Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-06
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 4.5)
In many parts of nation, homeownership is highly priortized over renting. this preference is driven by culturel values regarding stability and the financial security that property provides. As far as I am concerned,I belive that having own home is better for people.
To begin with, the existance of sitting on rent can face a different problems. To expain it in detials, due to letting cittizen wile be lost their native traditional . similarly, they need to sit under the houseowner. For instance,If owner ask to live they need shift to other aperment .
On the other hand, some caim that have own home has benifit . Elabortingon it, it save and protecte from a thief and also it seacure our life . Likewise, its provides to enjoy in culture.For instance, we no need to stay far from a family.
To sum up, there are several positive and negative aspect . in a iTo sattel on rent home has no strong side than have own home . therefor . i am support the positive impact of owining house . it combined all of them .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response is significantly under the minimum word count requirement, containing only 184 words instead of the required 250 words, which severely restricts the development of ideas. The writer attempts to address both parts of the prompt by discussing why homeownership is important and whether it is a positive or negative situation, establishing a clear personal position. However, the ideas are severely limited and under-developed. For instance, the reasons provided for why homeownership matters, such as cultural values and protection, are stated rather than extended or supported with well-reasoned arguments. The discussion remains quite repetitive and lacks the depth expected for a higher score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
There is some basic organisation in the text, with an introduction, a couple of body paragraphs, and a concluding remark, showing an attempt at paragraphing. However, there is no clear overall progression of ideas throughout the essay. Cohesive devices are basic, repetitive, and sometimes inaccurate or inappropriately used, such as the frequent misuse of transitional phrases like 'To begin with', 'On the other hand', and 'To sum up'. Referencing is also not always clear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the logical flow of arguments smoothly. The overall arrangement feels disjointed due to the lack of effective logical links between sentences and paragraphs.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. There are noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and spelling throughout the response, such as 'priortized', 'culturel', 'existance', 'cittizen', 'wile', 'aperment', 'caim', 'benifit', 'Elabortingon', 'protecte', 'seacure', 'attemp', 'sattel', and 'owining'. These lexical errors and awkward collocations cause some difficulty for the reader and impede clear communication. While the writer attempts to use some less common vocabulary related to housing and society, the high density of spelling and word formation mistakes keeps the score at this level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The writer uses a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on basic sentence forms. Attempts at more complex sentences are consistently faulty, containing frequent errors in verb forms, tenses, subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions. Examples of grammatical inaccuracies include 'letting cittizen wile be lost', 'they need to sit under the houseowner', 'If owner ask to live they need shift', and 'have own home has benifit'. Punctuation is also poorly controlled with erratic spacing and missing full stops. These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader and demonstrate a weak command of sentence construction.
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