Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that now is the best time in history to be living.

What is your opinion about this?

What other time in history would be interesting to live in?

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In this contemporary world, People think that living in present is better than the lives lived in history. Generally, people always argues about their current time in comparision to the past or future. I agree that now is the best time in history to be living.

Now a days, growing populations with automated innovation in the living gives comfort. for instance, people lerans through digital tools and gadgets like laptop, iPad, ipod and iPhones. However, This tools provide an ease in learning as compare to the past where people use to keep bundle of books to read from and have records in.

The main concern is the vulnerability in using this gadgets. certain age of human as been exposed to the content that they are not suppose to learn about. Apparently, This creates an agrressive and irritative behaviours.

Secondly, Living in the millennial would be more interesting than the present. As they were the generation of the people who has seen the world shifting from traditional to digital world. As true as it, people are more keen to gain knowledge and apply it at the first place better than the current generation.

Moreover, talking about the living now and then, for instance: student living in village has more accesible sources to vase knopwledge of library and script same as the city people.

Living now means enjoying personal freedom, medical miracle and connectivity towards vast group of people on tips of the fingers. Hence, Living now is like present that is full of surprises.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the opinion on whether the present is the best time to live and the identification of another interesting historical period. However, the development of ideas is inconsistent. While the first paragraph establishes a clear position, the subsequent arguments are somewhat disjointed. The discussion about the 'millennial' generation is slightly confusing, as it is unclear if the student refers to the turn of the millennium or the generation itself. Furthermore, the supporting examples, such as the mention of students in villages, lack sufficient detail to fully support the claims made. The response would benefit from more focused, logical expansion of each point.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the logical progression between them is sometimes weak. While cohesive devices like 'However', 'Secondly', and 'Moreover' are used, they are occasionally applied in a way that does not clearly link the preceding and following ideas. For instance, the transition between the benefits of digital tools and the concerns about their vulnerability is abrupt. Additionally, the referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly in the fourth paragraph where the connection between the 'millennial' generation and the argument for it being an interesting time is not fully explained. The overall structure is present but lacks a smooth flow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The range of vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks precision and sophistication. There are several instances of awkward word choices and spelling errors, such as 'lerans' instead of 'learns', 'agrressive' instead of 'aggressive', 'vase knopwledge' instead of 'vast knowledge', and 'script' used in an unclear context. The student attempts to use some topic-specific vocabulary like 'automated innovation' and 'vulnerability', but these are not always used in the most natural way. To reach a higher band, the student needs to focus on more accurate spelling and more precise collocations to convey their ideas more effectively.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede readability. Common issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'people always argues', 'This tools provide'), article usage (e.g., 'in present', 'in the millennial'), and pluralisation errors. While the meaning is generally clear, the high frequency of these errors prevents the writing from reaching a higher band. The student should focus on basic grammatical accuracy, particularly with verb forms and noun phrases, before attempting more complex structures.

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