Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-15
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 4.0)
a longer weekend would be a batter opttion working 5 days a weak i an exosting process a short weakend leaves workes with two option one is to take rest and recover and second is to make it memorable . making it more memorable would casuse them furter to tirednes while an unproductive weakend will fead them with nothing but guilt of wasting a day they could use to full fill there hobbyes .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 3.0
The response presents a clear position regarding whether the working week should be shorter, arguing that a longer weekend prevents exhaustion and guilt. However, the text is severely underdeveloped due to its extreme brevity. At only 74 words, it falls far short of the mandatory 250-word minimum requirement. Consequently, it cannot fully address all parts of the task or extend ideas adequately. This significantly impacts the task achievement score, resulting in a band 3.0 rating.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text consists of a single, run-on paragraph without proper sentence boundaries or punctuation. There is a lack of cohesive devices to guide the reader smoothly between ideas, and the overall organization is compromised by the lack of clear paragraphing and structural progression. While the basic argument can be followed, the structural flaws prevent it from reaching a higher band. This corresponds to a band 4.0 descriptor.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, such as 'working', 'weekend', 'rest', and 'time'. There are frequent spelling errors throughout the text, including 'batter' for better, 'opttion' for option, 'weak' for week, 'exosting' for exhausting, 'weakend' for weekend, 'casuse' for cause, 'furter' for further, 'tirednes' for tiredness, 'fead' for feed, and 'hobbyes' for hobbies. These errors and the limited lexical range restrict the score to a band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The submission demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying entirely on run-on clauses linked incorrectly. There is a complete absence of standard punctuation and capitalization, making sentences difficult to parse. Grammatical errors are extremely frequent, such as 'working 5 days a weak i an exosting process', which severely distorts sentence boundaries and creates heavy strain for the reader. This warrants a band 4.0.
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