Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-18

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)

There are different types of people in everywhere,one prefer visit to new place and try different cuisines.Others also visit in only one place with same foods and things.While both views have merits,I believe that visit to different places and try different types of food makes person more discoveries about foods with different taste and views is more convincing.

The most significant point is to consider is that some people go for to try different foods like, street foods, itallian foods,pakistani foods and indian foods. The main reason is that, they are vloggers and try different foods and share there views to there followers and fans are appreciating there exploration and also try there foods.This is primarily because of they earns money and also advertisting there food to also help them.

In addition to the above, another crucial factor is,some people prefer to keep doing same things they are familiar with. The underlying reason for this is that, some people are introvert and don't want to explore new things they keep going with same things.Futhermore, some people are easy with one taste and have habitual and easy with that.To illustrate this point, people are comfortable with one places are easy with same people.

I also relate with this experience, i wants to go different places and want to try different cuisines with different place interior because, i love to explore different things. On the other hand, my parents not they only with one place and also wants to enjoy there always favriuote chicken karahi with naan and biryani.But i am also comfortable with parents they also have an heart and a love when i saw them they are happy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by discussing both attitudes towards new experiences versus familiarity, and includes a clear personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive in places. For instance, the discussion of vloggers touches on trying different foods, but the explanation meanders into earnings and advertisements. The support provided in body paragraphs tends to be simplistic, such as stating that introverts prefer the familiar. While a clear position is maintained throughout, the ideas lack the depth and extension required to reach a higher band. Overall, the task is addressed adequately, fitting the criteria for a Band 5.5 to 6.0, settling at 5.5 due to the under-developed supporting points.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into distinct paragraphs, attempting a logical structure. However, coherence is heavily impaired by mechanical transitions, faulty referencing, and punctuation errors. Phrases like 'In addition to the above, another crucial factor is' are overused and awkwardly inserted. Referencing is frequently unclear, as seen in sentences like 'This is primarily because of they earns money and also advertisting there food to also help them.' The flow of ideas between sentences is often disjointed, making the progression difficult to follow at times. While paragraphing is visually present, the internal cohesion and logical links between arguments require substantial improvement, placing this response firmly in the Band 5.0 range.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with frequent word choice and collocation errors. The student repeatedly uses simple phrasing such as 'try different foods', 'different places', and 'same things'. There are noticeable errors in word forms and spelling, including 'itallian', 'advertisting', 'earns', and 'favriuote'. Attempts to use less common vocabulary are sparse and frequently inaccurate, such as 'have habitual'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of food and travel, frequent inaccuracies and a lack of flexibility restrict the lexical score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex ones. Frequent grammatical errors occur throughout the text, including missing prepositions ('visit to new place'), incorrect verb forms ('want to go different places... i wants'), pronoun confusion ('they earns money'), and awkward clause structures ('because i am also comfortable with parents they also have an heart'). Punctuation and comma splices are also problematic, with spaces frequently misplaced around punctuation marks. These errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader in deciphering the intended meaning, aligning with the Band 4.5 or 5.0 descriptors.

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