Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-14

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 are essential part of each and everyone's life. Some individuals believed that firends with same opinions are much better , ratther others feel opposite. In my perspective, true friends are those who give genuine opinion rather than fake one.

In the contemporary era, everyone have many friends. But I believe quality matters not quntity. The friends who have always same opinion, because they run from argument. For example, in a group of friends, sometime to avoid disagreements or to avoid diplomatic situation they just agree with other friend statement.

Secondly, they agree because they do not want to hurt one's feelings. In some cases, one's agree with friend opinion due to emotional situation.

On the other hand, friends who have different opinions sometimes have positive impact from my standpoint because true firend is better than fake friend. If one who dose not care about anything just tell the truth to the friend for betterment of one's future is more important. Secondly, real friend always say practical thing not fictional thing. For example, if one friend ask about his dressing sense and if that friend does not have good taste, that can correct him without hesitation rahter than just agree with him to avoid complexity in friendship. Hence, above reason i believe sometimes disagreement is acceptable rather than wrong or untruth statement.

In conclusion, as friends are essential part of everyone's life but i think one's needs to choose wisely who give real and true opinion rather than unreal view.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall preference for friends who offer honest opinions, and you discuss both sides of the question. The examples about agreeing to avoid hurt feelings and giving honest feedback on someone’s clothing are relevant and help explain your view. However, the first position is not fully explored: the reasons for choosing friends with similar opinions are presented mainly as avoidance of arguments or emotional sensitivity, without explaining why this might make a friendship better. Your own position is clearest in the final body paragraph and conclusion, but it could be stated more directly in the introduction and supported with a fuller explanation of how disagreement benefits friends. Develop both perspectives more evenly and make the reasoning behind each example explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph about friends with similar opinions, a contrasting paragraph, and a conclusion. Phrases such as “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help signal the main stages, and the clothing example is placed with the view it supports. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. “The friends who have always same opinion, because they run from argument” is an incomplete connection, and the repeated “Secondly” does not always show how the next point develops the previous one. Some references, such as “one’s” and “that friend,” are difficult to follow. Use complete topic sentences, connect each reason to its explanation, and vary linking expressions so the argument flows more naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “genuine opinion,” “disagreements,” “hurt one’s feelings,” and “practical.” These choices make your main ideas understandable, and you attempt phrases such as “diplomatic situation” and “without hesitation.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors reduce precision, including “firends,” “quntity,” “dose,” and “ratther.” Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “wrong or untruth statement” and “real friend always say practical thing.” Aim to use accurate, natural combinations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for the benefits and risks of agreement or disagreement would help you explain the two views with greater clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the response is generally understandable. However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some attempted complex structures are faulty. Examples include “everyone have many friends” (subject–verb agreement), “Friends are essential part” (article use), and “The friends who have always same opinion, because they run from argument” (an incomplete sentence). There are also errors in clauses and verb forms, as in “if one friend ask” and “if that friend does not have good taste, that can correct him.” These patterns sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and clause structure before submitting.

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