Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-13

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)

A considerable countries in the world, many individuals are trying to move urban area, as a result the rural people are decreasing in a countryside. Most of the people want to live in a better lifestyles for this reason they decide to move cities. I believe that it is more positive and best decision for people enhancement. I will discuss this statement in a positive and negative way.

On the one hand, nowadays people are highly facinated to move urban area from countryside because most of them think that it will be better to settle in cities or towns for their future career life.One more reason is if people move to urban side socities they will acquire something new particular skills according to their education and ensure job in their career prospects.For example, in bangladesh most of the career enthusiastics citizens residing in Dhaka and chittagong for preparable works. Therefore, wide range of population highly interested to move city.

Despite all of these positive advantages, there are moving urban areas has some drawbacks. First of all living in a cities is quite expensive instate of residing in a countryside.On good reason Some people can not take afford of their house rent, children education fees and many others issues they faces in cities. For instance, lower income families people has significant challenges for living in urban residential socities.As a consequence, so of population will faces

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a clear overall view that rural-to-urban migration is positive, and you identify employment and career opportunities as a reason, with Dhaka and Chittagong as an example. You also acknowledge a disadvantage: the cost of housing and education in cities. However, the discussion is only partial and the ideas are not sufficiently explained. The introduction promises a discussion of both sides, but the conclusion is missing and the final sentence is unfinished, so your position is not fully reinforced. The response also contains 234 words, below the required 250. Develop each main point with a clearer explanation of its effects and complete the final paragraph so the answer fully addresses the question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction followed by paragraphs for advantages and disadvantages, and signposts such as “On the one hand” and “Despite all of these positive advantages” help readers recognise the intended structure. However, progression within the paragraphs is uneven: several ideas are placed together without clear explanation of how they connect, and the final paragraph stops mid-sentence (“As a consequence, so of population will faces”). There is no concluding paragraph to bring the argument together. Some linking is also repetitive or awkward, such as “For this reason” followed by “Therefore” to express similar cause-and-effect relationships. Organise each paragraph around one main point, explain it in sequence, and add a complete conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “career prospects,” “skills,” “lower income families,” and “residential societies,” and you use some relevant terms for migration and urban life. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “A considerable countries” does not express the intended idea, “better lifestyles” is awkward in this context, and “preparable works” is unclear. There are also spelling and word-form errors, including “facinated,” “socities,” and “enthusiastics.” Aim for accurate, natural combinations rather than using ambitious phrases whose meaning is uncertain; checking spelling and choosing simpler precise wording would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic complex structures, including “because” and “if,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and verb forms occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to understand. For example, “there are moving urban areas has some drawbacks” combines incompatible structures, while “lower income families people has” has problems with noun structure and subject–verb agreement. The final clause, “so of population will faces,” is also incomplete and grammatically unclear. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then extend them with one subordinate clause at a time. Check articles and singular/plural agreement, and ensure every sentence has a complete subject and verb.

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