Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

It is believed by some that the lengthy weekend should be provided by authorities as well as working hours should be shorter, while others believe the opposite view. Although lengthy weekends would have several drawbacks, I consider that it would be more helpful for employers and employees.

On the one hand, there are many reasons to increase holidays instead of working hours for the workers. Firstly, all people want to spend time with their family and friends, but it is only possible when they have enough time on their weekends. After spending time with their close ones, it offers full refreshment to the workers, giving more attention to their job would be easy. Secondly, when any authority would give long weekends to its employee, it would allow sense of ownership to this company's employees.

On the other hand, employers would be benefitted by increasing weekends. Firstly, it would be allowed proper relaxation time, so employees work with full attention in their working days. As a result, they would agree even more long periods per day, so company would be able to earn more profits. Secondly, as company offer more holidays, so workers would do their job with full responsibility.

The lengthy weekends have some disadvantages. To begin with, some employees are clever, irresponsible, though they would have long weekends, they might not work in their working days. In addition, they would claim and give pressure to the authorities for more benefits. Therefore, this company would be faced difficulties and loss.

To sum up, although there are some demerits of giving long weekends, I believe that it is beneficial for both the company and workers because it offers refreshment, sense of ownership to the employees and simultaneously company would have responsible workers and earn more profits.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you support a shorter working week and longer weekends, and the conclusion restates this view. You address both benefits and a drawback, with relevant points about family time, employee relaxation, responsibility and company profits. However, some ideas are asserted rather than explained. For example, the claim that workers would “agree even more long periods per day” and thereby increase profits is unclear and needs a logical explanation or a concrete example. The point about employees pressuring authorities for benefits is also only briefly developed. To strengthen the response, explain how a shorter week could improve productivity and clarify the conditions under which the disadvantages might occur.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two paragraphs presenting benefits, a paragraph on disadvantages, and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “To sum up” help readers follow the argument, and the main position remains consistent. This meets the lower-band expectation for coherent organisation and shows some features of stronger progression. However, the two benefit paragraphs overlap, and the relationship between some claims is not always clear. For instance, the move from relaxation to employees accepting “even more long periods per day” needs a clearer link. Some connectors are also used mechanically, particularly repeated “Firstly” and “Secondly.” Group related benefits more distinctly and use transitions that show the precise relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main argument, including “refreshment,” “sense of ownership,” “responsibility,” and “profits.” There are also attempts to express less basic ideas, such as employees feeling ownership of a company. However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, including “lengthy weekend,” “close ones,” “give pressure,” and “earn more profits.” These choices sometimes make the intended meaning less clear, even though the overall argument remains understandable. Aim for more natural combinations and precise terms—for example, refer to a “longer weekend” or “extended weekend,” and describe employees as “putting pressure on” management. Vary repeated words such as “workers” and “company” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “although,” “when,” and “because.” This allows you to present reasons and contrasts, and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in clause construction, agreement, articles and verb forms. For example, “Although lengthy weekends would have several drawbacks, I consider that it would be more helpful” has an unclear pronoun reference, while “when any authority would give” uses an unsuitable verb form in the conditional clause. In “as company offer more holidays, so workers would do,” the subject and clause structure are not controlled. Practise building accurate conditional sentences and checking singular/plural agreement; clearer sentence boundaries will also help you express complex ideas reliably.

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