Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

It is sometimes possible to pay somebody to do things you don't want to do, or don't have time to do, for example, household chores or looking after children.

Is this a good way of providing work for others?

Should people do these things themselves?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

These days, many people prefer to hire other people - especially women - to deal with some household chores or looking after their children.

First of all, it is important to remember that society has become bussier than before due to the wide range of activities available everywhere and also because, nowadays, people are more than happy to join or try new things. Additionally, it has been a change on the workforce and the place that woman play in the economy. Currently, females work full time and have the same level of responsability that males.

As a result, families does not have the proper time to do, for example, houseldhold chores, gardening, cooking and / or looking after children and decided to hire someone to do that type of job. For example, my brother decided to hire an au pair because his wife expressed to him that she want to grow in their professional career too.

On top of that, I think it is a good way of providing work for others if it is well pay and cover full employee´s benefits - such as tax, social security, acc, holidays, sick leave, so on -. Furthermore, these give to people more options as not every person prefer to work in a business or company.

In my opinion, people should hire people if they have the possibility to pay the according salary and also give them the right rights. I believe this is a modern work that brings opportunities with people that may need flexible timetables or more informal contracts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions by explaining why families hire help and arguing that this can provide useful employment when workers receive fair pay and benefits. The example of your brother hiring an au pair supports the point about parents’ careers. However, the discussion of whether people should do these tasks themselves is less fully developed: your conclusion says they should hire help if they can afford it, but does not weigh this against reasons to do chores or childcare themselves. The claim that this is a “modern work” offering flexibility is relevant, yet it needs explanation or an example of how workers benefit. Develop both sides more evenly and make your position on the second question explicit throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the trend, explains its causes, gives a personal example, and then presents your view. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and signposts such as “First of all,” “As a result,” and “Furthermore” make the progression easy to follow. Some connections are mechanical, however, and the final paragraph largely repeats the view that hiring is appropriate if people can afford it rather than drawing together the discussion. The reference in “these give to people more options” is also unclear, as “these” could refer to jobs, benefits, or hiring arrangements. Use more precise referencing and link each paragraph’s main point to the two questions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic, including “household chores,” “full time,” “professional career,” “social security,” and “flexible timetables.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and terms such as “au pair” add specificity. There are also several spelling, word-form, and collocation problems that limit precision, including “bussier,” “responsability,” “houseldhold,” “well pay,” and “the right rights.” Some expressions, such as “a modern work,” are difficult to interpret naturally. Aim for accurate, conventional combinations when discussing employment and benefits, and proofread spelling. This would make your vocabulary more precise while retaining the relevant topic-specific range already present.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a cause-and-effect sentence beginning “As a result” and a conditional structure in “if it is well pay and cover…”. The meaning is generally understandable, but some errors in agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction remain. For example, “families does not have” should use a plural verb, and “his wife expressed to him that she want” needs consistent tense and agreement. In “people… decided to hire,” the tense does not fit smoothly with the general explanation. The sentence about benefits also lacks parallel grammatical forms. Check subject–verb agreement and keep verb tenses consistent; practise building longer sentences with clearly matched clauses.

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