Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Few people are of the view that it is best to accept an ugly situation, like an unsatisfactory work or shortage of fund. While others argue that it is preferable to try and upgrade such conditions. Although both sides will be discussed, I am strongly of the view that it is betther to improve suh situations.

On the one hand, not accepting a bad situation like unsatisfactory job leads to better improvement of an organisation. In situations where the working conditions of a company becomes unfavourable, workers should be able to speak up so that the organization will know when things are not going well. Again, it helps the company to identify where there are lapses and encourage the employers to figure out ways to solve the problems workers are facing, hence yielding positive outcome that favours both employee and employers.

Furthermore, it boost the morale of workers. In a situation where employees are faced with challenges like shortage of money, they have right to report to the manager of that establishment to intervene and correct the problem. For instance, during an unfriendly situation in my company, all workers went on stike which was the only way to provide solution to the problems faced. It resulted in a positive outcome that benefitted everyone thereby boosting the morale of workers.

On the other hand, some people decided to accept bad situation at work because of fear of being sacked from work. The difficulties involved in searching for another job and the emotional stress that results in not having a job makes individuals to stick to their work even when they are passing through difficult times at work. For instance, a father of three children who has bills to settle will not want to risk his job by speaking up.

In conclusion, aside termination of ones employment, I am still strongly of the opinion that it is better to strive to improve bad situation at work because of positive improvement and boosting of morale of workers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You discuss both views and state a clear preference for improving difficult situations, particularly in the introduction and conclusion. The argument for speaking up is supported with relevant workplace examples, including workers reporting problems and taking strike action. However, the discussion is weighted toward improving conditions: the reasons for accepting a bad situation are mainly limited to fear of dismissal and the responsibilities of a parent with bills. The prompt also mentions a shortage of money, but this is treated mostly as a workplace pay issue rather than explored as a broader situation. To develop the response further, explain more fully when acceptance might be sensible and weigh that against the benefits and risks of trying to make a change.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion that restates your position. Linking phrases such as “On the one hand,” “Furthermore,” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the discussion. Some connections are less precise or feel mechanical, however. For example, “Again” does not clearly show how the next point develops the previous one, and the second supporting paragraph repeats the idea of reporting workplace problems without making its relationship to the first paragraph fully clear. The conclusion also introduces “aside termination” without clearly connecting it to the preceding argument. Use more specific transitions and make each paragraph’s central point and its link to your position explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of vocabulary relevant to work and workplace conditions, including “unfavourable,” “intervene,” “emotional stress,” and “boosting the morale.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and the meaning is generally clear. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “ugly situation,” “upgrade such conditions,” “shortage of fund,” and “positive outcome that favours both employee and employers.” Spelling errors, including “betther,” “suh,” and “stike,” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more natural phrases and check spelling and word forms carefully; this will make your argument sound more precise without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use both simple and complex sentence forms, including a conditional example (“A father of three children who has bills to settle will not want to risk his job”) and clauses introduced by “so that” and “because.” Most sentences communicate their meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the working conditions of a company becomes” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “it boost the morale” should use a verb form that agrees with “it.” There are also issues with articles, plurals, and sentence construction, as in “a bad situation” and “both employee and employers.” Review agreement and noun forms, and proofread punctuation and sentence boundaries. Greater accuracy across these structures would make the response easier to read.

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