Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-05
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Some people spend most of their lives living close to where they were born.
What might be the reasons for this?
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
Many people prefere to lives nearby they were born and brought up. there are many advantages of this and some disadvantages of this situation.I will explain further inparagraph.
First of all, Living near the place people born and broght up can makes fell happy to them. because their roots connected their.They enjoing being there. Moreover, they kows each and every single thing about the place they were born such as value of so many things.
On the other hand, there are lot of disadvantages of this statment because not iving up on the place they were born can sometimes stop their growth in future, they can learn so many new thing outsides that place, such as education, business, and so on.
In conclusion, it is very good thing to stay at the palce people were born as it is beneficial for their mental health, but not going outside from this palce can maked worst situation as well.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response addresses all parts of the task by mentioning reasons why people stay near their birthplace, as well as some advantages and disadvantages, such as emotional happiness and limited personal growth. However, the ideas remain quite limited and under-developed, lacking specific examples or thorough elaboration. Furthermore, the response falls significantly short of the minimum word requirement of 250 words, containing only 157 words, which restricts the overall development of the task.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response presents a coherent overall arrangement with a recognisable introduction and conclusion, fitting the band well. Ideas are divided into logical paragraphs covering reasons, advantages, and disadvantages. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical and referencing is not always clear, as seen in transitions like 'I will explain further inparagraph' and 'On the other hand, there are lot of disadvantages of this statment'. Paragraphing is attempted, though formatting is occasionally disrupted.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for basic communication, featuring common words related to the topic such as 'happy', 'education', and 'business'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, but this is accompanied by noticeable errors in word choice, form, and spelling, such as 'prefere', 'nearby' instead of 'near', 'broght', and 'outsides'. These errors do not entirely impede communication, but they restrict the range and precision of the response.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response demonstrates a limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with occasional attempts at complex forms that are often faulty. There are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation, including missing articles, subject-verb agreement issues like 'people born and broght up can makes fell happy', and run-on structures like 'their roots connected their.They enjoing being there.' These frequent errors require some effort from the reader to parse the meaning.
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