Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-30
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 4.5)
As we all know that , today generation is highly AI based generation and most of the population are depend on AI rather than there own's. today we discuss on learning foreing language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country.
Overall, learning foreign language is worldwide popular through many platform, website for our better life not because only for going abroad to pursue academic qualifications. some people say but that's not the reality of this learning language. nowdays all people need foreign langauge for their work, for students, for our nation. beause foreign language is worldwide spoken language and many tourist came our country to visit , spend time on our country, and if we don't know the foreign language then how we guide foreign population without knowing language and we can't understand the language of foreign people.
however, i think foreign langauge should taught in schools, college and university for the development of our nation and for the better future of student who purse academic qualification or degree. not only the reason to learn foreign langauge to travel or to work in foreign countries.we should learn foreign language for development of our nation and for the better future of our's and our's upcomming generation. for eg: if we don't have the qualification and we don't know the foreign langauge how we can make better future and if we have a qualifications and we know how to deal with foreign tourist then we can develop our tourism industry and our economy also develop.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to address the prompt regarding the reasons for learning a foreign language, touching upon travel, work, and personal development. However, the position is not consistently clear, and the arguments are underdeveloped and repetitive, often drifting into tangential points about AI and tourism. While the writer mentions both views and offers an opinion, the ideas lack the extension and depth expected for higher bands. For instance, the argument that we need languages to guide tourists is mentioned but not fully explored. Consequently, the response aligns best with Band 5 descriptors, as the task is addressed only partially and the ideas remain limited.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text suffers from significant organizational issues that impede clear progression. The essay is divided into only three blocks of text, lacking proper paragraphing conventions; the second paragraph is exceptionally long and crams multiple distinct ideas together. Cohesive devices are either missing, inadequate, or repetitive, with phrases like 'however, i think' and 'for eg' used clumsily. Referencing is frequently unclear, particularly with pronouns such as 'we' and 'our' shifting abruptly without clear antecedents. Overall arrangement shows some basic organization, but the lack of clear overall progression and faulty cohesion places this at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently constrained by spelling and word-choice errors. The student relies heavily on simple terms and makes frequent elementary errors, such as 'foreing language', 'langauge', 'upcomming', and 'depend on AI rather than there own's'. While there are attempts to use broader concepts like 'academic qualifications' and 'tourism industry', the high frequency of inaccurate word choices and spelling mistakes strains the reader and restricts the lexical range to a minimally adequate level. This performance corresponds to Band 4.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text is dominated by simple sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences—such as conditional clauses ('if we don't know the foreign language then how we guide...')—are consistently faulty and plagued by punctuation errors, run-on sentences, and missing capitalisation. Frequent errors in verb forms, subject-verb agreement ('most of the population are depend'), and article usage cause significant difficulty for the reader and obscure meaning in places. This demonstrates a very limited range of accurate structures, fitting Band 4.0 descriptors.
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