Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Nowadays, it is argued that everyone should do work to fulfill their needs and requirements to survive properly. Some people can built their own business and many can find jobs to earn best amount of money. Everyone have right to take rest but I contradict with the statement that the working weeks should be shorter and workers should have longer weekend. I will give reasons to my point of view but first of all I demonstrate some benefits of weekends.

In order to get good income and achieve big goals almost all people cannot stop doing efforts and become ill. And another reason for bad health of workers is shortage of free weekends, as they work regularly without giving time to their health and families they become week and cannot enjoy the moments with their family and friends and by this they also cannot work properly. Everyone should take one or two days rest in week and also give time to their friends, relatives and family.

Everyone have big dreams and all people want a good life style. To get better opportunities and fulfill all needs of family members like electronic bills, school fees of children and many other basic needs, a man can work harder without any long break so he can hit its target. The main reason to avoid longer weekend is that when a man break its mind and start relaxing a large time he can lost his goal and forget his path of success.

In conclusion, I prefer a short weekend instead of long relaxing days.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You state a clear disagreement with the proposal and give relevant reasons, including workers’ health and family time, as well as the need to earn enough to meet household expenses. However, the position is not fully consistent: you first explain that limited weekends harm health, then argue against longer weekends without clearly showing why the current arrangement is preferable. The claim that a long break could make someone “forget his path of success” is asserted rather than supported, and the examples of bills and school fees do not establish why a shorter working week would prevent people from meeting these needs. Develop a more direct argument about the effects of shorter hours and support each main point with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the reader can identify the broad topics of health, family and financial goals. However, the progression between these ideas is not consistently clear. The first body paragraph presents the benefits of rest, which seems to support longer weekends, while the next paragraph opposes them; the link between these points needs to be explained. Connectors such as “And another reason” and “In conclusion” provide basic signposting, but relationships between claims are often left implicit. Organise the body around two clearly stated reasons for your position, and use topic sentences and linking phrases to show how each example supports the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “income,” “opportunities,” “basic needs,” and “success,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “do work to fulfill their needs,” “earn best amount of money,” and “electronic bills.” Repetition of “everyone,” “work,” and “longer weekend” also limits flexibility. Aim for more precise expressions for employment, household costs and rest, and check that phrases sound natural in context. For example, “meet family expenses” is clearer than the list introduced by “like electronic bills,” while “achieve their goals” is more idiomatic than “hit its target” in this general argument.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses beginning with “In order to” and “as,” but complex sentences are often difficult to follow because of recurring errors in agreement, verb forms and sentence construction. Examples include “Everyone have,” “Some people can built,” and “he can lost”; these should use the appropriate agreement or verb form. In “when a man break its mind,” the verb form and pronoun reference are also faulty. Several sentences join multiple ideas without clear punctuation, particularly the sentence beginning “And another reason for bad health.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, then divide long sentences into clearer units while retaining a range of structures.

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