Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-24
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)
There is an ongoing debate whether it's better to choose ally who share same mindset or those who oppose and stand by their own thoughts.However,I strongly believe that a person should have variety of friends who can sometimes disagree with you. Following monograph will discuss both views and will explain that why having friends with different opinion promotes diversity.
One the one hand, if we talk about the friends who always agree with you gives you confidence while making decisions and you feel relaxed in their company.For instance, if a person is introvert he will be having a small friend circle and sharing same thoughts will make a stronger bond of trust and will face less conflicts.
On the other hand, if you have friends who sometimes disagree with you help you make good decision in a long run. For instance, everyone have different exposure in life. Sometimes someone can give you an experienced based advice which can be a life saver for you. So when you have different types of friends their are different mindsets and more number of options while making decision. They can guide you where you are wrong becaus its not not necessory that you are always right. To examplify,you are confused weather you
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
You state a clear preference for having friends who sometimes disagree, and you give relevant reasons: differing experience can provide useful advice and help someone recognise when they are wrong. You also begin to explain the appeal of friends who agree, mentioning confidence, trust and fewer conflicts. However, the discussion is incomplete: the response ends mid-example (“you are confused weather you”), so your own view is not fully supported and the second perspective is only briefly developed. The required minimum length is also not met; the response is 208 words against a 250-word requirement. To strengthen the answer, complete the example, explain both views more fully, and add a concluding statement that directly answers the question.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph beginning “On the one hand,” and a contrasting paragraph beginning “On the other hand.” These signposts help readers identify the two perspectives, and examples are placed alongside the relevant points. However, progression is interrupted because the final paragraph stops mid-sentence, leaving the argument without a conclusion. Some links are also awkward or unclear, such as “So when you have different types of friends their are different mindsets,” and the opening sentence runs into “However” without appropriate spacing or punctuation. Use complete paragraphs, connect each example explicitly to its main point, and finish with a concise conclusion to make the overall progression clearer.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “mindset,” “confidence,” “bond of trust,” “exposure,” and “experienced based advice.” This shows an effort to express ideas beyond very basic language. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural and sometimes make the meaning harder to follow: “choose ally” does not fit the context, “Following monograph” is unsuitable for an essay, and “experienced based advice” is not a natural collocation. Spelling errors such as “becaus,” “necessory,” and “examplify” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, natural phrases such as “choose friends,” “the following discussion,” and “advice based on experience,” and proofread spelling carefully.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional example (“if a person is introvert…”) and a relative clause (“friends who sometimes disagree with you”). However, errors are frequent, and some sentences are difficult to process. For example, “if we talk about the friends who always agree with you gives you confidence” has an incomplete or mismatched structure, while “everyone have different exposure” has subject–verb disagreement. Articles and plurals are also often missing or inconsistent, as in “a person is introvert” and “different opinion.” Punctuation spacing is unreliable, and the final sentence is unfinished. Practise building complete clauses, checking subject–verb agreement, and proofreading sentence boundaries.
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