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)

THE WORKING DAYS SHOULD BE REDUCED AND WORKES SHOULD ALLOW TO ENJOY LONG OFF DAYS.I PERSONLY BLIEVES THAT LONG WEEKEND MAKE PEOPLE MORE ENERGETIC BUT IT REFELECT ON WORK PROGRESS ,IN THIS ESSAY I AM GOING TO DISCUSS BOTH POINTS .

ON THE ONE HAND PEOPLE THINK WORKING TIME MUST BE SHORTER BECAUSE LONG WORK ROUTEEN CAUSE ANAXITY,STRESS .IN ADDITION WORKERTS FELT BOAR AND LOST INTREST DUE TO HECTIC LONG WORKING DAYS .HOWEVER STUDENTS ALSO FELT TIRED THEMSELVES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WORK LOAD MOREOVER FLEXIBLE WORKING TIME GIVE FREE ACCESS PEOPLE TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

ANOTHER CONCERNING POINT IS HIGH COST OF FUEL,ELECTRICITY WHICH IS BEING USED IN INDUSTRIES ,EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES AND COMPANIES WHICH IS REDUCED ONLY BY REDUCTION IN WORKING MODES AND AND DUE TO CHANGES IN WORKING TIME SCHEDEULE.

ON THE OTHER HAND LONG WEEKEND HAS ITS OWN SIGNIFICANCE .FOR EXAMPLE DURING ENOUGH OFF DAYS STUDENTS HAVE CHOICE TO EXPLORE VARIOUS ENJOYMENTS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALSO RELAX THEIR BODIES.LONG WEEKEND GIVE PEOPLE CHOICE TO MOVE FAR FLANG AREAS .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address the topic by giving reasons for shorter working time, including stress, tiredness, and more time with family, and you also mention benefits of longer weekends. However, your position is not clearly established: the opening says longer weekends may make people energetic but also affect work progress, without stating whether you agree or disagree overall. Several points are difficult to follow or insufficiently explained, such as the claim that reducing working days will lower fuel and electricity costs. The response also ends without a conclusion, so the argument is only partially developed. It is 75 words below the required minimum, which leaves limited space to explain your reasons and support them with relevant examples. State your view directly and develop each main reason with a clear explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: you use an opening, separate paragraphs beginning “On the one hand” and “On the other hand,” and include linking expressions such as “In addition” and “For example.” These help the reader recognise a contrast between shorter working time and longer weekends. However, the progression within paragraphs is not consistently clear. The discussion shifts from workers to students and then to industrial energy costs without explaining how these points connect. Some linking words, including “Moreover,” join ideas that are not clearly related, and the final paragraph stops abruptly without a concluding summary. Build each paragraph around one main idea, explain the connection between supporting points, and finish with a conclusion that restates your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “stress,” “flexible working time,” “excessive work load,” and “industries,” and you use some relevant phrases to discuss work and leisure. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts of the response difficult to understand, for example “work routeen,” “anaxity,” “boar,” and “far flang areas.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “explore various enjoyments” and “move far flang areas.” These errors sometimes obscure the intended meaning, rather than simply making the writing less polished. Check spelling carefully and choose common, precise collocations—for example, “spend time with family,” “visit distant places,” and “reduce operating costs”—before attempting less familiar expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, using forms such as “because” and “which,” but control is inconsistent and the range of sentence structures remains limited. Errors in agreement and verb forms occur in phrases such as “long weekend make people” and “workers felt,” while “long weekend has” and “flexible working time give” also need subject–verb agreement. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are often unclear, particularly in the opening and the long sentence about fuel and electricity, where commas and full stops are missing or misplaced. These problems can make relationships between ideas difficult to interpret. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences first, then combine them with accurate clauses; check each sentence for a clear subject, verb, and appropriate punctuation.

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