Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-12

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)

There is a trend going in many countries of being a home owner rather then renting out a place which have both positive and negative impacts which are discussed in below paragraphs.

Inflation has affected majorly all sectors of society of those are properties. As rising inflation these days at some Exten people are awarred that prices are going to up and up and the property prices are not going to come down. So, a large part to society is dedicated towards owning up their own places rather then leasing out.

Being owners of houses has given people a certain level of stability and reliability and control over their lives which has positive effects on their own livelihood. Whereas

by owning homes people are ready to pay mortgage in this era as mortgage is going to stay same over the period of time while rents are increasing day by day due to Inflation.

However, majority of population of certain countries leaning more towards being home owners could also be reason of Inflation in Property Market and tends to have a negative Impact.

In Conclusin, i would like to add cup Owning up homes creates more positive situation than negative becaus owners gets a Sense of security by having place calling it home and it acts as an asset for one meanwhile renting out could keep some people unstable and it can act as a liability.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons for home ownership such as inflation and stability, as well as giving an opinion on whether it is a positive or negative situation. However, the ideas are under-developed and lack extension. Furthermore, the length requirement has NOT been met, as the response contains only 235 words, falling short of the 250-word minimum. This results in a penalty under Task Achievement. The position is discernible in the conclusion, but the lack of sufficient elaboration prevents the response from achieving a higher score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The essay attempts a paragraph structure, but the progression is disjointed. For example, sentences are awkwardly fragmented, such as ending a paragraph with 'Whereas' and continuing in the next, which disrupts logical flow. Cohesive devices are used mechanically or incorrectly (e.g., 'In Conclusin, i would like to add cup'). Paragraphing is poorly executed, with several single-sentence paragraphs that fail to develop a coherent central idea. Overall, the organizational structure is weak and hinders the reading experience.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical resource is limited and heavily impacted by numerous word-choice and spelling errors. Examples include 'awarred' instead of aware, 'Exten' instead of extent, and 'Conclusin' instead of conclusion. While the writer attempts some topic-specific vocabulary such as 'inflation', 'mortgage', and 'stability', the inaccurate collocations and frequent spelling mistakes restrict communication and prevent the vocabulary from reaching a higher band level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

Grammatical control is weak throughout the essay. The text contains persistent errors in sentence structure, punctuation, and capitalization (e.g., lowercase 'i', incomplete sentences like 'Whereas'). Complex sentence attempts are frequently faulty and obscure meaning, such as in the opening sentence: 'There is a trend going in many countries of being a home owner rather then renting out a place which have both positive and negative impacts which are discussed in below paragraphs.' Error frequency is high, limiting the writer mostly to flawed simple and basic complex structures.

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