Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-04

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)

While many people argue that, accept the bad situations such as, an unsatisfactory job or lack of money is better, others think that no need to accept such situations, and it is better to overcome those situations. In this essey, I will discuss both these views and will give my opinion.

On one hand, acceptanse of bad situations is better than fight. If the situation is uncontrolable, it is better to give up for a short period of time. Sometimes, with the time it may be resolve. Also, it helps us to maintain our mind calm. If not, it gives lots of stress and it icreases anxiety, depression, and also it reduces person's self esteem as well. With the acceptance we can be adupt for the situation. As an example, if someone has a shortage of money, he can cut down some unnecessary purchaces and save money. It helps us to identify the priorities of our lifes and the wastes that we have done so far. Furthermore, the competition among people is reduced by accepting worst situations. So, we do not want to compare ourselfes with others. It guide us to more peaceful life.

On the other hand, we can overcome the bad situations. Most educated people find new ways to minimize hard aspects of their lifes. When we try to find new paths, the new doors are opened. If we are not satisfied with our jobs, it increase the eager to learn a new skill and find another job. So, it helps us to enhance our job related skills and finally helps to reach higher positions in the job market. Also, if someone try to overcome the problems, others also try to find solutions for their problems. So, gradually it spreads all over the society and the whole society may get a positive influence from that. Finally, the self satisfaction is increased after overcome an unsatisfied situation.

In conclusion, the acceptance of a bad situation is good because it reduces stress and the competition among people. On the other hand, when we accept it we can earn some new skills and it increases our self esteem as well. In my opinion, I prefer fight aginst the bad situations because it will make a better person in the future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and give a clear preference for trying to improve difficult circumstances, especially in the conclusion: “I prefer fight against the bad situations.” The discussion is relevant, with examples about reducing spending and learning new skills to find another job. However, some points are asserted rather than fully explained. For instance, the claim that accepting hardship reduces competition and leads to a more peaceful life needs a clearer link to the situation in the question. The second view is somewhat more persuasive because you explain how dissatisfaction can motivate skill development, but the benefits and limitations of acceptance are less fully explored. Develop each main idea with a specific example and explain how it supports your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. “On one hand” and “On the other hand” make the change in viewpoint easy to follow, and examples are generally placed with the relevant argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes mechanical, with repeated “Also,” “So,” and “Finally.” Some links between ideas are unclear: the example of cutting unnecessary purchases illustrates adapting to a shortage of money, but its connection to accepting a bad situation could be made more explicit. The conclusion also says acceptance can help people “earn some new skills,” which appears to belong to the argument for change. Use more precise referencing and transitions, and ensure the conclusion accurately summarises each side.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for the topic, including “shortage of money,” “self-esteem,” “anxiety,” “priorities,” and “job market.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and some phrases show an attempt to express more complex concepts. However, spelling errors and inaccurate word forms are noticeable, as in “essey,” “acceptanse,” “uncontrolable,” and “purchaces.” Some combinations are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “fight the bad situations,” “maintain our mind calm,” and “the eager to learn.” These do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations as complete phrases, especially for describing coping with hardship and pursuing career changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “If the situation is uncontrollable…” and clauses beginning with “When we try to find new paths.” Most of the argument remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “accept the bad situations … is better” has a subject–verb structure problem, while “it increase the eager” and “if someone try” show agreement errors. There are also issues with infinitive and participle forms, as in “after overcome an unsatisfied situation,” and with articles or possessives in phrases such as “reduces person's self esteem.” Work on checking subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, and revise each sentence for a complete, correctly formed clause.

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