Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say History is one of the most important school subjects. Other people think that in today’s world subjects like Science and technology are more important than History.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example form your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

many individual believes that studying of old things is very important while other argued that in modern world studying science and technology are more better option.I strongly believe that science and technology have better opportunities in today's world.

firstly, studying science and technology have more impact nowdays.science helps doctors to create medicines vaccines and treatment to save peoples life.however the technolog make education easier through online classes.for example someone wants to study in cambridge university and can't afford the fees can join the class online.

on the other hand, some individual says that studying history is more important.history helps us to understand that what happend in past and how society developed.furthermore we can learn from past mistake and avoid them in future.for example in the past science were not developed the people were uneducated they fought and and never gets unity.

in conclusion,science and technology has its own benefit like job opportunities and making life easier such as mobile phones xray machine and aeroplanes.furthermore studying history has its own benefit like we shold learn from past mistakes and we have opportunities to know that what happened in past and how sosiety developed.the people should learn both subjects science technolg and history. it is an opportunity to know what happened in past by history and what happening in present and what would be happened in future like rain and wars on mobile through science and technology.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You discuss both perspectives and state a clear preference for science and technology in the opening, then return to the value of both subjects in the conclusion. Relevant examples include medical advances and online classes, as well as learning from past mistakes. However, the discussion is only partly developed: the history example about people being uneducated and lacking unity is unclear, and the benefits of science and technology are mostly listed rather than explained. Your final position also shifts towards saying people should study both, without clearly explaining how this relates to your earlier preference. The response is 15 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to develop the ideas. Explain each example more fully and make your final opinion consistent.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph for each viewpoint, and a conclusion. Transitions such as “firstly,” “on the other hand,” and “in conclusion” help signal the stages of the discussion. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the final paragraph, where several benefits and future possibilities are joined together without a clear sequence. Linking words such as “furthermore” are repeated, and some connections between claims are not fully explained. For example, the point about past scientific development leading to conflict is hard to connect to the value of studying history. Organise each paragraph around one main idea, then explain and illustrate it before moving on.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “vaccines,” “online classes,” “job opportunities,” and “past mistakes.” There are also attempts to use more specific terms such as “x-ray machine” and “aeroplanes.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning less clear: “more better option,” “the technolog,” and “what would be happened” are examples. Spelling errors such as “nowdays,” “sosiety,” and “technolg” are noticeable, while repeated use of “benefit” and “important” limits variety. Aim for accurate topic vocabulary and check spelling; use precise phrases such as “technological advances” and “historical events.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a conditional example beginning “if someone wants to study…” and clauses introduced by “while” and “however.” This shows an effort to vary sentence forms. However, errors are frequent and sometimes make the relationships between ideas difficult to understand. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “science and technology have more impact” and “science and technology has its own benefit”; verb forms are also faulty in “people… never gets unity” and “what would be happened.” Articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries need attention, as in “save peoples life” and the run-on final sentence. Practise building accurate sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check agreement and punctuation.

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