Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-02

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 4.0)

Im completely agree that the working week the be shorter and workers should have a longer weekend. this is because people need enough time to relax and spen their time with their family

Firstly, having a longer weekend can help workers reduce stress and improve thier mental helth.Nowadays many people have busy schedule and spend most of the time with their work as a result they may feel tried and low mental helth if they have 3 days off insted 2 they can get enoug rest

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

Your position is clear: you agree that the working week should be shorter, and you give a relevant reason—more time to relax and spend with family. You also begin to explain that a three-day weekend could reduce stress and support mental health. However, the response is far too brief to address the task fully: it contains 77 words, which is 173 words below the 250-word minimum; the nine words copied from the prompt are not included in that count. The ideas are only briefly stated, with no developed example or consideration of how shorter working weeks might affect employers or productivity. Build each reason with explanation and a specific example, then conclude by restating your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic line of progression: you state your opinion, give a reason, and introduce a further point with “Firstly.” This makes the main direction understandable. However, the ideas are not developed into clear paragraphs, and the final sentence runs several points together: busy schedules, stress, mental health, and the possible benefit of three days off. The link “as a result” is used without clear sentence punctuation, so the relationship between the ideas is harder to follow. Use separate paragraphs for distinct reasons and connect each claim to its explanation with clear sentence boundaries. A fuller structure, including a conclusion, would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “relax,” “family,” “stress,” and “mental health,” so the reader can identify your main concerns. The range is limited, however, and several spelling errors make the writing less clear, such as “spen,” “thier,” “helth,” “tried,” “insted,” and “enoug.” Some phrases are also imprecise or unnatural, including “busy schedule” and “low mental helth.” Aim to use accurate topic vocabulary and check spelling carefully. You could develop the discussion with terms such as “work-life balance,” “employee wellbeing,” and “productivity,” while ensuring that each phrase fits its sentence naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas in a longer sentence, for example by using “because” and “as a result,” and the basic meaning is generally recoverable. However, sentence structures are mostly simple, and the longer sentence beginning “Nowadays many people…” is not controlled: it joins several clauses without appropriate punctuation. There are also errors in verb forms and sentence construction, as in “Im completely agree” and “the working week the be shorter.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including the lowercase opening “this” and missing spaces after full stops. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using conjunctions with clear punctuation.

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