Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-08

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)

Few individual argues that foreign language education is useful either to travel abroad or for getting work in a foreign country. While other individuals say that there are more other reasons for getting education of foreign language. In my opinion learning foreign language is directly aligned with travel to foreign country or for working in international countries.

On the one hand, People says that the only motive of learning multiple languages is to travel abroad and settle there or for securing job in foreign countries. Because western countries only offer permanent residency if individual has language certificate for that seekers have to learning basic language skills. Moreover, working in other country means that you have to communicate in their language in that case to overcome language barriers many international workers learn other languages. For instance, if individuals have advance German language skill getting permanent residency and securing better job opportunity is quite easy.

On the other hand, many people believe that these two are not only reasons for learning multiple language. May be learning foreign language is requirement of the institute in which they are working in their home country or may be they have an interest of getting skills. Many working institute in the Pakistan find person with mutilingual skill because such employers are very useful in case of international mettings. Futhermore, universities in the Pakistan are demanding fluency in atleast three languages from their employers so they can entertain their international students. Additionally, many students are multi talented they prefer to get multiple skills. For example, many Pakistani youngsters find pleasure in learning korean language so they can watching korean dramas without reading subtitles.

To conclude, learning Foreign language is not limited to a few reason. Many peoples are getting education of multiple languages for their personal pleasure. I believe although people learns because of their personal pleasure but maximum people are getting forced to get foreign language education so they can secure job in abroad or many be get permanent residency of foreign countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You discuss both views and give a clear overall opinion: the first body paragraph explains travel and employment motives, while the second introduces workplace, educational and personal-interest reasons. The examples about German skills and Pakistani students watching Korean dramas help make the discussion relevant. However, the position is not fully consistent: the introduction says language learning is directly aligned with travel or work, whereas the conclusion recognises personal pleasure and says most people are compelled by employment or residency. The claims about residency requirements and universities are also broad and would benefit from qualification or clearer support. Develop the less fully explained reasons and state one consistent view throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. Signposting such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “To conclude” makes the stages of the argument easy to follow. Within paragraphs, however, progression is sometimes mechanical: several points are added with “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “Additionally” without showing how they relate or which is most important. Some references are also unclear, as in “such employers are very useful,” where the intended reference appears to be multilingual employees. The conclusion repeats the main ideas but does not resolve the difference between the opening position and the final opinion. Use clearer links between claims and examples, and make the argument progress toward a consistent conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “language barriers,” “permanent residency,” “multilingual,” and “international students,” and these terms help communicate the main ideas. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or unnatural expressions such as “getting education of foreign language,” “multiple languages,” and “foreign language education.” There are also noticeable word-choice and spelling problems, including “mutilingual,” “mettings,” and “atleast,” which reduce the polish of the response. Some phrases are difficult to interpret precisely, such as “getting skills” and “international countries.” Build a more accurate range of collocations for discussing language learning, employment, and personal motivation, and proofread spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “if individuals have advance German language skill…” and a contrast introduced by “although.” The main ideas are generally understandable, but errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction occur across the response. Examples include “Few individual argues,” “People says,” “they have to learning,” and “people learns.” Some sentences are also awkwardly joined or incomplete, such as the opening “While other individuals say…” and “Because western countries only offer…,” which are dependent clauses presented as sentences. Practise forming complete sentences and checking subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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