Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-28

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)

Many people arguing that the working days should be shorter and workers should have a longer weekends. I strongly agree with this point of having long weekends, because it will bring us out of many life problems.

Firstly, the people who are doing jobs for the whole week and have only one day off, they are facing the health problems. Like muscles pain because of long sittings, eyesight weakness because of non-stop use of computer screens, hair fall as a result of stress, anxiety ,depression. People have less time to engage with the extra cocurricular activities, do exercise, hobbies and have less time to spend with family. All these environmental time bounded jobs led the people far from their normal life they became robot. They pass through this grind every day. At the end, they have nothing in their hands nor health, children and wealth etc..

On the other side, the people who working only for four days a week and having a long weekend. These people show the excellent results in their working sector, personal life and social life. They will play an essential role in an economy growth. For example, in weekend, people have outing with families, it boosts their energy level, freshen their mind, remove their office work stress. As a result, they became productive, they have generated new ideas to resolve the office related issues. When the mind is fresh, people have their clear thoughts, then they can achieve success in their work and it also impacts their personal life.

As a result, I go with the idea of longer weekends, this gives people a free time, in which they try new things, explore their personality, invent new technologies and innovative ideas. In future, these things benefits the local public and also plays an important role in the economy growth.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses the prompt by clearly stating a position in favor of a shorter working week. The ideas are relevant and generally developed, such as the impact on physical health and the potential for increased productivity. However, the development is somewhat repetitive, and the arguments could be more nuanced. For instance, the claim that workers become 'robots' is a strong point, but it lacks specific examples or deeper analysis. The conclusion reinforces the position well, but the overall depth of the argument remains at a mid-level, as it relies on general assertions rather than detailed evidence or counter-argument analysis.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, each with a clear focus. There is a progression of ideas from the health benefits of shorter weeks to the economic and personal advantages. However, the use of cohesive devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly awkward, such as the transition 'On the other side' and 'At the end'. Additionally, some sentences are disjointed, and the flow between ideas could be smoother. While the paragraphing is appropriate, the internal cohesion within paragraphs occasionally feels repetitive, particularly in the second paragraph where the list of health issues lacks smooth linking.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing the writer to convey their meaning clearly. There is an attempt to use topic-specific language like 'productivity', 'economy growth', and 'innovative ideas'. However, the range is somewhat limited, and there are instances of imprecise word choice, such as 'environmental time bounded jobs' and 'doing jobs'. Some collocations are also unnatural, such as 'have outing with families'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main points, it lacks the flexibility and precision required for a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('Many people arguing', 'people who working'), article usage ('in weekend'), and punctuation errors. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the message, they are persistent and occur in both simple and complex constructions. To improve, the student should focus on basic sentence construction and proofreading for common errors like missing auxiliary verbs and incorrect verb forms.

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