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)
Homes are the most important parts of our daily lives. Its where spend most of our times and shares so many experiences with our families. It is believed to have your own home than to rent it. It is bound with numerous reasons and might be the needed thing to do.
Overall, owning a personal property holds a significant importance. It has numerous benefits.
Conversely, renting makes living a bit more complicated. While you can change your house often, moving on continuosly requires much of time and efforts. Rental homes provide ease for people who cannot afford their own house and ultimately gives thwm a chance to reside and work in the same city with people coming from all different backgrounds including, privileged and underprivile
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The student attempts to address the prompt regarding home ownership and renting, but the response is severely underdeveloped and incomplete, ending abruptly in the middle of a word ("underprivile"). Furthermore, the text falls significantly short of the 250-word minimum, containing only 125 words. While the writer touches on why home ownership is important and mentions renting, the second part of the prompt concerning whether this is a positive or negative situation is barely touched upon. Due to the extreme brevity, lack of full task coverage, and incomplete ideas, the response falls into the Band 4 descriptor for Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into very short, fragmented paragraphs, including a single-sentence paragraph ("It has numerous benefits."). There are basic attempts at logical progression, contrasting home ownership with renting through transition words like "Conversely". However, referencing is sometimes unclear, such as "It is bound with numerous reasons" where the subject lacks a clear antecedent. The overall structure is disjointed, and the abrupt ending disrupts the logical flow of the text. Cohesion is faulty and mechanical, aligning with a Band 5 performance.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, featuring phrases like "most important parts", "daily lives", and "own house". There are noticeable word choice and collocation issues, such as "Its where spend most of our times and shares" and "moving on continuosly requires much of time and efforts". Spelling and drafting errors, including "continuosly" and the truncated word "underprivile", restrict the range of vocabulary. The lexical resource is minimally adequate for conveying simple meaning, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text contains a limited range of sentence structures, mostly simple or faulty complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the short text, such as missing pronouns and incorrect verb forms in "Its where spend most of our times and shares" and agreement errors like "gives thwm a chance". Punctuation is also problematic, notably missing apostrophes in contractions or possessives ("Its"). These frequent errors cause some difficulty and strain for the reader, which corresponds to a Band 5 level.
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