Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

The best way to provide enough homes in large cities is to build tall apartment blocks.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Nowadays, there is a best way to commute for people is to construct sky buildings, because population is increasing day by day in metropolitan cities. I partially agree with this statement as it creates various problems such as isolation and over crowding in urban areas. Similarly, it has multiple advantages such as, people can live near to their offices and institutional organisations. Let us shed light both views in the subsequent pargraphs.

To begin with, let us discuss its shortcomings first. First of all, when people live in a building where there are a lot of units, they do not have personal space. To elaborate, they cannot go out and do exercise and yoga for their physical and mental growth. For example, a single building has hundreds of apartmemts and in these homes thousands of people live, which make obstacles for those who intend to perform physical and mental exercises.

On the other hand, these big buildings have various benefits such as everyday workers and students do not have to consume a lot of time in driving and using public conveyance to reach at their educational institutes and work places. To explain, when people live in suburbs or in countryside they must travel for hours, these big giant buildings can provide accommodation to several families which save their time and energy, so they can utilise them in other daily tasks. To illustrate, when I was living in a town which was 100 km away from my university I had to leave 2 hours before my classes start, now I began living in Meriton building which is just 5 mimutes walk from my college and I can utilise my 4 hours in educational and extra curriculur activites.

To encapsulate, it can be concluded that large storey buildings have advantages and disadvantages at the same time. People become isolate and lock themselves in congested areas and unable to have access of open places, they cannot get breath from. Looking at the positive side peole can save their precious time from big travel distance.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the question by presenting a qualified position: you say you “partially agree” and discuss both disadvantages and benefits of tall apartment buildings. The example about living near your university supports the point that high-density housing can reduce commuting time. However, the response does not fully explain why building tall blocks is the best way to provide enough homes, and the disadvantage about limited space focuses more on exercise and isolation than on housing provision. Your conclusion restates both sides but does not clearly resolve how far you agree. To strengthen the response, explain the housing-capacity benefit directly and develop a more relevant limitation, such as pressure on infrastructure or the availability of land.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, a paragraph on disadvantages, a paragraph on benefits, and a conclusion. Sequencing is easy to follow, and signposts such as “To begin with” and “On the other hand” help readers recognise the shift between points. This meets the lower-band expectations securely, while the personal example also gives the benefits paragraph a clear progression. Some linking is mechanical, however: “To elaborate,” “To explain,” and “To illustrate” repeatedly announce examples rather than connecting ideas naturally. The conclusion introduces several points in a compressed way, and “they” is not fully clear. Use fewer formulaic transitions and make the relationship between each claim and its support more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to discuss housing and commuting, including “metropolitan cities,” “accommodation,” “congested areas,” and “educational institutes.” There are also attempts at less common expressions, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural and reduce precision: “sky buildings” for skyscrapers or high-rise apartment blocks, “public conveyance,” and “big giant buildings.” Spelling errors such as “apartmemts,” “pargraphs,” and “curriculur” are noticeable, as are word-form or usage problems such as “people become isolate.” The intended meaning is generally recoverable, but the range is not yet consistently controlled. Prefer standard collocations and check spelling carefully, especially in key topic vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a conditional structure in “when people live in suburbs or in countryside they must travel for hours” and a relative clause in “a town which was 100 km away.” Meaning is usually understandable, but some sentence structures and verb forms are inaccurate. The opening, “there is a best way to commute for people is to construct,” combines incompatible structures; “which make obstacles” also has an agreement problem, and “I had to leave 2 hours before my classes start” shifts tense within the account. Articles and prepositions need attention too, as in “in countryside” and “reach at.” Build complex sentences around one clear main clause, then check agreement, tense consistency, and article use.

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