Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Some people think that the fictional violence portrayed on television is harmless entertainment. Others disagree and think that it encourages violent behaviour.
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)
In this technical era, some individuals hold to believe that on television that unrealistic fighting scenes are harmless entertainment for viewers, while other argue that people influenced by violence and may adopt that kind of behaviour in their real life. In this essay, first i will discuss both the perspective, then deduce my own opinion.
Proponents of the first viewpoint contend that fictional fights are just entertain the public. First and foremost, in many nations a significant numbers of people like to watch the action movies, because it helps us to refresh their mind after a very busy schedule. Moreover, that kind of movies nowadays with the help of artificial intelligence and new kind of VFX considerably increased the quality of movies. Even many people like more fictional movies such as, superhero movies they can enjoy more with their friends. Besides that this type of movies before start gives warnings and age limit, which help to reduce negative consequences.
Advocates of the second viewpoint maintain that, action movies encouraging their fans to behave violently. To commence with, indeed it is acknowledge that many people after watching violent movies may behave irritated and anxious, because they not leave that movie character for several days. In addition, some people argue that these kind of movies might more deeply impact on children due to their less experience about world and in earlier age they may adopt unrealistic expectation, which they can face anxiety and more stress in their life.
In my opinion, it is evident from the above discussion that, fictional violence in movies can create in children negative opinions about world. However, from my perspective this kind of movies before launching passes through many processes and experts give warnings about age limits. If government will strict more actions about that so it will create healthy relation between society.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views on fictional violence on television and presenting a clear personal opinion. The writer establishes a position in the introduction and maintains it through the body paragraphs and conclusion. Ideas are relevant, such as the use of VFX and age warnings for the first view, and the impact on children for the second view. However, some ideas remain slightly under-developed and tend to over-generalise, such as the claim that people cannot leave characters for several days. Overall, the task is addressed adequately, fulfilling the core requirements for a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay displays a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt at logical organisation. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate the introduction, two body paragraphs, and conclusion. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. For example, transition phrases like 'To commence with' and 'Besides that this type of movies before start gives warnings' feel awkward and clunky. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, such as the abrupt pronoun shifts ('helps us to refresh their mind'). Progression is maintained, but the mechanical nature of cohesive devices places this response securely at Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The writer demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common items such as 'proponents', 'artificial intelligence', and 'consequences'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors throughout the text, including 'hold to believe', 'action movies are just entertain', 'behave irritated', and 'if government will strict more actions'. These lexical slips and awkward phrasings occasionally detract from fluency, though they do not impede overall communication. This performance aligns well with the descriptors for Band 5.5 to 6.0, settling at a solid 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in sentence structures. However, frequent grammatical errors are present, particularly with verb forms, tense consistency, and prepositions, such as 'some individuals hold to believe', 'other argue that people influenced by violence', and 'due to their less experience about world'. Punctuation errors and awkward relative clauses also occur regularly. While communication is not severely hindered, the density of grammatical mistakes prevents the score from reaching a higher band. A score of 5.5 reflects these limitations.
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