Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

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)

This assertion that working hours should be short and with longer weekend, and most companies and governments are testing on this change, while in my opionin short working with long off which make work faster and make fewest mistakes in work.

First and foremost, there are two main points advantages and disadvantages, and mostly companies wants short working, because today around the world are official five working days according to international rules. while mostly campanies noticed that their workers didn't work well and takes more off days during working week for to do their personal works, another point they sit too long at their workplace or eating unhealthy food as result they get sick often and they often leaves from offices. therefore businessmans and governments are facing their work less and more mistakes.

On the other side of this investigation, if this change is accepted as Four working days, but here campanies can face problems as those who are working everyday services, they would increased working hour during short week and would be add more workers but it can be manage with correct setting. while its more advantages as it allow to workers more off, and they can spent more time with their family and to do personal works. and after returned to office they make fewest mistakes.

In the conclusion, there are more advantages than disadvantages, but totally depands on how to manage working services in short working week, Furthermore, four days working could make fewest mistakes also faster and good quilty work, and improved workers health, mently and physically.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is broadly clear: you support a shorter working week, while acknowledging that some services may need extra staff or longer shifts. You also give relevant reasons, including workers’ health, time with family, and the possibility of fewer mistakes. This addresses the main question, but the discussion is unevenly developed. The first body paragraph introduces several points—personal tasks, unhealthy eating, illness and workplace errors—without explaining clearly how each supports a shorter week. The service-sector concern is more specific, but the proposed solution of “correct setting” needs explanation. To strengthen the response, develop two or three central reasons with a clear cause-and-effect explanation and a concrete example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting benefits and a concern, and a conclusion. The contrast signalled by “On the other side” helps readers follow the shift to possible disadvantages, and the conclusion returns to your position. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several ideas are joined in long sentences, and links such as “while,” “therefore” and “and” are used mechanically or do not show the intended relationship clearly. For example, the first body paragraph moves from workers’ personal tasks to unhealthy food and then business performance without clear transitions. Separate these points into shorter, logically connected sentences and use referencing that makes each cause and result explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “working days,” “personal works,” “services,” “mistakes,” and “workers’ health.” This gives you enough language to communicate your general position. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices, collocations and spelling errors make parts of the argument unclear, such as “short working with long off,” “businessmans,” “fewest mistakes,” and “good quilty work.” Some expressions are repeated rather than replaced with more precise alternatives. Build a bank of topic-specific phrases and check spelling and word forms carefully. More natural choices such as “a shorter working week,” “additional days off,” and “reduce errors” would make your meaning clearer and more appropriate for an academic essay.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including conditional language in “if this change is accepted” and a contrast between benefits and drawbacks. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, verb forms and punctuation sometimes make the relationships between ideas hard to understand. For instance, “most companies and governments are testing on this change” is not formed clearly, while “they would increased working hour” has an incorrect verb form and number pattern. Several sentences also run together, particularly in the first body paragraph, making it difficult to identify complete clauses. Practise building accurate subject–verb patterns and conditional sentences, then use full stops to separate ideas. Aim for a reliable mix of short accurate sentences and longer structures.

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