Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-11

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 5.5)

In the number countries buying a personal house become a very beneficial investment as compare to living in a rent at anyones house. While, there must be many reasons and also it have both the merits and demerits, which will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs.

Initially, many youngsters and mature people are travelling from one state to another because of their work or also for their tasks. Therefore, they need a house for live there, and in this case some of them would like to own a house, or few are intrested in rentinga apartment. Although, this also have some advantages for the person if they bought any property like, it could be count as their good investment and also it helps them in the future in ant type of situation such as they can mortagage their house in bank for further loans for any buisness startup or for any other work. Moreover, some of the individuals are type of introvert so they do not like to intract with their neioubers, or even few have privacy issue for theie family so they do like to buy a house permanentaly and there they can live openly. Last but not least, they do not like the owners nagging related to rent payout on time, and also do not want any type of ristriction like, no fun, or come on time at night. while preventing from these problems they preffer to live in personal house for free life style.

Conversely to the above mention statement, buying a house is a good option, but it may also have some drawbacks for new ones, For example if any entrepreneur come from another place so renting a house should be best option for them in this condition because they are new in the place and don't know about the area and people's so without any research and observation this can lay them under a future problems. In addition, some new ones also have several financial problem, so they cannot afford to own a house which can be beyond their budget event. Eventually, renting a house also gave some opportunities like if any person like to change their job and find better one in another area or even some of them do not like the environment of their currently living site, so they can change their house and easily shipped to different place without any pardon or signed documentation.

in conclusion, owning a house has both the benefits and drawbacks like it can be counted as investment. Hence, it also creates some financial issues. Overall, this condition depends on the situation and also on the personal observation and the view of individuals like how the person want to live at the place or what type of house agreement he want.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the prompt by giving reasons people value ownership—investment, privacy, and freedom from landlords’ rules—and by discussing drawbacks such as cost and reduced flexibility. These are relevant ideas, and examples such as using a property as security for a loan help explain one reason. However, the response does not clearly answer whether this is a positive or negative situation: the conclusion says it depends on individual circumstances, rather than stating your own overall view. Some points are also under-developed or unclear, particularly the opening discussion of people moving for work and the claim that ownership lets people “live openly.” To strengthen the response, explain your position directly and develop fewer reasons with clearer cause-and-effect support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, paragraphs presenting reasons and drawbacks, and a conclusion. The contrast between ownership and renting is generally easy to follow, and signposts such as “Moreover,” “Conversely,” and “In conclusion” help indicate the direction of the discussion. However, some linking is mechanical or inaccurate, including “While” at the start of the introduction and “Conversely to the above mention statement.” Several ideas are crowded into long sentences, making relationships between points less clear; the paragraph about ownership moves from investment to privacy and then landlord restrictions without enough separation. Use clearer topic sentences, divide distinct reasons into separate units, and make references such as “this condition” more specific.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to discuss housing and finances, including “investment,” “mortgage,” “privacy,” “restrictions,” and “financial problems.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as using a house as security for a loan. However, the range is limited by repeated general words such as “house,” “person,” and “problem,” while several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts difficult to understand: “live in a rent,” “owners nagging,” and “without any pardon.” Spelling errors such as “intrested,” “mortagage,” and “neioubers” are noticeable. Build accuracy by learning common housing collocations and checking spelling; for example, use “pay rent,” “landlord’s demands,” and “without lengthy paperwork.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “although,” and “if,” and this allows you to present reasons and examples. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “it have both the merits and demerits,” “a house for live there,” and “if they bought any property,” where agreement, verb form, or sentence structure needs correction. Articles and prepositions are also often missing or inaccurate, as in “in a rent” and “in bank.” Some sentences run on, particularly the long sentence beginning “Last but not least,” and punctuation around clauses is inconsistent. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then add subordinate clauses and check each clause for a clear subject and verb.

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