Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-16

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 4.5)

Many people say that. Now is the best time in history to be living, has become a widely discussed issue in recent years. although this development raises several important things. i believe that, Nowadays is best time for living because that time is life mu h easiest than before, this essay will examine that, what time for best to live, for example back in past time that is not boring but they have very less reources for living like hopitality, vichels, gadgets, and many more. also thier life is hard working like they working on hard not smarter like AI and social media functions.

first important aspect to consider is nowadays very high resources for living, like cell phones, social media, hospitality, many type of vichels, many gadgets, so now people are conected too easily. like they call each other, they have whatsapp groups for friends and their families. to talk eatlch other. the main reason for this is that past time in history they have less resources.They talk each other if one are other city and second are other, they write a letter to each other for example now people talking they have cell phones or they have chating app like whatsapp or messenger. so they can write anything and they can also seen him for video calls.

Anoher significant consider is past time people are more loyal than today time. they all are in village. they live like family. this can be explained that. today is best time for living life but past in history also best for them, because they live like thier time snd resources. today people never like to live in past history time, because today they have many resources and they work smarter in gadgets

After alaylising all the facts, it can be concluded that today is best time for living a life,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a clear overall opinion that the present is the best time to live, and you support it with relevant points about communication technology and modern resources. The examples of phones, WhatsApp and video calls help explain why life is easier now. However, the second part of the task is not properly answered: you mention that people in the past were more loyal and lived in close communities, but you do not identify a particular historical period you would find interesting to live in or explain why you personally would choose it. Several ideas, including the claim that people today work “smarter,” also need clearer explanation. Address both questions directly and develop each reason with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an introduction, body paragraphs and a concluding statement, and the main discussion generally stays focused on comparing life today with life in the past. There is some progression from modern resources to communication and then to social relationships. However, connections between ideas are often unclear or repetitive. For example, the point about limited resources is repeated, while phrases such as “the main reason for this” do not clearly identify the idea they refer to. Several sentences run together, and the final paragraph introduces a different point without developing it. Use one clear main idea per paragraph, link examples directly to that idea, and use referencing and transitions more precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use basic vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “resources,” “social media,” “video calls” and “loyal,” so the reader can identify your main points. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “best time,” “resources” and “people.” Frequent spelling errors and inaccurate word choices—such as “vichels,” “conected,” “hospitality” where you appear to mean facilities, and “hard working”—make parts of the response difficult to understand. Some expressions, including “many type of vichels” and “talk eatlch other,” are not natural English. Build a wider set of accurate topic vocabulary and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to express reasons and examples using both simple statements and longer sentences, including a comparison between communication in the past and today. However, sentence structures are very limited in control, and frequent errors sometimes obscure the intended meaning. For instance, “Many people say that. Now is the best time…” incorrectly separates the opening clause, while “they talk each other” and “if one are other city and second are other” show problems with verb patterns, agreement and sentence formation. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, and several sentences are joined without clear boundaries. Practise forming complete sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation, then check each sentence for a clear main clause.

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