Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-11

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 4.0)

Nowdays working hours have becoe an important topic of discussion .some people belive that thre working week should be shorter and employees should have a longer weekend .I completely agree with the statement because it can improve health and increease their productivity .Firstly a shoter working week can improve physical and mental health .Many employee spend long hours at their workplace which can make them tired and stressed .If workers have more time they can

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You state a clear position—“I completely agree”—and give two relevant reasons: improving health and increasing productivity. The point about long hours making employees “tired and stressed” begins to explain the health argument, so the response is on topic. However, the answer stops before either reason is developed: the sentence “If workers have more time they can” is unfinished, and productivity is mentioned but not explained or supported with an example. The response also does not reach the required minimum of 250 words, leaving most of the task unanswered. To develop your response, explain how longer weekends could benefit workers and employers, add a relevant example, and conclude by restating your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic, understandable progression: it introduces the issue, states your opinion, and begins a first supporting point with “Firstly.” This gives the reader a simple route through your ideas. However, the answer ends during an unfinished sentence, so there is no completed development, second point, or conclusion. The opening also runs several ideas together, and the full stop before “some people” does not create a clear sentence boundary in the way it is written. Use separate paragraphs for your introduction, each main reason, and conclusion. Within them, connect each claim to an explanation or example; for instance, complete the thought after “If workers have more time” and show how it supports your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “working week,” “employees,” “physical and mental health,” and “productivity.” These choices make your main position and first reason understandable. However, the range is very limited because the response is short, and several spelling errors make the writing look less controlled: “Nowdays,” “belive,” “thre,” “increease,” and “shoter.” Some phrasing is also broad, such as “important topic of discussion,” and the productivity claim is not made more precise. Build a wider set of accurate terms for working hours and their effects, and check spelling carefully. More specific language, such as “employee wellbeing” or “workplace efficiency,” would help express your ideas clearly and appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and a complex sentence, such as “Many employee spend long hours at their workplace which can make them tired and stressed.” The conditional opening “If workers have more time” also shows an attempt to vary sentence structure. However, grammatical control is uneven: “working hours have becoe” has an incorrect verb form, “Many employee spend” has a number-agreement error, and the conditional sentence is left incomplete. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, particularly in the opening, where a full stop is followed by a lowercase “some.” Practise completing sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries. These corrections will make your ideas easier to follow.

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