Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-14

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 5.5)

Nowadays, people have a lot of things to do in the modern world, where some people like to explore new places and food, while some people only do things which suits them well. In my opinion, people should leave the house and explore the world. I am going to discuss both views and my opinion in further paragraphs.

To begin with, individuals who explore new places can learn new things in their life. By visiting to other country one can learn about other cultures and traditions, it helps people to be more socialized, which can help people to make new friends. Moreover, people can see beautiful places all over the world, which helps them to relieve stress from their personal life. Freinds and families can spend some time together, which can help them to build strong bonds with each other. Some people like to eat different types of food from different countries. It provides them with knowledge about nutrients, and make their eating habits healthy.

On the other hand, some people prefer to do similar things that they used to do. People do not want to travel beause they feel comfortable in their own country, bacause they do not want spend money on new things. Many Individuals perfer other things to do in their lives such as, playing vedios games, watching movies, going to work, and going shopping locally.

To conclude, people have different preference about living thier life. Some people and I prefer to explore new things to releve stress, and other feel stress to go out and feel comfatable to do similary things they used to do.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both attitudes and state your view clearly in the introduction: “people should leave the house and explore the world.” The paragraph supporting exploration gives relevant reasons, including learning about cultures, relieving stress and spending time with family. However, some points are asserted rather than explained; for example, the link between trying international food and gaining “knowledge about nutrients” or healthier eating is unclear. The familiar-routine viewpoint is also less fully developed: you mention comfort and saving money, then list activities, but do not explain why people value these routines or give a specific example. Develop both sides more evenly and make the conclusion’s position clearer by explaining why you favour exploration despite the benefits of familiarity.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, one paragraph for each attitude, and a conclusion. “To begin with” and “On the other hand” help signal the shift between the two views, and the main ideas are generally easy to follow. Some connections, however, feel mechanical or unclear. The first body paragraph moves from cultural learning to stress relief, family bonds and food without showing how these points relate to one another. The conclusion also combines both positions in a way that makes the final contrast difficult to follow. Use clearer links between supporting points, and ensure pronouns such as “it” have an unmistakable reference. A more focused paragraph structure would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to discuss travel, food and familiar activities, including phrases such as “cultures and traditions,” “relieve stress” and “build strong bonds.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “nutrients,” though its connection to the point about trying food is not precise. Repetition of “people,” “things” and “new” limits variety, while several spelling errors—“Freinds,” “beause,” “perfer” and “comfatable”—are noticeable. Some word combinations are also awkward, such as “socialized” for making friends and “different preference about living thier life.” Build a wider set of accurate collocations for discussing routines, travel and personal choice, and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “beautiful places all over the world, which helps them to relieve stress” and a contrast introduced by “while.” Meaning is usually understandable, but errors in agreement, verb forms and sentence construction recur. For example, “things which suits them” should use a plural verb, and “It provides them with knowledge … and make their eating habits healthy” shifts incorrectly from singular to plural agreement. The opening sentence also has an awkward structure, and “do not want spend money” is missing “to.” Practise checking subject–verb agreement and infinitive patterns, and make sure each long sentence has a clear grammatical structure.

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