Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The working week should be shorter and workers should have a longer weekend.

Do you agree or disagree?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Nowadays the workload in the society is increased a lot and many people have to face difficulties due to extended period of duties every week. It is argued that the working week should be shorter and there should be a longer weekend for workers. I partially agree with this statement and this will essay discuss both views.

To begin with, there are many benefits of longer weekend like employees can rest properly which is good thing and they can rest in mean time and return to work with more energy which is positive for productivity and workers can do their duties more efficiently. For instance, after a exhausting week's 9 to 5 routine, when worker return to his home he rests and recovers from tiredness as it is proven that rest is important for healthy life. And longer weekends also provied a time to workers to go outside and spend some moments with their family, which also a good thing. That is why some are in favour of longer weekends.

On the other hand, there are also some drawbacks of longer weekend such as fewer days for work which affect the progress of any company or organisation. Due to shorter working week the time would be very limited and set targets cannot be achieved. To prove my point, in 2016, a textile company announced working week of 4 days to improve the productivity of their empolyees, but it backfires because due to fewer week days company progress rate decreased by 15%. Some time unexpected results howed up.

In conclusion, although there are benefits of longer weekends like improve health and time with family, but disadvantages cannot be overlooked.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your response addresses the question and presents a clear, qualified position: “I partially agree.” You consider benefits of longer weekends, including rest, productivity and family time, and balance these against possible effects on company progress. The example of a textile company gives the opposing point some support, although its relevance and reliability are not explained, and the claim that progress fell by 15% is left without context. Some ideas are also repeated or only briefly developed—for example, the benefits of rest are stated several times without showing how a shorter week would work in practice. To strengthen the response, explain your partial agreement more precisely and develop each main reason with a clear explanation and a relevant, credible example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting contrasting views, and a conclusion. Paragraphs generally have clear central purposes, and signposts such as “To begin with” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the shift in argument. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. The first body paragraph links rest, productivity and family time in a long chain, while “That is why some are in favour” does not clearly advance the reasoning. The conclusion also repeats the contrast rather than resolving your partial position. Use shorter, more clearly connected sentences, and make each paragraph progress from a claim to its explanation and evidence. Clarify references such as “some unexpected results” by stating exactly what they refer to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to discuss work, wellbeing and business, including “productivity,” “organisation,” “targets” and “progress rate.” These choices make the main ideas understandable, and you attempt some topic-specific phrasing. However, word choice and collocation are sometimes inaccurate or repetitive: “rest in mean time,” “spend some moments with their family” and “progress rate decreased” sound unnatural in context. There are also spelling errors, including “provied,” “empolyees” and “howed,” which reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Aim for more natural combinations and check spelling carefully. Replacing repeated general words such as “good thing” with precise descriptions would also make the argument clearer and more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “which” and “because,” and the overall meaning is usually clear. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, agreement, verb forms and sentence boundaries. For example, “after a exhausting week's” needs an article that agrees with the following sound, and “when worker return” lacks a plural or an appropriate article and has a subject–verb agreement problem. In “which also a good thing,” the verb is missing, while “although there are benefits …, but disadvantages” combines two contrasting structures unnecessarily. Several sentences are also overloaded with linked clauses. Practise accurate sentence patterns and punctuation, then divide long sentences so that each relationship between ideas is clear.

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