Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some countries owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Student answer (Band 5.0)

A house is an important part of everyones life and they work hard to own their own house.

It is claimed that in some countries owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people.In my opinion this is a positive situation to own a house rather than renting one.Their are a lot of benifits of owning a house.If a person own a house they might not have to pay rent for it.Some people have not their own house they have to pay rent for each month.Every family had a dream to buy their own house and not rely on a renting house.Many families feel proud to have their own home.I suggest to everyone who had not their own home to work hard and buy their own home to make their familes proud on them.Some people sugest that rented a home instead of buying new one because new one is expensive.I disagreed with their opinion because owning a home will save a lot of money because in rented home we pay rent on every month.Another benifit of owning a home is to decorate home thats we like and did anything in it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You state a clear view that owning a home is positive and give relevant reasons, including avoiding monthly rent, family pride, and being able to decorate the property. However, the response only partly answers the question: it gives little explanation of why home ownership is especially important in some countries, and the reasons are mostly asserted rather than developed with examples or explanation. The suggestion that people should work hard to buy a home does not add much support. The response contains 180 words, so it is 70 words below the 250-word minimum; 15 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop both parts of the question in separate, fuller paragraphs, explaining the social or financial reasons behind this preference and supporting your opinion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable overall direction: it introduces home ownership, gives reasons for preferring it, and briefly acknowledges the cost of buying. Some links, such as “If a person…” and “Another benefit…”, help readers follow the points. However, nearly all the ideas are placed in one paragraph, and the progression is repetitive: the claims about not paying rent, saving money, and not relying on a rented home overlap. Connections between ideas are sometimes unclear, particularly the shift from family pride to advice and then to the opposing view. Use separate paragraphs for the reasons, your evaluation, and a conclusion, and make each paragraph develop one distinct point with clear referencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough basic vocabulary to communicate the main topic, including “owning a home,” “pay rent,” “expensive,” and “decorate.” The meaning is generally understandable, but the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “home,” “house,” and “rent.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice problems, such as “benifits,” “familes,” and “sugest,” as well as the unnatural phrase “proud on them.” These errors reduce precision and sometimes make the writing less fluent. Build a wider set of accurate expressions for housing and financial security, and check spelling and collocations. For example, “feel proud of them” is more natural than “proud on them.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences use simple structures, and the reader can usually understand the intended meaning. You also attempt a conditional structure in “If a person own a house…” and a contrast with “because,” but these attempts are not consistently controlled. Errors include subject–verb agreement (“a person own”), incorrect verb forms (“Every family had a dream”), and sentence construction (“Some people have not their own house”). Punctuation and spacing are also weak: several sentences run together without spaces after full stops, and the opening sentence lacks an apostrophe in “everyones.” Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled complex forms. Check agreement, tense, articles, and sentence boundaries during proofreading.

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