Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-21

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 5.0)

In my opinion to have a friend who sometimes disagree with me than than having like minded opinion .

firstly, When you have a friend who gives you exact opinion as you .That is going to help you lot of times but when life has a reason to test your friendship by giving a crutial situations. once this issue happend with me and my dear friend whose name is Tharak, I have known him since two years , we use to share a alot of Ideas about Investing in stocks. one day I opened an stock market account and bought many shares of one of top and rising company with his help.

secondly ,I have waited about a week to check past my shares, Then realised i should've waited or reserached for a week or two weeks time to get to know of the company before jumping without idea of market.

Finally , However the factor we have to consider before putting money into the business or any kind of investment everyone has difference of opinion the factor we have to aware of Risk factor Involved , market outside considering the RIsk factor is volatile or uneven so trusting a friend or agreeing to a friend everytime doesnot make sense sometimes your friend has to say no to it .

To sumup with above information. If you are having a friend or a companion who is having a difference of opinions , It is going to help , this is considering my own expereinces.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

Your position is stated at the start and end: you favour friends who sometimes disagree, and the investment story gives a relevant reason for valuing a friend’s caution. However, the discussion of the opposing view is only briefly introduced through the claim that agreement can help, and it is not explained or supported. The example also does not clearly show what your friend advised or how disagreement affected the decision, so the link to the argument remains underdeveloped. The response therefore addresses the task only partially: develop both views explicitly, explain why people may prefer agreement as well as why disagreement can be useful, and make your own example demonstrate that contrast clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response using “firstly,” “secondly,” “finally,” and a concluding phrase, and the investment example gives the essay a central topic. However, these markers do not create a clear progression: the second paragraph describes checking the shares but does not explain how this supports the discussion, while the final paragraph combines several points in a long, difficult-to-follow sentence. The opening and conclusion repeat the same opinion without adding a clear summary of both views. Group each main idea into a focused paragraph, use transitions to show the relationship between ideas, and make references such as “this issue” and “the factor” specific.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “friendship,” “investing in stocks,” “shares,” “risk factor,” and “volatile.” These terms help communicate the personal example and the idea that financial decisions involve uncertainty. However, the range is limited and several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “gives you exact opinion,” “a crucial situations,” and “market outside.” Spelling and word-form errors, including “reserached,” “expereinces,” and “doesnot,” also reduce clarity. Build a more precise set of expressions for discussing agreement and disagreement, and check spelling and collocations so that your meaning is consistently easy to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example when explaining the investment decision and its risks, but these complex structures are often faulty and make the relationships between clauses unclear. The opening, “In my opinion to have a friend who sometimes disagree with me than than having like minded opinion,” is not a complete, well-formed sentence. There are also recurring errors in agreement and verb forms, such as “a friend who … disagree,” “I have waited … Then realised,” and “we use to share.” Articles, plurals, and punctuation are also inconsistent. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check tense consistency and agreement before adding subordinate clauses.

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