Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22
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 4.0)
Home is a very important factor of human life. Every person want their have a own home where they live happily. In some countries people owning a home is important rather than renting. This is happen when the owner of the house left people from his home when he want. I have a mix opinion about this situation.
In one hand, people come in ego after left the home by owner and they start working hard and become his own home just show to person who left from house. It is positive effect because they became his own home and save our life for life time and live peacefuly.
On the other hand, it is negitive impact on people because some time people have no money for rent and they take a stress. In stress their life is to hard. Peole can not arrange rent and left home. In our society they have no home people not give respect.
In conclusion, people left home just for they have no money for renting and when owner of the home left them they come ego and work hard. So,this is a positive and negitive situation.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response attempts to address both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons why homeownership is important (such as eviction fears) and evaluating whether this is positive or negative. However, the ideas are underdeveloped and lack sufficient depth to fully satisfy the task requirements. Furthermore, the response suffers from a significant length penalty, as it contains only 193 words, falling well short of the 250-word minimum requirement. The position is stated as mixed, but the explanation remains superficial, relying heavily on basic generalizations like 'people come in ego after left the home by owner'. Because the content is severely restricted in length and development, it aligns most closely with Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The essay is divided into four short paragraphs, showing an attempt at a conventional structure with an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the overall organization is impaired by severe grammatical and lexical breakdown, which disrupts the logical progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are basic and often misused or absent, for instance, transitioning with 'In one hand' instead of 'On the one hand'. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow the writer's line of argument. While paragraphing is visually present, the internal cohesion of the text is weak, placing this performance within the Band 4.0 category.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, restricted to everyday words like 'home', 'money', 'rent', and 'work hard'. There are frequent word choice and collocation errors, such as 'want their have a own home', 'left the home by owner' instead of 'evicted by the landlord', and 'come in ego'. Spelling and word formation errors, such as 'peacefuly' and 'negitive', are noticeable. The lexical range is barely adequate to communicate simple ideas and occasionally strains the reader, corresponding to a Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, relying almost entirely on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are numerous basic errors in verb forms, subject-verb agreement, and tense usage, such as 'Every person want', 'This is happen', 'they became his own home', and 'Peole can not arrange rent'. Complex sentence structures are either absent or attempted with high error frequency, which frequently distorts meaning and causes difficulty for the reader. These persistent, pervasive errors place the response firmly at Band 4.0.
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