Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some societies, stress is now regarded as a major problem, and it is thought that people suffer from more stress than they did in the past. However, others feel that the amount of stress people have today is exaggerated. They say that previous generations were under more pressure, but the idea of suffering from stress did not exist.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Stress has always been something that has plagued human beings. I beleive that the stress people face today is higher than previous generations. In this essay I will discuss how stress is felt by both younger and older generations and conclude with my own take.

Younger generations are constantly throttled with too much information. Since my formative years, I was always told that too much of anything is bad for you, and I believe that the overbearing amount of information available is a perfect example. Mobiles are the perfect example of how stress germinates within a person. Everytime someone opens social media they are bombared with an abundance of different information, be it about climate change or the job market. Our quickly evolving world is unnable stop letting technology be what moves our daily lives and that causes a lot of stress when having to figure out how to move in a quickly paced environment all day, every day.

Older generations did not have this issue. While stress was still prevalent the nature of this stress was usually managable. Since technology was not as heavily ingrained into their daily lives, it helped individuals be able to disconnect and slow down. For example, my grandmother always used to say that whenever too many things were happening around her she could always sit outside and read.

Not having to live your life revolving around an object such a mobile phone leads to a reduced amount of stress, however that is no longer an option for many. To wrap it all up, I believe that stress in younger generations is definitely higher. While the circumstances are different for all, I believe that the abundance of information being so readily available at a single click creates an environment from which one is unable to escape.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you believe stress is greater for younger generations, and you support this with the pressure of constant information and your grandmother’s experience of being able to disconnect. These examples are relevant and help make your view understandable. However, the task asks you to discuss both views, including the claim that stress today is exaggerated and that earlier generations faced greater pressure. The paragraph about older people mainly explains why their stress was more manageable; it does not fully present the argument that their pressures may have been greater, such as economic hardship or physical working conditions. Some claims, including that people today cannot escape information, also need more explanation or evidence. Develop both sides more evenly before reaching your conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about younger generations, a paragraph about older generations, and a conclusion. The progression from constant information to the ability to disconnect is easy to follow, and examples such as your grandmother’s reading habit support the paragraph’s focus. Cohesive phrases such as “For example” and “To wrap it all up” help signal relationships, although the latter is rather conversational. Some links between ideas are abrupt, particularly the move from technology to the claim that it causes stress, and the final paragraph repeats the central point rather than adding a distinct synthesis. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example explicitly to the relevant view.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to discuss the topic, including “formative years,” “prevalent,” “overbearing,” and “abundance of information.” These choices show an attempt to move beyond basic wording, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some expressions are inaccurate or awkward in context: people are “bombarded” with information rather than “throttled” by it, and stress does not naturally “germinate” within a person. There are also spelling errors such as “beleive,” “Everytime,” “bombared,” “unnable,” and “managable.” Aim for precise collocations and proofread spelling; this will make your ideas sound more natural and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including subordinate clauses beginning with “Since” and “While,” and most sentences communicate their meaning clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, but they rarely prevent understanding. For example, “Our quickly evolving world is unnable stop letting technology be what moves our daily lives” is missing “to” after “unable” and is difficult to structure; a clearer version would be “Our rapidly evolving world makes it difficult to prevent technology from shaping daily life.” In “such a mobile phone,” the article should be “as,” and “whenever too many things were happening around her she could…” needs a comma after the introductory clause. Review sentence construction, articles, and punctuation while retaining your complex structures.

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