Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-20

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In the future, people may no longer be able to pay for things in shops using cash. All payments may have to be made by card or using phones. Do you think this will happen one day? Why do you think some people might not be happy to give up using cash?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Humans have advanced so much only because it has been facilitator and aimer for fast paced evolution. Keeping that as baseline reality, I think there sure would come a time in future that cash would go obsolete. Evidently we have been accepting the technological changes at the speed of lighting and so would be true for the area of payments.

While I am all for it providing me convinience and by "I" I represent the majority of the polpulation. There also would exist an minisqueal amount of people that would oppose it as it takes away the tangible feel of holding something that is of certain monetary value. Digital currency or digital medium of payments both have been criticised for this reality that it lacks trust because general population cannot see the moving parts of trasaction that happens in background. While there is really meak population that doubts the legitimacy of it they still would prefer the physical feeling of holding dollar bill, chunck of change, and stack of dollars as it give them sensory inputs of satisfacton while paying which in return provides dopamine high.

I would like to discuss the instance of me putting the down payments for the house that I bought recently. I had been saving cash that i made from all of my side hustles, wich amouted to $20,000. Total downpayment that i put was $50,000 and the remainder was paid via a cheque. I can evidently noticed the change in amount of joy i experienced while handing out that fat stack of cash.

In conclusion, digital payment methods are the new king and would invariablereplace cash completely. I would still like cash to continue being legal tender

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you expect cash to become obsolete, while recognising that some people would resist losing it. You address both parts of the question and support your explanation of resistance with the idea that physical money offers a tangible, satisfying experience. The house-purchase example also makes your point personal and relevant. This meets the task well, but the two sides are not developed equally: the prediction that cash will disappear is asserted mainly through general claims about rapid technological change, without explaining practical reasons or giving a concrete example. The reasons for opposition could also be broadened beyond sensory enjoyment and distrust, for instance by considering privacy or access to digital services. More balanced development would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about possible objections, a personal example, and a conclusion. The example follows naturally from the discussion of the pleasure of handling cash, and phrases such as “While” and “In conclusion” help signal relationships between ideas. However, progression is sometimes difficult to follow. The second paragraph begins “While I am all for it” but does not complete that contrast in a clear grammatical or logical way, and the personal example is not explicitly linked back to why people might oppose cashless payments. The conclusion also introduces a preference for cash to remain legal tender without explaining how this fits with the prediction that it will disappear. Clearer links between paragraphs and more explicit explanation of these connections would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a varied vocabulary, including “obsolete,” “tangible,” “legitimacy,” and “sensory inputs,” and these choices show an effort to discuss the topic precisely. Some expressions, however, are inaccurate or unnatural and make the reader pause: “facilitator and aimer for fast paced evolution,” “speed of lighting,” and “minisqueal amount” do not convey your intended meanings clearly. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “convinience,” “polpulation,” “trasaction,” and “satisfacton.” These issues limit the effectiveness of an otherwise relevant range. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully; simpler wording is preferable when a more ambitious phrase is uncertain.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “the tangible feel of holding something that is of certain monetary value” and a conditional idea about future payments. However, control is uneven, and several sentence structures are faulty. “While I am all for it providing me…” is a fragment, while “there sure would come a time in future that cash would go obsolete” has an unclear clause structure. Agreement and verb forms also need attention in “as it give them sensory inputs” and “I can evidently noticed.” Articles and sentence boundaries are sometimes missing or awkward, as in “an minisqueal amount.” Practise building complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, then check agreement and tense; this will make your ideas easier to understand.

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