Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The most important aim of science should be to improve people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The science should serve humanity. This statement is factually correct. However, there are certain ambiguities to this statement that need to be addressed.

In literature the meaning of science is taken in the form a knowledge. Knowledge that benefits the mankind. When we see around the globe, all the important inventions that has served the humanity has come from the knowledge a man had. Man had always been curious about the universe. And for betterment of the whole society, different personalities invented different gadgets throughout the history and made the life of the people better day by day. These people had the same vision of serving humanity and helped in improving the lives of people. For example, the man who invented the electricity had in mind the greater good for mankind. Nikola Tesla invented AC current that is used to ligh up our homes in the dark night.

However, there are some problems that need to be addressed to tackle the situation of having the best possible outcomes. There is a strong need of check and balance on science. Government should impose strict rules and policies against the illicit use of scince. For example, in this advanced age of technology there are a lot of weapons created for the mass destruction of humanity. These weapons should be banned and the use of science to make different kinds of drugs that have a negative impact on the human health should also be made illegal.

In conculsion, the advantages of science outweigh the disadvantages. But it can only happen if the government have a strong hold over the scientific community.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you agree that science should benefit humanity, while adding that its use needs regulation. The examples of electricity and weapons are relevant, and the conclusion restates your view. This addresses the main question, but the extent of your agreement could be explained more explicitly, and some ideas are not fully developed. For instance, the claim that Tesla’s invention of AC lighting improves lives would be stronger with a specific explanation of its effects, while the discussion of harmful drugs is introduced but not illustrated or explored. Develop each main point with a clear reason and a concrete example, and explain how regulation supports—not replaces—the aim of improving lives.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph supporting science’s benefits, a paragraph about risks and regulation, and a conclusion. The contrast marker “However” helps signal the shift to the counterpoint, and the examples generally appear beside the ideas they support. At times, though, progression is mechanical or the links between claims are unclear. The opening says there are “ambiguities” but does not identify them, and “These people had the same vision” has an unclear reference. The repeated use of “humanity,” “people,” and “science” also makes the flow less varied. Make the relationship between each claim and example explicit, and use clearer references and transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “inventions,” “curious,” “illicit use,” “mass destruction,” and “scientific community.” These choices help communicate the central ideas, and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several word-choice and collocation problems reduce precision, such as “the knowledge a man had,” “ligh up our homes,” and “strong hold over the scientific community.” There are also spelling errors, including “scince” and “conculsion,” alongside repetition of broad terms such as “betterment” and “humanity.” Aim for more natural academic phrasing and check spelling carefully; precise expressions will make your argument sound clearer and more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the conditional “it can only happen if…” and the relative clause “that have a negative impact…”. Most of the argument remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur and occasionally make sentences awkward. For example, “all the important inventions that has served” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “Government should impose” and “the government have” show inconsistent article and agreement control. The sentence beginning “In literature the meaning of science…” is also incomplete or structurally unclear. Work on agreement, articles, and complete sentence construction, and proofread longer sentences to ensure that each clause has a clear subject and verb.

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