Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-15
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)
Own home is a blessing from God. Own home play a significant and crucial role everyone life. Having own house then a rent house is benefical thing for today or future. I probably take this statement as a positive point of view because own home prvoide peace to our self. Home is always become a good home when a family live peacefully together and sharing their memories and spread a polite and humble full enviornment all around.
On the on hand, i have a lot of plans about my future one of them is my own house. I belong to a regional and supportive family. In my childhood my parents take a rent house in city for my study. where me and my parents face alot of hardlus like education issues Rent issues bill issues. in these days my father have less resources for income. All the money are going after a month to rent of the house yet i thought in future i buy my own plat and make my own home for my parents. Moreover time passing and i passed my graduation exams and trying job in a institute. i have a skill of cooking a make food and drop in my city and become independent. Furthermore, i buy a big home for my parents and give surprise to them.
On the other hand, if we have our own room we happliy live their without any tension yet if we live in rent house we always suffered in trouble like how can we survive in big city with resources . Different thoughts make us innerly waek. Own home is very necessary for live. We decore and style our home according to our dreams because no one is asking us to what and why are you doing this to a renting place. Me and my family live happliy in my owm home with a good behaviour. I decore my home with hand made wooden items and make a garden for relaxing our self. Now my home is very clean and look very classy.
In other point of view, rent a house create alot of tensions for us. we always think about rent of the house if we have less income resources. We always thought if something is broke from ourself from a rent place so we should pay extra for this. Rent a house is a big challange because not every one have resources.
In conclusion, own home a have a crucial role in our society. Today everyone is struggling for buy own room rather then live in a rent room.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, explaining why homeownership is valued (e.g., peace, stability, freedom to decorate) and giving a clear personal position that it is a positive situation. However, the development of ideas is often anecdotal and repetitive, relying heavily on personal narrative rather than broader societal analysis. The first and fourth body paragraphs reiterate similar points about rent stress. While the main parts of the task are covered, the depth of exploration is limited, placing this response firmly in Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
Paragraphing is attempted, with the student using traditional discourse markers like 'On the one hand' and 'On the other hand'. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted. The use of 'On the other hand' does not accurately contrast two opposing views, as both paragraphs discuss the benefits of owning a home. Furthermore, transitional phrases are sometimes awkward or inaccurate, such as 'In other point of view'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the overall structure lacks a smooth, cohesive flow, aligning with Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary range is limited and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors and incorrect collocations, such as 'rent house' instead of 'rented house' or 'take a rent house', and 'hardlus' (hardships). Words like 'decore' (decorate) and 'waek' (weak) contain spelling errors. While the writer attempts less common vocabulary, inaccuracies are noticeable throughout the text and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
Grammatical control is weak, with a very limited range of structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty (e.g., 'Having own house then a rent house is benefical thing' and 'if we have our own room we happliy live their without any tension yet if we live in rent house we always suffered in trouble'). There are frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'Own home play'), and prepositions that cause frequent difficulty for the reader, typical of a Band 4.5 or 5.0 performance.
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