Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-08
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Some people think it's better to choose friends who always have the same opinions as them. Other people believe it's good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.5)
Friends plays a vital role in every individual's life. Some people believe that having friends with same opinions are better for everyone but other says that it is more beneficial to have friends with different viewpoints. Both views will be dicuss in upcoming paragraphs along with my opinion.
On the one hand, people having same opinion friends have several benefits. Firstly, they make thier friendship more comfortable and enjoyable. Thay can understand eachother more easily and spend time together without having more arguments . They can share their interest and hobbies easily. For example,if two friends want to select places for trip, they can choose it more easily without having an arguments as compared to others with different opinion.As a result, that's make their friendship more stonger.
On the other hands, friends with different opinions are more benefits. Firstly, friends circle with different opinions are more good in decision making. This is because, they have different view points while performing any task. For example, two students with differnt opinions bring seperate ideas for any group assignment on a table and they discuss about each other opinions and select the best ones. As a result, they can perform in multiple enivronment in thier future.
In conclusion. althrough friends with same opinion make their friendship more stonger and enjoyble but i beleive that having friends with different opinions have more advantage as they are not only good in decision making but also give best advise to do good in life to each others.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
You address both views and give a clear personal preference: the first body paragraph explains how shared opinions can make friendship comfortable, while the second argues that differing views improve decision-making. The examples about choosing a trip destination and completing a group assignment are relevant to the question. Your conclusion also restates your preference and adds the idea that friends can offer advice. However, the two sides are not developed equally: the benefits of agreement are explained mainly through avoiding arguments, and the claim that differing opinions prepare people for future environments is not clarified. Extend these points by explaining when disagreement is constructive and how friends can challenge one another respectfully.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for each view, and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hands,” and “In conclusion” make the progression easy to follow, and examples generally appear beside the points they support. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent arrangement and shows some of the clearer progression associated with a stronger performance. However, linking is somewhat mechanical, with “Firstly” and “As a result” repeated, and some references are unclear, such as “they can perform in multiple environment.” Use a wider range of natural transitions and make the relationship between each example and its conclusion more explicit.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “different viewpoints,” “decision making,” “group assignment,” and “arguments.” However, the range is limited and several noticeable word-choice, collocation, word-form, and spelling errors make parts of the response less natural. Examples include “same opinion friends,” “more benefits,” “more good,” and “give best advise”; these phrases may slow the reader’s understanding. Spelling errors such as “dicuss,” “thier,” and “enivronment” also reduce accuracy. Build a bank of natural expressions for discussing friendship and disagreement, and check spelling and word forms during revision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including a reason clause (“This is because…”) and a comparison (“as compared to…”). The main ideas remain understandable, but errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence construction occur across the response. For example, “Friends plays” should have a plural verb, and “that’s make” does not form a correct clause. There are also problems with singular and plural forms in “having an arguments” and with punctuation, including the full stop after “In conclusion.” These errors show that control is not yet consistent. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, then review articles and plural endings.
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