Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-17
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)
Nowadasys , many individuals are more devoted into their work and earning phase because of the pressure of work from their company or workplace sometimes for their mental health and physical health they should take a longer holiday .This essay will discuss about the both sides in details and draw a conclusion.
On the first hand , the longer weekend is crucial for the people who are more invested into their work schedule because it allows us to spend our quality of time with our friends and family which helps to make our bond more closed and unbreakable .Whereas it also brings some drawbacks such as longer weekend may lead us to do work in a less amount which affect the economic sources .for instant , if we do ourjob thrice in a week we,ll get a small amount of salary as per our work.
Additionally, the another pros of short work weekend is after a long busy day of our work we need some refreshment and peace to our hectic mind .for instant , if we are not well from our mental health than we can't make our mind creative and think broadly .And because of our unhealthy mental health it will also bring some physical issues like depression and lazyness.
In conclusion , work in a shorter weekend brings some positive impacts such as improving our both with family and friends and enhance our physical and mental health whereas it brings certain drawbacks like degradation of economic wealth although it brings some drawbacks i strongly agree that the working weelk should be shorter.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both sides of the issue and stating a clear personal position at the end, agreeing that the working week should be shorter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the discussion of the drawbacks in the second paragraph touches upon economic issues and reduced output, but the argument remains underdeveloped. Similarly, the points regarding mental and physical health in the third paragraph are introduced without sufficient elaboration or concrete, well-explained examples. The student attempts to present an overview in the introduction and a conclusion, satisfying the basic requirements of an academic essay, but the depth of argumentation aligns more closely with a Band 5.5 or 6.0 descriptor.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing an attempt at logical progression. However, cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. The student uses inappropriate or misused transitional phrases such as 'Nowadasys' at the very beginning, 'On the first hand' (a confusion of 'On the one hand' and 'First'), and 'Additionally, the another pros'. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion within paragraphs is disrupted by awkward referencing and phrasing. For example, the sentence 'for instant , if we do ourjob thrice in a week we,ll get a small amount of salary' lacks smooth integration with the preceding argument. These issues place the response firmly in the Band 5.0 range for this criterion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with several instances of awkward word choices and collocation errors. Examples include 'earning phase', 'bond more closed and unbreakable', 'do work in a less amount', and 'unhealthy mental health'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'degradation of economic wealth', but inaccuracies in form and spelling ('Nowadasys', 'ourjob', 'thrice') are noticeable. The range of vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic message, but the frequent lexical errors and lack of precision prevent the response from achieving a higher band score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent punctuation errors, such as spaces placed before commas and periods (e.g., 'Nowadasys ,', 'in conclusion ,'), as well as missing spaces after punctuation. Run-on sentences and comma splices also occur, such as in the first sentence of the essay. Grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues and awkward phrasing like 'if we are not well from our mental health than we can't make our mind creative', cause some difficulty for the reader and impede the smooth flow of communication, justifying a band score of 5.0.
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