Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-16

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)

School subjects, the base of schooling and growing for every child. School system consists of many subjects to be read, remember and then implement what you read in your exams. It is believed that History is the most important schools subject. As, it provides information about what type of country was the country before you were ever born, or what type of universe it was being any type of life ever formed, or what were the things existed before you.

On other hands, some believed that the Science and Technology is the most important subject. In this globalized era, science and techonology become the basis of ever changing trends. With the moderen advancements in the field of technology, the invention of Artifical Intelligence, today's world demand this as a core subject in schooling.

In short, although knowing your back story and the deep roots of your nationality is very important but the most important among all is to be keep in touch with the advancement in the field of science and technology. Today the world is moving towrads the era odf Artifical Intelligence, where your all quieres, a click away, from bing answered.

So, in my opion science and technology holds the top spot. In my view, every school syllabus must contain a subject of science and technology from very intiall level. So, every child from the begining knows about the advancements made in this field, with the basic knowledge feed to them from the very younge age.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both views regarding the importance of History versus Science and Technology, and clearly states the writer's personal opinion in favor of Science and Technology. However, the ideas are relatively underdeveloped and lack specific supporting examples, relying instead on broad generalizations. Additionally, the response falls slightly short of the required word count, containing 248 words instead of the minimum 250 words. This minor length penalty prevents the task achievement score from reaching a higher band. While the prompt is generally addressed, the explanation of why History is valuable is somewhat superficial, and the arguments for science focus heavily on future trends without much elaboration. To reach higher bands, the writer must expand on ideas with concrete examples and meet the strict word count requirement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays a basic overall organization with clear paragraphs separating the introduction, body viewpoints, and conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward phrasing and abrupt transitions. Cohesive devices are used, but they are often mechanically applied or inappropriately linked, such as starting paragraphs with phrases like 'On other hands' or 'In short, although knowing your back story'. Paragraphing is attempted, but some sentences are fragmented, making the flow of ideas less cohesive than required for a higher band. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the overall structural progression lacks the smooth connectivity expected at Band 6. To improve, the student should focus on accurate linking words and ensure smooth logical transitions between sentences.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for basic communication, but it contains frequent spelling and word-choice errors that detract from the overall quality. Examples include misspelled words like 'techonology', 'moderen', 'Artifical', 'quieres', 'opion', and 'intiall'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'globalized era', 'advancements', and 'foundation', but these are undermined by basic lexical inaccuracies and poor collocations (e.g., 'basic knowledge feed to them'). The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, which places this response firmly in the Band 5 category. To achieve a higher score, the student needs to expand their range of vocabulary, improve spelling accuracy, and ensure correct word forms in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical control is weak throughout. There are frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, such as 'what type of country was the country before you were ever born', 'what were the things existed', and 'to be keep in touch'. Punctuation is also problematic, with several run-on sentences and fragments, such as 'So, every child from the begining knows about the advancements made in this field, with the basic knowledge feed to them from the very younge age.' These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and impede the clarity of communication. To improve, the student must work on sentence structure accuracy and basic grammatical rules.

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