Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-07

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 6.5)

Employees often demand that working days in a week should decrease while weekend should be longer. I largely disagree with this because shorter week means that there would be more work to be done in less time which can have a negative impact on the health of the employees. Moreover, the longer weekend means employees have a lot of time on their hands which they often use to consume content online, thus impacting their mental and psychological health.

It could be argued that longer weekend allows the employee to recover their health. The employees that are always dealing with high intensity nature of tasks can quickly run out of their energy in a day. Going through the same hectic schedule daily can easily burn out the employee, so the longer weekend helps the employee to recover their health. However, this is a short term aid, in longer run it would have a negative impact on the health of employee if the situation doesn't changes.

If the number of working days are reduced then companies would increase the number of working hours so that the employees can easily complete the tasks as per the deadline. Otherwise companies may face several problems such as decrease in their revenue, targets not being achieved. This would rather than helping the employee, will create more pressure on the employee and will have a negative impact on his mental and psychological health.

Moreover, workers are not often productive on weekend and having longer weekend would mean that they are not contributing to society at all. Nowadays it's quite common as well to pass the time by scrolling through social media or consuming large amount of content through netflix which indirectly put's more strain onto the eyes of the employee. In long term, the health of employees eyes will deteriorate and it has a negative impact on his life.

In conclusion, reducing the working days and increasing the days where employees don't have to work feels like a good idea but forcing the employee to work more in short amount of time or increasing the weekend days doesn't make the works more productive instead have bad impact on their health from different aspects.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

Your position is clear from the introduction: you largely disagree because compressed working time may increase pressure, while longer weekends may encourage unhelpful screen use. You address both sides by acknowledging that extra rest can help workers recover, then explaining why you see this as only a short-term benefit. The discussion is relevant and supported with examples such as deadlines, company targets and social media use. This fits a response that addresses the task and extends its main ideas. However, some claims are broad or not fully demonstrated—for example, that workers on longer weekends are “not contributing to society at all,” and that online content will damage their health. Develop these points with more balanced reasoning or specific evidence to make the support more convincing and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction states your view, body paragraphs develop the health and workplace arguments, and the conclusion restates your position. Paragraphing is appropriate, and signposts such as “Moreover,” “However” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the progression. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some flexibility in linking ideas. At times, though, connections are mechanical or the reference is unclear. For instance, “this” in “this is a short term aid” refers generally to the preceding point, while the shift from workplace pressure to weekend screen use is abrupt. The repeated use of “employee” also makes the flow feel less varied. Use clearer links between claims and vary how you refer to workers and their circumstances.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range to discuss work and wellbeing, including “high intensity,” “burn out,” “deadline,” “revenue” and “mental and psychological health.” These choices make your main meaning clear, and you attempt topic-specific language rather than relying only on basic vocabulary. Some less natural collocations and word choices limit precision, however: “recover their health” would be more naturally expressed as “recover” or “restore their wellbeing,” and “the works more productive” does not convey the intended meaning clearly. “Consume content” is understandable but repeated ideas about content and scrolling could be expressed more precisely. Aim to use collocations that fit the context and avoid repeating “negative impact” by choosing alternatives such as “harm,” “undermine” or “adversely affect.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including conditional structures such as “If the number of working days are reduced then companies would increase…” and a concession beginning “It could be argued that…”. Most sentences remain understandable, and the errors do not generally prevent communication. Some grammatical inaccuracies persist, particularly with agreement, verb forms and articles. For example, “the number of working days are” should be “the number … is,” and “the situation doesn’t changes” should be “doesn’t change.” In “longer weekend allows,” an article is needed, while “the health of employees eyes” needs a possessive form. Review subject–verb agreement and noun phrases, then proofread for these recurring patterns. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen control.

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