb forms before adding more complex structures.

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