Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-03

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)

In each and every person have faces their own problem and own bad situation. As per the first one we should have to accept bad situation is best because after bad situation it definitely lot the good one . Life is about up and down situation so have to accept what we have now and just go with flows. At the end of the time your patience will pay you the best outcomes . Its 100 percent not sure about you will get the best outcomes but its probability to get and as per the many person every thing will good at the end .

In the second one it is better to argue that it is better to try and improve such situations because nobody know what happened in future and what its done to you . so, best fpr you is argue with the bad situation and just try to getting hard and improve the situation. If not do now the it not happen in future. If you not doing now by thinking ot will good one day then what you will you do that will not happen . so try to improve and get a risk to get better situation and just think about present you have to chance to transform your presnt then it automatically chage future .

As per my view everything is right in therir own opinion but as per my opinion second option is best because if you try and take risk it definitely chage present and future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views and state a clear preference for trying to improve a bad situation, especially in the final paragraph. However, the discussion is only partially developed: the first view relies mainly on the general claim that patience may bring better outcomes, while the second repeats the idea of taking risks without giving a concrete example or explaining how improvement could happen. The position is also somewhat inconsistent, since you first say people should accept what they have and later argue they should act to change it. The response contains 244 words, so it is 6 words below the 250-word minimum; 11 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop each view with a specific example and explain your opinion more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: one paragraph presents acceptance, another discusses trying to improve circumstances, and a final paragraph gives your opinion. This helps the reader identify the two sides. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear, and ideas are repeated rather than built upon. For example, the second paragraph returns several times to the claim that people should try now to improve the future. Linking phrases such as “In the second one” and “As per my view” are repetitive and do not always show the relationship between ideas clearly. Use topic sentences, then develop each point in a logical sequence, and connect the final opinion explicitly to the discussion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “accept,” “improve,” “risk,” and “transform,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “go with flows,” “get a risk,” and “it definitely lot the good one.” There are also spelling errors such as “fpr,” “presnt,” and “chage.” Aim for precise collocations and check spelling carefully. Replacing repeated references to “bad situation” with suitable alternatives, such as “difficult circumstances” or “unsatisfactory conditions,” would also make the discussion more varied and clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example with “because” and “if,” but these complex structures are often faulty, and many sentences contain errors that make the reader work to understand them. The opening, “In each and every person have faces their own problem,” has problems with sentence structure, agreement, and singular/plural forms. Other examples include “nobody know what happened in future” and “if you not doing now,” where verb forms and agreement are inaccurate. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, including spaces before full stops. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and verb forms.

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