Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-09

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 5.5)

Some belives that learning a foreign language is stricly for traveling and for job. While others this there are other more benificial reason of learning a foreign language. In my opinion, traveling and professional opportunities are the main reason of learing any foreign language but it does have several other positive reasons to learn any other language.

The most common reason why people learn other language is beacuse of traveling and professional opportunities because it help in getting basic understanding between the people of that country. Also for daily life essentials language is very important. It plays a significent role in any conversation . So the main and very common reason for learning foreign language is traveling or work.

On the other hand, some people thinks there is alot more reasons why people learn other foreign language. Learning others language is a sort of hobbie for most of the people. There interest in history and also interest in learning different things make them learn foreign language.

In my opinion, most common practice of learning foreign language is because of travelling purpose or for the professional opportunities. As a example no one will learn korean language for any other reason other than travelling or for work to make there basic daily life essiential easy. As we all know korean language is very difficult and no one will learn that for history and just of no reason. Thats why learning a foreign language is significiently for traveling or for work.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You present a clear overall view: travel and work are the main reasons, while other motivations also exist. You also discuss both sides, mentioning practical communication abroad and learning as a hobby or from interest in history. However, the discussion is only partially developed: the second view receives little explanation, and the Korean-language example is used mainly to dismiss other motivations rather than support them. The claim that “no one will learn Korean” for reasons beyond travel or work is an unsupported generalisation, which also weakens your position on the opposing view. The response is two words below the required minimum. Develop each side with a specific, plausible example and explain your own position more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph presenting practical reasons, a paragraph on other motivations, and a concluding opinion. Connectors such as “On the other hand” and “In my opinion” help signal the direction of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes limited, and ideas are repeated—for example, travel and work are identified as the main reasons in both the opening and conclusion without being extended. Some links are also unclear, such as “Also for daily life essentials language is very important,” which does not clearly connect the point to the preceding sentence. Build each paragraph around one developed idea and use clearer references between claims and examples.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a relevant set of topic words, including “professional opportunities,” “history,” and “daily life,” so the reader can follow the general subject. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “belives,” “stricly,” “benificial,” and “significiently.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “learning any other language” and “for traveling purpose.” These errors do not prevent understanding, but they make the argument less clear and fluent. Aim to use accurate collocations and vary repeated terms such as “reason” and “learn.” Proofreading spelling and choosing more precise expressions would strengthen the vocabulary control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrastive opening and clauses beginning with “because.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. Examples include “While others this there are,” where the clause is incomplete, “it help,” which has incorrect subject–verb agreement, and “some people thinks,” which also has agreement error. Articles and sentence construction are problematic in phrases such as “the main reason for learning foreign language.” Punctuation is inconsistent, including the space before the full stop in “conversation .” Practise building complete clauses, checking agreement and articles, and using a wider range of accurate sentence patterns.

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