Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-26

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Write about the following topic: Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. 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 6.5)

It is often argued that sharing information in scientific research, business and academia is important, while others think that people should consider sharing information to value its credibility. This essay will examine both viewpoints and present my opinion.

On the one hand, sharing information related to scientific research, business and academic world for free is crucial because it helps enable students access materials required for their studies. Moreover, it is also fundamentally vital in helping professional teachers to improve and update their knowledge in any relevant issues, enabling them deliver the most accurate and relevant science to their students. For example, the findings of archeological shared on the internet for free enables both professors and students access relevant information without spending money. On the other hand, sharing information for free can cause negative effects for the authors since others may take the free material and pass it off as their own without giving proper credit or compensation. In addition, free sharing often leads to digital piracy or unauthorized distribution, reducing direct sales and royalties. In my view, careless or poorly phrased information can damage and author's credibility and worse, consumers may begin to perceive the author's intellectual property as having no monetary value.

In conclusion, although sharing free information may be intellectually and economically beneficial to a certain group of people, it diminishes the author's credibility and devalues their income. I believe that consumers are allowed to access any relevant information for free, however, they should be willing to spend allocated their money on credited information to support scientists and other authors who have contribution in the field of educational system.

AI examiner evaluation

CriterionBand
Task Achievement / Task Response6.5
Coherence and Cohesion6.5
Lexical Resource6.0
Grammatical Range and Accuracy6.0
Overall6.5

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Tanggapan tersebut membahas semua bagian tugas dengan mendiskusikan pandangan bahwa informasi harus dibagikan secara bebas dan pandangan sebaliknya bahwa informasi harus dilindungi, sekaligus memberikan pendapat pribadi yang jelas. Posisi dipertahankan sepanjang esai. Ide umumnya dikembangkan dengan baik, terutama di paragraf isi di mana manfaat akses gratis bagi siswa dan guru kontraskan dengan risiko plagiarisme dan hilangnya pendapatan bagi penulis. Namun, beberapa argumen, seperti poin tentang kredibilitas, dapat diuraikan lebih lanjut untuk mencapai tingkat perkembangan yang lebih tinggi. Secara keseluruhan, tugas berhasil diselesaikan, memenuhi persyaratan Band 7 untuk membahas semua bagian dari perintah soal dengan posisi yang jelas dan ide yang didukung.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

Esai ini menyajikan organisasi dan kemajuan logis yang jelas di seluruh bagian. Esai ini mengikuti struktur tradisional empat paragraf dengan pendahuluan, dua paragraf isi yang seimbang, dan kesimpulan. Perangkat kohesif seperti 'On the one hand', 'On the other hand', 'Moreover', dan 'In conclusion' digunakan untuk memandu pembaca melalui argumen secara efektif, meskipun beberapa perujukan dan transisi sedikit mekanis, seperti frasa kalimat pengantar 'while others think that people should consider sharing information to value its credibility'. Pemenggalan paragraf digunakan secara cukup dan tepat, memastikan setiap ide utama dipisahkan dengan jelas dan mudah diikuti oleh pembaca, yang selaras dengan deskriptor Band 7 untuk organisasi logis.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Penulis menunjukkan rentang kosakata yang memadai untuk memungkinkan fleksibilitas dan presisi, menggunakan istilah seperti 'intellectual property', 'unauthorized distribution', dan 'digital piracy'. Ada upaya sukses untuk menggunakan item leksikal yang kurang umum, meskipun beberapa ketidakakuratan kecil dalam pilihan kata dan kolokasi terjadi, seperti 'findings of archeological shared' (di mana 'archaeological findings shared' atau 'archaeological data' akan lebih tepat) dan 'damage and author's credibility' (kesalahan tipografi untuk 'an author's'). Selain itu, frasa seperti 'spend allocated their money' dalam kesimpulan terasa canggung dan sedikit tidak idiomatik. Meskipun demikian, kosakata tersebut memadai untuk menyampaikan makna yang dimaksudkan dengan jelas tanpa menghambat komunikasi.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

Siswa menggunakan campuran bentuk kalimat sederhana dan kompleks dengan variasi struktur yang baik, termasuk klausa kondisional dan relatif. Ada banyak kalimat yang bebas dari kesalahan, seperti 'It is often argued that...' dan 'In addition, free sharing often leads to...'. Namun, sejumlah kesalahan tata bahasa masih ada, seperti preposisi yang hilang atau bentuk kata kerja yang salah dalam 'enables both professors and students access' (seharusnya 'to access') dan 'who have contribution' (seharusnya 'who have contributed'). Tanda baca dan kontrol umumnya baik, tetapi kesalahan struktural kecil menempatkan tanggapan ini dengan aman di Band 6.5, mencerminkan perpaduan struktur kompleks di samping ketidakakuratan tata bahasa yang berulang.

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