Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-10

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)

Accepting a bad situation is best as per some proper thought like an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Although the other groups of people argue with this statement. Those group of people thought it's better to try and improve as well as it capable to inhance this kind of situations. As per my view point, if a person has proper skills and have great knowledge in their field they need to pay proper payout as per their capacity.

If a peronal having a job even though they are not satisfied in their job and they don't get proper money as per their value. It's hurt for them as well as negligible their talent. As a result they would be frustrarted and lost the hope being successed. In some case they got a low ammount of money as per their hard working. While doing a job , person don't get satisfactory on it . Beacause everyone try to get enough monney as per their capability. Moreover, a group of people adjust the situation and accept the condition.

On the other hand, People believe if you have the enough skills to get a better job or achive well amount money then they are able to quit their job and try their best to get high paying job. If they don't have the proper skill , they try to improve their knowledge rather than stay with the low paying job.

For along with the conclusional statement, I beleive if people have enough time to improve their-self and wanted to do better life in future they try their level best and identify the satisfactory job as per their situation as well as job pay as per their work value. If it they don't have enough time then people use to maintaining them as per the situation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses both perspectives: it describes people who accept an unsatisfactory job or low income and contrasts them with those who seek better work or improve their skills. Your own view is also present, especially in the conclusion, where you say people should try to improve their situation if they have enough time. However, the position is not consistently clear: the opening appears to support acceptance, while the later discussion favours improvement. The ideas are relevant but remain general and are not developed with specific examples or explanation. For instance, the claim that a better-skilled person should receive better pay is not clearly connected to the two views. State your position clearly in the introduction and explain each side with a concrete example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “On the other hand” help signal a change in perspective. However, the overall progression is difficult to follow because the first paragraph mixes the opposing views and your opinion, and the conclusion introduces conditions that have not been fully explained earlier. Some links are repetitive or unclear, such as “Moreover, a group of people adjust the situation and accept the condition,” which does not clearly connect to the preceding point. Organise the essay so each body paragraph develops one view, then use clear references and linking phrases to show how each idea relates to the question.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to employment and income, including “unsatisfactory job,” “low paying job,” “skills,” and “high paying job,” so the main topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to interpret. Examples include “proper payout,” “negligible their talent,” and “lost the hope being successed.” Spelling errors such as “frustrarted,” “ammount,” and “beleive” also reduce accuracy. Aim to learn common word partnerships for discussing work and financial circumstances, and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you express the contrast between accepting circumstances and taking steps to improve them.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “If they don't have the proper skill, they try to improve their knowledge.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction can make ideas hard to follow. For example, “Those group of people thought it's better” has a number and tense mismatch, while “if a person has proper skills and have great knowledge” does not maintain subject–verb agreement. The sentence beginning “For along with the conclusional statement” is also difficult to parse. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea at a time, then check agreement and verb forms before adding subordinate clauses.

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