Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-05

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people feel that the government should pay the costs of running universities so that a university education will be free for anyone who wants it.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Demand of establishing education system is put profound impact on society either in positive way or in negative way . Undoubtedely this essay arise the debate between supporters and opponents that authority should take responsibility for universities running free of cost for society's well-being. In this essay I will elaborate my point of view why I'm not in favour of this statement as in directly it put burdon on government.

To commence with, after completing secondary education, students more rely on university for higher study for their bright future, and the cost of study in universities are costly .If govrenment can take this responsibility to run universities on their budgets ;consequently, reduce the financial stress level of students. Additionally, they can more put their energy on education rather than worrying about how to manage university fees.As a result, we can get a number of efficient emloyees, citizens, leader and teacher so on who drop their dream of studying higher just because of university fee.

However, i would believe that put all expenses of running universities on governemnts is not valuable decisions as government has to manage not only society but also manage political or international trades level all aspects, which is not possible to run them efficiently without cost. If authority invest its few proportion of budget on universities , nodoubt,It would effect the entire the country. For instance, utilizing country money on university will definately effect other public services like building hospitals, schools and accommodation for people.

In addition, student will not under stand the value of free education because they do not need to do struggle to make money to get higher education. If they pay fee for their education, they can learn the value of university education. Otherwise many student who even are not interested in higher students they go for university for fun purposes and spoil their time and seats, which deserve some students foe actually passionate for higher study.

In conclusion, although Investing money on universities ,givimg every one chance to get their desired education , it reduces the value of eduaction among the students and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses the prompt and maintains a clear position throughout. The arguments are relevant, such as the economic burden on the government and the potential devaluation of education. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat inconsistent. While the points are logical, the explanation in the second paragraph is slightly repetitive, and the conclusion is incomplete, which prevents a more thorough development of the final argument. To reach a higher band, ensure that all points are fully extended and that the essay reaches a complete, coherent conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, and there is a clear attempt to use cohesive devices like 'To commence with', 'Additionally', and 'However'. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'In this essay I will elaborate my point of view why I'm not in favour of this statement as in directly it put burdon on government'. Furthermore, the referencing is occasionally unclear, and the flow between sentences is sometimes disrupted by grammatical errors. Paragraphing is present, but the final paragraph is cut off, which impacts the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The range of vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks precision and sophistication. There are several instances of awkward word choices and spelling errors, such as 'emloyees', 'govrenment', and 'nodoubt'. Phrases like 'put profound impact' and 'more rely on' are non-standard collocations. While the meaning is generally clear, the vocabulary is not used with enough flexibility or accuracy to reach the higher bands. Focusing on more precise academic collocations and improving spelling accuracy would significantly enhance this score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there is a high frequency of grammatical errors. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('the cost of study in universities are costly'), article usage ('the entire the country'), and awkward phrasing ('student will not under stand the value'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with the placement of commas and semicolons. While the errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to be distracting and indicate a lack of control over complex structures.

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