Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-20

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 5.5)

Few individuals argue that it is great to accept a worst situation, for example unsatifactory work or shortage of money. Other argue that it is better to try and change such situations.

First and foremost, the people who said it is best to accept a poor situation,such as loss a job or not have enough money. These kind of people are not hard workers , if they find any small challenge in their work.In view of this, they become worried and try to find an other work where they earn money eaisly without taking a risk. In my opinion, these kind of people are not active and do not leave their comfort zone. Therefore, they try to find a work that is very easy. In long term, these people may face a lot of diffculties. For example, one of my friend only do easy work when he young but now at the age of 33 when he saw a challenging work he becomes worried.

On the other hand, people who argued it is best to try and change the worst situations. These kind of people are active and they enjoy solve the differnt problems. They put himself in differnt situations and whenever, he saw a diffcult situations they tried to solved it instead of become worried. For example, if a persona face any diffcult situation and he try to solve it and leave their comfort zone. There are high chaces that he successfully solves the problem. In totally agree with this people. In spite of , they try to solve the bad situation even they not succeed but he learn form their failure.

In conclusion, Certain amount of poeple think that it is best to accept a poor situations for example unsatisfactory wor or low resources of money while other thing we try to solve the poor situation. I totally agree with the people who try to find soultions and ultimately improve such situations.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and make your own position clear: you support trying to improve difficult circumstances, especially in the final paragraph. The response also gives relevant examples, including the friend who avoided challenging work and the person who attempts to solve a problem. However, the two sides are not explored equally. The first view is mainly presented as a sign of laziness or fear, rather than explaining why someone might reasonably accept a situation—for example, because change is risky or circumstances are beyond their control. The second view is more clearly supported, but its benefits could be developed further. A more balanced discussion of the reasons behind each position would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because ideas repeat—for example, the first body paragraph repeatedly describes people as inactive or unwilling to leave their comfort zone. Some linking expressions are also used awkwardly, such as “In view of this” and “In totally agree with this people,” and references such as “these kind of people” and “he” are not always clear or consistent. Organise each body paragraph around one main reason, then explain and illustrate it with a clearly connected example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “comfort zone,” “challenging work,” “risk,” and “failure,” so the reader can understand the main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make the writing less precise. Examples include “accept a worst situation,” “earn money easily,” “solve the different problems,” and “low resources of money.” There are also repeated words such as “people,” “situation,” and “difficult,” while misspellings such as “unsatifactory,” “diffculties,” and “soultions” reduce accuracy. Build a wider set of natural phrases for discussing hardship, choices, and outcomes, and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional example beginning “if a person face any difficult situation” and a contrast introduced by “while.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make the reader work to understand the meaning. For instance, “one of my friend only do easy work when he young” needs correct plural agreement and past-tense forms, while “they enjoy solve” requires a different verb pattern. The sentence beginning “In spite of” is also incomplete or incorrectly connected to the following idea. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, consistent pronouns, and correct tense, while continuing to use a mix of sentence structures.

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