Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-08-27

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Nowadays, many medical research projects are funded by private companies. In your opinion, do you think that research should be carried by private companies, individuals or government?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

We are human beings and all the living things on the earth have health issues. People suffer through different disease , conditions. The humanity facing a lots of challenges in health.People look at the doctor with hopes.To serve humanity is on peak in medical field.we respect people's who are associated with medical field. If we go on the researching how it should be done and we also know that thousand of researches done on private way.people pays tax to government there is also health related positions in government.Country doesn't depends on the rich people only there are poor peoples too. The Private company put very hard conditions on funding.The funding should be done by government because it government responsibility. Government should take the responsibility and complete the work because its the place where we cannot take any risk .what if one research is funding by some private company and all of sudden or unfortunately the company goes in loss what next nothing the project is going to be stoped but the disease never.But if it is under government then they do research in anyway and government is responsible for the research funds.

I know once there is company near my area it not medical but one project is give to the Private company the company owner take the project and workers start working.After some time the company said there budget is finished so they have to stop the project and it's about the purifier water supply.The whole village face water starvation.Tbe owner take the money and never pay tax no payments for worker .So every project,or research project should be done by the government .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the prompt by arguing that medical research should be funded by the government. However, the development of ideas is limited. The essay relies heavily on a single personal anecdote about a water project to support a complex argument about medical research, which is not fully relevant. The position is clear, but the reasoning lacks depth and fails to explore the potential benefits of private or individual funding, which would have provided a more balanced and comprehensive discussion. The essay is somewhat repetitive, and the arguments are not fully extended to meet the requirements for a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a clear structure. It is written as two long, dense paragraphs that do not follow a logical progression of ideas. There is a lack of cohesive devices; sentences are often linked by simple punctuation or lack transitions entirely, making the flow disjointed. For example, the transition from discussing medical research to the personal anecdote about a water purifier is abrupt. Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate the introduction, body, and conclusion, which hinders the overall readability and logical flow of the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is basic and often repetitive, such as the frequent use of 'research', 'company', and 'government'. There are several instances of word-choice errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'on peak in medical field' and 'disease never'. The range of vocabulary is limited, and the student struggles to express more complex ideas with precision. While the meaning is generally understandable, the lack of variety and the presence of errors in collocation and word formation prevent the response from reaching a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. There are consistent issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'humanity facing a lots of challenges'), article usage, and sentence structure. Many sentences are run-on or fragmented, such as 'what if one research is funding by some private company and all of sudden or unfortunately the company goes in loss what next nothing the project is going to be stoped'. The range of structures is limited to simple sentences, and there is a lack of control over complex grammatical forms.

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