Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-19
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)
Nowadays some people believe that we have too many choices. In my opinion we have many choices in our daily life.
People have many choices in different things like daily routine , food, clothes and sports etc. First of all we discuss daily routine some people wake up early in the morning and doing his work and take breakfast while some people wake up in afternoon because they dont need to work. Second we dicuss food some people likes healthy food like eggs , meat and vegetables. They have many choices in food but they most like healthy food. On the other hand new generation likes young food for example burger, pizza and cold drinks. Third we discuss clothes some people likes shalwar kameez they have many options but they choose shalwar kameez while young people likes t-shirts, trousers and pents. They have many option in these clothes but they choose own mind. Fourth we discuss sports some people likes cricket , football and hockey while young people likes video games. They have many choices in sports but they choose own mind because they interest most.
In my opinion i have many choices in our daily life. For example recently i have completed my bacholer in information technolgy. I have many option to continue my higher studies in pakistan but i choose to study to study abroad. When i started to looking for study abroad. Firstly i considered the Uk and Germany but the living cost and fee are extremely high then i looking for affordable country. I choose hungry but they have many choices to select the university then i select the IBS.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt regarding whether we have too many choices today. The student attempts to take a position, stating 'In my opinion we have many choices in our daily life' and supporting this with examples from daily routine, food, clothes, and sports, followed by a personal example of choosing university studies. However, the ideas are somewhat repetitive and lack deep development or critical analysis. The discussion tends to list categories rather than fully explore the philosophical or practical implications of having too many choices. The personal anecdote at the end touches on university choices in Pakistan, the UK, Germany, and Hungary, which aligns with the topic, but overall the development remains somewhat limited and mechanical. This places the response firmly at Band 5.0, where the task is addressed, but ideas are under-developed and limited.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text demonstrates an attempt at organization through sequential signposting such as 'First of all', 'Second', 'Third', and 'Fourth'. However, the paragraphing is poor; the entire body of examples is lumped into a single massive paragraph, and the overall progression is disrupted by mechanical transitions. Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate distinct ideas, and referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the sudden shift into personal narrative at the end without a smooth transition. Cohesive devices are repetitive and basic. These features align with a Band 4.5 to 5.0 descriptor profile, showing some organization and mechanical transitional phrases, but lacking clear overall progression and appropriate paragraphing.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and heavily restricted. The student frequently repeats simple words such as 'choices', 'some people', 'likes', and 'they have many choices'. There are notable lexical and spelling errors, such as 'bacholer' instead of bachelor, 'technolgy' instead of technology, 'hungry' instead of Hungary, and the unnatural phrase 'young food' instead of fast food or junk food. Less common lexical items are attempted with frequent inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. This matches the Band 5.0 descriptor, where the vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate, with noticeable errors that cause some difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed compound sentences, and attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty or fragmented, such as 'When i started to looking for study abroad.' and 'then i looking for affordable country.' There are frequent errors in verb tense, preposition usage, capitalization (e.g., 'Uk', 'Ibs'), and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'some people likes'). Punctuation is also erratic. These persistent errors cause difficulty for the reader and restrict the grammatical range, placing the writing squarely at Band 5.0.
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