Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Through different forms of print and digital media we come across report that nowadays people are facing lot of bad and good situation in thier life. One school of thaoughts emphasisese that less satisfide life is accept by many people like unsatisfide job and requiremnt of money.Conversaly there is an argument that try something new and improve in life is great deal. After scrutiny of both the sides, i support latter view.

Those who believe in fomer view put forward solid reason. To begin with, in todays era people accept such situation beacuse that type of person do not want to any kind of risk in thier life. This view exists as trying new thing gives negative outcomes. As a result, people have fear to try something different. In addition to these, some people are become habitat in their life they feel more relax to trying same thing. By mean i mean this, that types of people are more convienient in thier previous work. Therefore, they more exited in thier daily work. According to recent research in this matter, it has been proven that 70% people are want to work in the same field they previous done that

However, those who are agiants the former view state that trying different things give a great future opportunity. As a matter of fact, they do something well in thier life and get best position. So, they create great history in thier life. Apart from this, people get new experience and learn new skills. This hypothesis is buoyed in the idea that they can develope and improve thier life. For instance, many people change thier filed due to less devalopement.

My inclination can be bolstered with the reality that trying something new that type of situation can make people are more enthusiyastic.Generally speaking, people have quriosity to experiance new things.

In conclusion,down the lane,people become more productive. It is recommended that, trying new situation is good thigs so people learn lot of things and they can not stuck any situation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views on accepting versus improving a bad situation, and the student clearly states a personal opinion ('i support latter view'). Main ideas are presented and supported with reasons, such as people fearing risk or seeking future opportunities. However, the development of ideas often feels repetitive and lacks depth, particularly in the body paragraphs where points like risk aversion and habit are asserted rather than fully elaborated. Furthermore, the reasoning can be vague, as seen in sentences like 'trying different things give a great future opportunity' without specific context. These limitations place the performance at Band 5.5, as the task is addressed, but the ideas remain somewhat limited and under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay displays some organizational structure with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is attempted, though paragraph boundaries and transitions are sometimes awkward. Cohesive devices are used, but they are often mechanical, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as 'To begin with', 'In addition to these', and 'Apart from this'. The logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward phrasing and confusing referencing (e.g., 'By mean i mean this, that types of people...'). While an overall arrangement exists, the cohesion and referencing issues make it difficult to follow the train of thought smoothly at times. This warrants a Band 5.0 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with numerous spelling and word-choice errors that occasionally impede communication. Examples of errors include 'thier' instead of 'their', 'report' instead of 'reports', 'satisfide' instead of 'satisfied', 'thaoughts' instead of 'thoughts', and 'agiants' instead of 'against'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items, such as 'scrutiny', 'hypothesis', and 'enthusiastic', but these are often used inaccurately or with incorrect collocations (e.g., 'this hypothesis is buoyed in the idea' and 'enthusiyastic'). Due to the limited range and frequent spelling and lexical errors, a Band 4.5 is appropriate, aligning closely with Band 5 descriptors where noticeable errors cause difficulty for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but the grammar is heavily flawed with frequent errors that regularly cause difficulty for the reader. There are persistent issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'people are want', '70% people are want'), tense consistency, article usage, and sentence fragments (e.g., 'By mean i mean this, that types of people are more convienient in thier previous work'). Complex sentences are frequently faulty, leading to distorted or obscured meanings in places (e.g., 'trying something new that type of situation can make people are more enthusiyastic'). Because errors are very frequent across all parts of the text and impede smooth reading, the writing aligns best with Band 4.5, reflecting a performance between Band 4 and Band 5.

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