Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-03

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 5.0)

History plays an important role in individuals life . Its true that today , its the best time to live . I am strongly agree with this statement .

There are various reasons that I am agree with this statement . The primary one could be , good facilities . In past , our ancestors do not have enough facilities . For example , if they have to travel to another city , they have to either they have to walk or use horse or any animal for their travel but in this era , we have cars , motorbikes etc. which saves our both time and energy .

The other one could be , living an easy and comfortable life . nowadys , people have an easy life and they have an free time in which they can pay attention to their hobbies or creativity . In 2017 , a survey was conducted that half decade ago , individuals do not have time to spend with their families because at that time no machines or AI present and they have to do all work by themselves . but today , AI help a lot in every field .

In conclusion , we can say that its the best life that we are living as compared to pasr

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response responds to the task only minimally and fails to reach the required word count, falling short of the 250-word minimum by 32 words. While you attempt to address both prompts regarding your opinion on whether the present is the best time to live and mentioning another interesting time period, the second part of the task is completely neglected. You mention why today is good due to facilities and AI, but you never discuss what other time in history would be interesting to live in. Ideas are limited and under-developed, and the position is not fully supported with extended examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organization with a clear introduction and conclusion, but the text lacks an overall progression. Paragraphing is attempted, but transitions between ideas feel mechanical and repetitive, such as starting multiple sentences with 'The other one could be' or 'There are various reasons that I am agree'. Cohesive devices are used in an inadequate and repetitive manner, and referencing is occasionally unclear, which prevents the essay from flowing smoothly from one point to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task, containing noticeable errors that cause some difficulty for the reader. There are frequent lexical and word choice errors, such as saying 'individuals life' instead of 'individual's life', 'I am strongly agree' instead of 'I strongly agree', and 'free time' instead of 'spare time'. Spelling and word forms need significant improvement, and relying on basic, repetitive vocabulary prevents the response from achieving a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You demonstrate a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent errors. Attempts at more complex structures are faulty, such as 'if they have to travel to another city , they have to either they have to walk or use horse'. Frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and articles are present throughout the text, including missing apostrophes, awkward phrasing, and incorrect verb tenses like 'In past , our ancestors do not have' instead of 'In the past, our ancestors did not have'.

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