Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-11-04

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries not enough students are choosing to study science at university. What are the causes of this? What effects does it have on society?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Nowadays, mostly students of different universities across the globe are not selecting science as their field of study. In recent years main choice of youngsters were the courses related to arts and humanities because the trend of choosing science only as your major has changed and people came to realize the significance of other subjects too.

Firstly, one of the main causes of this is high competition in the field of science. Students feel it much harder to study and understand variety of concepts at a time with theory and numerical data. Whereas arts and humanities courses are much easier to complete and gain an understanding of topics. Furthermore, undergraduates usually lack the interest towards such fields due to the complexity involved in their learning. For example, my elder brother felt science as more complicated and didn't liked it that much so he decided to go into business studies. Thus various causes contribute to the lowering ratio of students in science.

Secondly, it will highly effect the development of science and technology consequently the progress shall slow down. There will not enough prominent scientists who can help in building new technologies and scientific inventions. More students will start to avoid science studies as a result various environmental risks will go ignored and humanity might have to face major issues. For instance, society will also shift its focus from science oriented subjects towards arts, humanities, business and commerce like subjects.

To conclude all of this there are various causes for less number of students choosing science as their preference in universities and this will have numerous effects which may cause problems for humanity. Hence, teachers and parents should encourage students to choose science and help them in understanding its concepts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both parts of the question: you identify perceived difficulty and competition as causes, then discuss possible effects on scientific and technological progress and responses to environmental risks. The examples about your brother and future inventions help make the points relevant. However, some ideas are asserted rather than explained. For instance, the claim that arts and humanities are “much easier” is broad and would be stronger if you explained how this perception influences students’ choices. The effects paragraph also shifts towards listing other fields students may choose, rather than showing in detail how society would be affected. Develop one or two consequences with a clear cause-and-effect explanation and a specific example to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, one on effects, and a conclusion. “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “Secondly” make the main stages easy to follow, and the ideas generally progress logically within each paragraph. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and also shows some control of progression. However, the linking can feel mechanical, particularly with repeated signposting, and some connections between ideas are not fully clear. For example, the sentence about society shifting towards arts and commerce does not clearly explain how that shift follows from the preceding environmental risks. Use more precise links between claims and consequences, and organise each body paragraph around a central point supported by explanation.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic-related vocabulary, including “competition,” “complexity,” “scientific inventions,” and “environmental risks,” so the main ideas are communicated clearly. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “the progress shall slow down.” However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “lowering ratio” would be better expressed as “declining proportion,” and “effect the development” should be “affect development.” Phrases such as “felt science as more complicated” and “science oriented subjects” also need more natural wording. These issues do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision. Build accuracy by learning common academic collocations and checking whether a verb or noun fits the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “whereas,” and “as a result.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the intended meaning is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, however. For example, “didn't liked it” should be “didn't like it,” while “There will not enough prominent scientists” needs “There will not be enough prominent scientists.” The opening sentence also has an unclear construction: “mostly students of different universities … are not selecting science.” Review verb forms, missing verbs, and sentence construction, especially when combining several ideas. More consistent accuracy in these areas would make the argument easier to read.

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