Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people like to try new things, for example, places to visit and types of food. Other people prefer to keep doing things they are familiar with.

Discuss both these attitudes and give your own opinion.

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

 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

It is undeniable to say that some people like to try new things, for example, place to visit and type of food other people prefer to keep doing thingh familiar with. But other do not like this. I am going to discuss both of the view and give my opinion.

There are multifarious reasons to support my dogma. Firstly, they like to try new food items, they like to visit new places and make memories with their family and friends. Secondly, they check online review of the food and place then they visit that place. Thirdly, if someone suggest any new place or food item then they try it. Finally, as if they are on trip that time they like to try food fron different restaurants.

However, other people prefer to keep doing the same things they are familier with for some reasons. Moreover, sometimes they like the food and ambience of the place. Furthermore, they have some elergy or dietary ristrictions that's why the prefer the same place. sometimes the place is near to their home. Apart from this, some people like to eat food that is easy to available and which contain less spices and easy to digest.

to wrape this up, I would like to say thay people do thing according to their interest as if they like to visit new places or going to visit the place they are familier with. this is upto their own choice.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both attitudes by giving reasons for trying new places and foods, such as making memories, reading online reviews, and accepting suggestions, then explaining why others prefer familiar options. However, the response is under the required 250 words: it contains 224 words, with 17 words copied from the prompt excluded from the count. This limits the development of your ideas. The reasons are mostly listed rather than explained or supported with a specific example, and your own opinion is not clearly stated; the conclusion says it is “upto their own choice” rather than indicating which attitude you favour or why. Develop each side with explanation and an example, then state a clear personal view.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each attitude, and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the broad discussion. You also use linking expressions such as “Firstly,” “However,” and “Apart from this.” However, the progression within paragraphs is often a list of points rather than a connected explanation, and several transitions are mechanical or do not show a clear relationship between ideas. For example, “Moreover” and “Furthermore” introduce reasons without explaining how they connect. The conclusion repeats the choice between the two attitudes instead of drawing the discussion together. Use fewer, more precise connectors and build each paragraph around a main idea supported by explanation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “online review,” “dietary restrictions,” “ambience,” and “easy to digest,” which helps communicate reasons for both preferences. There are also attempts at less common wording, such as “multifarious,” but “my dogma” is not an appropriate way to introduce reasons and makes the meaning unclear. Spelling and word-choice errors—including “familier,” “elergy,” “ristrictions,” and “fron”—are noticeable and sometimes slow the reader. Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “easy to available.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations rather than unusually formal words, and proofread spelling. A wider range of precise expressions for preferences and experiences would make the discussion clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including a reason clause in “that's why the prefer the same place” and a conditional-style example beginning “if someone suggest.” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence construction, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation occur throughout. For instance, “if someone suggest” needs a correctly formed verb, while “they prefer the same place” requires a subject–verb form that matches the intended subject; the opening sentence also joins contrasting ideas without clear sentence boundaries. Some sentences are fragments or run-ons, and capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent. Practise writing complete, clearly punctuated sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check verb forms and agreement.

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