Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-11

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 4.5)

Certain people believe that choosing friends with the same views is better than selecting people who sometimes disagree with your opinion. I completely agree with this view because some individuals have different mindsets their thoughts are different from person to person .

Firstly, friends play an important role in each and everyone's life. sometime

Listening to friends opinions also helps us to improve our knowledge, skills,thoughts and ect. For example, there was a project in the school about coding where we had to explain the code but, my friend decided to show a video clip, thinking that people could get a better understanding rather than just explaing the things.

Secondly, some individuals disagree with their opinions because people do not like to share their thou

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You state a clear preference for friends who share your views, and the school coding-project example is relevant to friendship and exchanging ideas. However, the task asks you to discuss both views and give your opinion, while the response mainly asserts your preference and does not explain the benefits of having friends who disagree. The second point is unfinished (“people do not like to share their thou…”), so it cannot develop the opposing view or support your position. The example also needs a clearer link to whether the friends agreed or disagreed. The response is substantially below the required minimum of 250 words, which leaves the task only partially addressed. Develop both sides, explain your reasoning, and add specific supporting examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is an attempt to organise the response with “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and the opening gives the reader a general sense of your position. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the first body point shifts from the importance of friends to learning from their opinions without clearly connecting this to agreement or disagreement. The isolated “sometime” and the unfinished final sentence interrupt the flow, while the second paragraph does not complete a distinct idea. Use one paragraph for each view, make the relationship between each example and its point explicit, and finish with a conclusion that restates your opinion. More complete sentences and clearer links between ideas would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “same views,” “different mindsets,” “opinions,” and “knowledge,” and the coding-project example gives you a chance to use topic-specific language. However, the range is limited and some expressions are imprecise or awkward, such as “each and everyone's life” and “share their thou…”. “Skills, thoughts and ect” is also an unclear list, and “ect” is an incorrect spelling of “etc.” Aim for more precise phrases that distinguish agreement from disagreement, such as “shared outlook” and “constructive challenge.” Check spelling and collocations, and avoid listing broad terms unless you explain how they relate to your argument.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example, “I completely agree with this view because…” and the sentence beginning “For example, there was a project…”. However, control is inconsistent. The opening contains a run-on structure after “mindsets,” and the sentence about the project has awkward punctuation around “but.” The fragment “sometime” is not a complete sentence, and the final sentence is unfinished, so its grammatical structure cannot be assessed fully. There are also problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation, including the space before the full stop in “person .” Practise writing complete sentences with one clear main clause, then check punctuation and clause connections before submitting.

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