Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-30

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 5.5)

The given topic of worker should be offered with the more time to spend as their weekend is widely acknowledged over the pakistan.

Some says it is their right and other says if this happened it would cost them in loss to be more successful day by day. both of the opinions have their own ways of discussion. Some that debate on this topic gives the behlaf that workers are also a human and they have the same feelings that the holders have so they also have the same right to spend their time with their family and friends and their pay should also be exactly what is before the longer weekend there should be no charges deducted by their salleries.

Other on the behalf of business deny this discussion and give the authentic reason that it is they only way everyone would work even he is the owner or he is the worker. work should be work for everyone and they would get paid for what they are doing even if someone wants to to extra works on weekend would also be more better to enhance their skills and to perform more professionally in the future upcoming days.they says that if the weekends are longer it would reduce the oppurtunities for workers to enhance their skills and also would be the reason that they would loss their jobs.

from my perspective, work should be work for everyone and weekend should not be longer they would remained save as they were before because a day in a week is enough to spend with the family and friends otherwise people would lack in skills as well as in future upcomings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the question by presenting arguments for longer weekends and then stating your own view: “weekend should not be longer.” This gives the response a relevant focus, and the discussion of family time and workers’ skills offers some supporting ideas. However, the position is not consistently clear: the opening introduces competing views without indicating your stance, and the final paragraph gives only a brief reason for opposing longer weekends. Several points are also difficult to interpret, such as the claim that longer weekends would cause workers to “loss their jobs.” To strengthen the response, state your position clearly in the introduction and develop each main reason with a specific explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to arguments on both sides and then to your opinion. Phrases such as “Some says” and “Other on the behalf of business” signal a change in viewpoint. However, the overall progression is not always clear, and several ideas are crowded into long sentences, making relationships between claims hard to follow. For example, the discussion of pay, family time and deductions appears together without clear separation. Linking expressions are also repetitive or awkward, and the final paragraph does not fully connect its claims about skills and future prospects. Organise each paragraph around one main point, use clearer transitions, and make references such as “this” or “they” unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “enhance their skills,” “professionally,” and “opportunities.” These choices show an effort to discuss employment and career development. However, the range is limited and many word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning difficult to understand. Examples include “the more time to spend as their weekend,” “cost them in loss,” and “the authentic reason.” Spelling errors such as “beh laf,” “salleries,” and “oppurtunities” also reduce clarity. Build a more reliable set of phrases for discussing working hours, productivity and work-life balance, and check spelling and word forms carefully. Prefer precise, natural expressions over attempts at formal-sounding wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “if,” and you use some sentence-level punctuation. However, complex sentences are often difficult to follow because of frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence boundaries. For instance, “Some says” should use a plural subject with the verb, while “they would remained save” has an incorrect verb form. The sentence beginning “Other on the behalf of business deny” also contains several grammatical problems that obscure the intended meaning. Work first on forming accurate subject–verb combinations and complete sentences, then add subordinate clauses gradually. Breaking long sentences into shorter units will help you control punctuation and make your ideas clearer.

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