Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-24

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 4.5)

in this periodof modernity,many people belive that,working hour must be shorter and worker have al long weekend .however,in my opinion,i strongly agree with this notion and my opinion will be discussed in further paragraphs with a sutable conclusion.

suppting my agreement,I firmly belive that every person should be spend enough family time with thier fsmily mumbers.because ,a quality time can be stronger thier relationship.to cite an example,a working father or mothe are to much busy their working when their can not enough time thier child.as a result they feel lonly and alone.

Explaning another supporting point in favor of my agreement.it is true that every person should be a longer weekend,because after a long weekend they can more active thier work .its can improve thier work and productivity.for instance,

in conculasion,i strong belive that,longer weekend better

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the task by stating a clear position of agreement regarding shorter working weeks and longer weekends. However, the development of ideas is severely limited and under-developed due to the very short length of the text, containing only 136 words compared to the required 250 words. The points raised about family time and worker productivity are relevant to the topic, but they are cut short and left incomplete, as seen in the unfinished final sentence 'longer weekend better'. Because the length requirement is significantly unmet and ideas lack full extension and support, this falls under Band 4 descriptors for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response shows an attempt at basic paragraphing, though the layout is cramped and lacks proper spacing after punctuation marks. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes repetitive, such as the constant use of 'my opinion' and 'supporting my agreement'. Logical progression is hindered by the fragmentation of ideas and the incomplete nature of the response, culminating in an abrupt and unfinished conclusion. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as pronoun confusion in sentences like 'when their can not enough time thier child'. Overall, the organization is basic and mechanical, fitting the criteria for Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently impeded by spelling and word-choice errors. Examples of misspellings and inaccurate word forms include 'belive' for believe, 'fsmily mumbers' for family members, 'sutable' for suitable, 'suppting' for supporting, 'lonly' for lonely, 'Explaning' for Explaining, and 'conculasion' for conclusion. The range of vocabulary is narrow and insufficient to convey precise meaning or discussion beyond a very elementary level, which strongly aligns with a Band 4 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited. The text consists mostly of simple sentence patterns combined with faulty attempts at complex structures. Punctuation and capitalization are largely neglected, with spaces missing after commas and periods. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout, such as 'working hour must be shorter and worker have al long weekend', 'father or mothe are to much busy their working', and 'its can improve thier work and productivity'. These frequent errors and the lack of complex sentence control heavily restrict the score to Band 4.

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