Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-27
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)
Most of Individuals always want to try new things include visiting new places and food, whereas other people don't want to invlove with it they just want to keep doing the same things.I personally believe that try something new is facinating .
Initially, most of people seem that try new things are fun activities because they get chnace to try something new is stress relief activity . These day people have a lot of stress regading work and study , when they try to visit new places which gives them braek from the stress they also get chance to enjoy their life with loveones and family . For example, most of the people In whole word they prefer to get holidays in other countries because they prefer to try new food and people .As a result , they get chance to learn about the new skills , and they also meet new people who belong to diffrent culture .Secondly , people who are introvert always want all expreince in food such as chinese and thai food so on.
However, people who just want to stay with their own things .Which is also good because sometime when people try something new they always get loss.They dont want to waste money and time for new things.There are alos people who are having food allergies from diffrent kind of food so they dont want to try .Some people who are not travel friendly they just prefer to spend time with own place. For example, most of people have travel phobia due to this they cannot adjust in new places , they prefer to stay in their own city .
In conclusion, most of people always prefre to do new things in their life for change which is beneficial for them but some people stay with thier own things , they do not want to change .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both attitudes towards trying new things versus familiarity, and includes the student's own opinion in the introduction. The ideas are relevant, such as mentioning stress relief, fear of loss, food allergies, and travel phobias. However, the development of these ideas is sometimes limited and repetitive, with over-generalizations like 'most of people In whole word'. While the position is clear, the body paragraphs lack deep extension and specific personal experiences, leading to an overall score of Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, which helps structure the discussion. However, the logical progression is frequently hindered by repetitive transitions and mechanical cohesive devices like 'Initially', 'Secondly', and 'However'. Paragraphing could be used more purposefully, as the third paragraph abruptly shifts between multiple unrelated counter-arguments (financial loss, food allergies, travel phobias). Additionally, referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the pronoun use in 'Which is also good because...'. Overall cohesion is faulty, placing this performance at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses a limited and basic range of vocabulary throughout the response. There are frequent word choice and collocation errors, such as 'don't want to invlove with it', 'try something new is facinating', and 'get loss'. Furthermore, spelling and word formation errors are noticeable, such as 'facinating', 'chnace', 'regading', 'loveones', 'diffrent', and 'prefre'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic meaning, the persistent errors place it firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The essay displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty or fragmented, such as 'Which is also good because sometime when people try something new they always get loss.' There are persistent punctuation and capitalization errors, missing articles, and subject-verb agreement issues throughout the text (e.g., 'Most of Individuals', 'most of people seem that try new things are'). These frequent grammatical errors cause some difficulty for the reader, corresponding to a Band 5.0.
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