Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing.

Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Seeing the global debate on the issue of in some nations around the world, rural individual are moving to urban areas, so the population in the countryside is decreasing is comon. Believing this is a favourable for rural people because cities provides better healthcare and educational facilities. When people leave countryside it creates problems such as deficiency of food, individual face croud in cities. I will explain my perspective with examples.

Beginning with my position on people leaving rural areas being a positive scenario , because it gives better lifestyle along with good transport and healthcare service to individual. Since in urban areas roads are very clean and parks are available for exercise. Providing an apt case, in 2026 almost 20 percent of village populaion shifted to cities for better amenities. Emphasising further, another reason supporting urbanisation is employment oppourtunities available in cities because few people leave rural area.

Examining the negative impact, indivisual move to urban areas being a negative scenario beause it create some major ploblem or down the country economy . such as decrease the grains production, more croud in urban areas. City people face more competiton for employmeant alongwith it

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a discernible view that rural-to-urban migration is favourable for rural residents, and you mention relevant benefits such as healthcare, education, transport and employment. You also recognise disadvantages, including reduced grain production and crowding, so the response engages with both sides of the issue. However, the position becomes less clear when you introduce the negative impact without explaining whether it changes your overall judgement. Most points are listed rather than developed or supported with convincing examples; the claim about 20 percent of village residents moving in 2026 is not explained or substantiated. The response is 186 words, below the required 250 words, and 8 words copied from the prompt were not counted. Develop your reasons and state your final view clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph presenting benefits and a final paragraph on disadvantages. Linking expressions such as “Beginning with,” “Examining the negative impact” and “Emphasising further” help signal the direction of the discussion. However, progression is uneven: the introduction mentions several problems, the second paragraph focuses on benefits, and the final paragraph ends abruptly with “alongwith it,” leaving the argument unfinished. Some connections are also unclear, such as “because few people leave rural area,” which does not clearly explain the employment point. Use complete paragraphs with a clear topic sentence, explanation and example, and finish with a conclusion that restates your overall position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “urbanisation,” “amenities,” “employment opportunities” and “grains production.” These choices show an effort to discuss social and economic effects rather than relying only on very basic terms. However, spelling errors and inaccurate word combinations are frequent enough to distract the reader, for example “comon,” “croud,” “oppourtunities” and “down the country economy.” Some expressions are also imprecise, such as “favourable for rural people” and “individual face.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning natural collocations, such as “beneficial for rural residents,” “overcrowding in cities” and “the national economy.” Repeating “better” and “problems” less often would also make the vocabulary more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including a reason introduced by “because” and a sentence beginning “Since in urban areas…”. However, the range is limited, and several attempted structures are incomplete or difficult to follow. For example, “Beginning with my position… because it gives…” is a fragment, while “Examining the negative impact, indivisual move… being a negative scenario” lacks a clear grammatical structure. There are also recurring agreement and article errors, as in “cities provides” and “leave rural area,” and the final sentence is unfinished. Practise writing complete subject–verb sentences, checking singular and plural agreement, and using subordinate clauses only when they connect clearly to a main clause.

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