Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-02

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)

In many countries peopel believe that owning a home is more important they renting one. There are many positive or negative points.

Owning a house is very important this is because if a person ownes a house that means they wont have to pay the rent that house as they are the owners. As a result, they will be able to save the money form rent and spend it on other daily expensive. Futhermore, the owner can bulid the house as they like and if any changes has to be done they will be able to make that change for example painting the wall, changing the door and even the furniture. Moreover, the owner can put the house on rent due to that they can make more money as they will resive rent for the people how will live in that house,

However, owning a house can lead to daily maintenence as the owner will have to keep the house in a right maner. If the house they own is not in a populler area it may be difficult to put the house on rent dur to that the owner can not reacive rent. Moreover owning a house can lead to the owner paying propaty tax to the government. As a result, there expensives might incereas.

In conclution, even though there are many positive or negative situationa person might want to own a house as they can give to on rent and earn some extra money or they may want to say in a place that they build.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both parts of the question: you suggest that ownership can avoid rent and allow people to alter or rent out a property, and you discuss maintenance, location and property tax as drawbacks. However, the reasons people value ownership are not fully explained, and the response does not clearly state whether this is, overall, a positive or negative situation. The conclusion says people may want a home, but does not directly evaluate the situation. Several points, such as earning rental income, are mentioned without enough explanation or support. To strengthen the response, explain the underlying reasons—for example, security or investment—and give a clear overall judgement supported by your main points.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, a paragraph presenting advantages, a paragraph presenting disadvantages, and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the broad organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and linking expressions are repetitive or awkward: “As a result,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover” are used to connect points without always showing a precise relationship. The first sentence also introduces “positive or negative points” rather than setting out a clear direction. Some references, such as “that house” and “they,” are not always easy to follow. Use clearer topic sentences, connect each supporting detail explicitly to its main idea, and make the conclusion refer back to a definite overall position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate basic ideas, including “rent,” “owners,” “maintenance,” “property tax,” and “government.” There are also attempts to express specific details, such as making changes to a home or renting it to others. However, the range is limited and several spelling errors or inaccurate word choices make the writing less clear, including “peopel,” “expensives,” “populler,” and “reacive.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “daily expensive” and “keep the house in a right manner.” Aim to learn accurate collocations for housing and finance, and proofread spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help you explain the reasons for home ownership rather than relying on repeated references to money and the house.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer sentences with clauses, for example, “If the house they own is not in a popular area…” This shows some effort to vary sentence structure. However, the range remains limited, and errors occur frequently in basic sentence patterns, verb forms, agreement and punctuation. Examples include “a person ownes,” “they wont have to pay the rent that house,” and “the owner will have to keep the house.” The final sentence is also difficult to follow because its clauses are not clearly connected. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and prepositions, and divide long sentences into manageable units. Check that each sentence has a complete, clearly structured main clause.

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