Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-21

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)

Yes, I'm agree with this that the working weekends should be shorter and the workers should have a longer weekend as compared to saveral other respites and unexpected weekend. they are also a human they should have a complete pleasure and free time to spend for themselfs and also for there family members as well. they should get a free hand to get these longer weekend respites to get ride of there stress and tension that the are not supposed to work everyday and a lot of work that made them uncomfortable and stressed. they are so tired to there daily routine life that every night they are to think that tommoro they have to go there office or working place they are getting very stressed and rude by time and time. In fact, they are living like a machine and work like a machine this made them more unhappy and uncomfortable. So, the employees should get more weekends to spend there time with there family and mother nature. by this they should have to feel free and get there stressed away and work happily because they don't need to worry about the next day they are knowing that tommoro they are free and have a pleasure to live for themselfs. by getting longer weekends to there employees that they improves there employees health and mental strenght to keep there reputation. Now a days, everyone is so busy even they didn't have a time to spend with there lovely peoples and the peoples that they like so they should increase the longer weekends for there workers to give them pleasure and time for them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you support a shorter working week and longer weekends. You give relevant reasons, especially that workers need time with family, relief from stress, and a chance to improve their mental health. The comparison with people “living like a machine” also helps communicate your concern. However, the response develops these points mainly through repetition rather than explanation, and it does not explore how a shorter week might affect employers, productivity, or pay. The task asks you to give reasons and relevant examples; a specific example, such as a workplace trial or a personal experience, would make the argument more convincing. Develop two distinct reasons and explain each one more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response stays focused on the benefits of longer weekends, and linking expressions such as “In fact” and “So” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, the writing is presented as one long block, so the reader cannot easily distinguish the introduction, supporting points, and conclusion. Ideas also circle back repeatedly to stress, family time, and feeling free, without a clear progression. Some connections are difficult to follow, particularly the shift from workers’ tiredness to their reputation. Organise the essay into paragraphs, with one main idea in each body paragraph, and use clear references and transitions to show how each point supports your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “stress,” “tension,” “daily routine,” “mental strength,” and “uncomfortable.” These words help convey your central concern about workers’ wellbeing. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, especially “longer weekends,” “pleasure,” and “free time.” Some word choices and collocations are unclear or inaccurate, such as “unexpected weekend,” “get a free hand,” and “get there stressed away,” which can make the intended meaning harder to understand. Spelling errors such as “saveral,” “tomorrow,” and “themselfs” also reduce accuracy. Build a wider set of precise phrases for rest, work-life balance, and productivity, and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to express connected ideas using longer sentences and clauses, for example when explaining that workers feel stressed because they must return to work the next day. However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors in verb forms, agreement, pronouns, and sentence boundaries frequently make the message difficult to follow. Examples include “I'm agree,” “they are also a human,” and “they improves there employees health.” Several sentences run together without clear punctuation, while others have unclear clause relationships. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “because,” “although,” or “which.” Check subject–verb agreement and pronoun forms in each sentence.

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