Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

I agree with statement working week should be shorter or weekened should be longer for worker. its have some adventages. i will dicussed all point below.

The first adventage is that if the working days are minium then employees perform better, beccuase they do more personal work in long weekened during the week they get tired and frustrated . Moreover they give a proper time to the family becuase if the employees have nine hous duty in days how they manage all responibility through the week becuase they have not enough time.

The other benefit is if they have any hobbies in their life they do in weekened . becuase hobby helps to mind relax during hectic weeks or they feel happy . another reason is that people free from multiply disease. they control our blood pressure, strees and anxiety which are the roots of major disease,

on long weekened people can join other activites and learn different skill which boost the mind and improve the knowlede and also self confident is also improved .

On the weekened employees can go out of city or they can make a plan to go trip with your friend . because trip is very good for your overall health . its change your mind and mood will be fresh after the trip and i also abseved that when i go to trip with my family or friend then i feel fresher becuase change envirnment has postive impact on you.

Therefore some disadventage also as well for example if working days a shorter it not good for company . and company is not earn money in short period of time and work also delay due to short period .

In conclusion is that my perspective is that longer week give more benefical then shorter weekened its also good or employees as well company. if the employee happy then perfomes will be good

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you agree that workers should have a shorter working week or longer weekend, and you give relevant reasons, including more time for family, hobbies, rest and travel. The personal example about feeling fresher after trips also supports your view. You acknowledge a possible disadvantage for companies, so the response addresses both the proposal and a counterpoint. However, several ideas are listed rather than explained: for example, the claims that longer weekends prevent disease and improve confidence would be stronger with a clear explanation or specific example. The company concern is also brief and not fully connected to your overall position. Develop the strongest points in more depth and clarify how a shorter week could benefit employers as well as workers.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an identifiable structure: an introduction, a sequence of supporting points, a counterpoint and a conclusion. Paragraphing helps separate the main discussion, and connectors such as “Moreover,” “The other benefit” and “Therefore” show attempts to guide the reader. However, progression within the body is sometimes difficult to follow because several distinct ideas are crowded together, and “because” is repeatedly used to link sentences without always making the relationship clear. The shift to company disadvantages is abrupt, while the conclusion introduces the idea that a longer week is more beneficial, which conflicts with your stated support for a shorter working week. Group related reasons into focused paragraphs, use clearer references, and ensure the conclusion restates the same position consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a range of task-related vocabulary, including “employees,” “responsibility,” “hobbies,” “blood pressure,” “anxiety” and “environment,” which helps communicate several relevant ideas. There are also attempts at less common expressions, such as “hectic weeks” and “overall health.” However, spelling errors and inaccurate word forms are noticeable, including “adventage,” “weekened,” “knowlede” and “self confident.” Some combinations are unnatural or unclear, such as “free from multiply disease,” “do more personal work” and “company is not earn money.” These errors sometimes make the reader work to understand your meaning. Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations, for example, “reduce the risk of illness,” “spend time on personal responsibilities” and “companies may experience delays.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons, such as “Moreover they give a proper time to the family because…” This shows an effort to connect ideas, but control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation. For instance, “its have some adventages” does not form a correct clause, while “company is not earn money” uses an incorrect verb pattern. The sentence beginning “if the employees have nine hous duty” also lacks a clear grammatical structure and punctuation. These problems can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses with “because” or “if”; check verb forms and sentence boundaries when proofreading.

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