Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Nowadays, learning a forgin language is very important. Some people belive that should learn another language only for traval and work in a foreign country. However, others belives that there are many reasons to learn a foreign language. in my opinion, learn a foragin language has many benifits,

On the one hand, people learn forgin language because they want to go abroad for visit and work their. examply someone go to the UK (United Kingdom). knowing English language can help to comunicate with others, if you want to buy something, buying a hotal you have to learn their language. Similarly If you want to go for work on their you can get a good opportunity an good employement on their you have a good skill to comunicate their citizen.

On the other hand, there are also many benifits to learn foreign language. person who learn a foreign language he knows their culture and traditions.Moreover, the students can study on their he make a foreign friends, Enjoy their native songs and movies and also enjoy their festivals.

In my opinion learning foreign language is not usefull for travler and workers it has many other benifits to growing knowlage and confident.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views: the first body paragraph explains how language can help with travel and employment, while the next mentions cultural understanding, friendships, and enjoying media and festivals. Your final sentence also indicates that you believe language learning has benefits beyond travel and work. However, the discussion is only partial: the reasons are listed rather than explained in depth, and the examples are brief or unclear. The opinion is not stated clearly in the introduction, and the conclusion does not fully bring the discussion together. The response is also 51 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to develop and support your ideas. Add a clear position early and extend each main reason with a specific example and explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two paragraphs presenting contrasting views, and a concluding opinion. Phrases such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “In my opinion” help signal the direction of the discussion. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and some ideas run together, particularly the long sentence about working abroad and employment. The link between cultural knowledge, making friends, and enjoying media is also not fully explained. Capitalisation and punctuation sometimes make boundaries between ideas unclear. To improve, give each paragraph a clear central point, separate supporting examples into complete sentences, and use referencing such as “this experience” to show how one idea connects to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “culture and traditions,” “communicate,” “opportunity,” and “employment.” These choices show an attempt to discuss both practical and personal benefits. However, the range is limited and several words are repeated, especially “foreign language,” “learn,” and “benefits.” Frequent spelling errors—such as “forgin,” “traval,” “benifits,” and “knowlage”—make the writing less clear and reduce the accuracy of your vocabulary. Some expressions are also unnatural, for example “buying a hotal” and “go for work on their.” Build a small set of accurate topic phrases and check spelling carefully; using more precise collocations will make your ideas easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the contrast between the two views is understandable. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and longer attempts often contain several grammatical problems. For example, “Some people belive that should learn another language” is missing a subject after “that,” while “person who learn a foreign language he knows” has problems with agreement and sentence structure. Verb forms and articles are also often inaccurate, as in “someone go” and “a good opportunity an good employment.” Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, which sometimes obscures sentence boundaries. Practise building complete subject–verb sentences, then combine them with accurate clauses using “because,” “which,” or “when.”

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