Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-13

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)

Indeed it's a very debatable topic. As man is growing towards development more and more people are moving towards the urban city. As cities are based on limited land, people in big cities are facing difficulties in finding place to live. To cope with such situations, the goverment proposes to build aparment blocks so that more people can be resided with less use of land. Living in apartment is also way cheaper than buying a whole independent house with more land cost. Most big cities like London and New York have tall building apartments.

Apartments also pave way towards a good social life because alot of people are living with fewer space between their houses than those living poles apart in big houses. People can organise good gatherings and events when they live closer to each other.

In contrary, these changes not only it created opportunities for a massive number of people to reside in the cities but also led towards overpopulation and lack of resources which are one of the major crisis people are facing due to rapid urbanisation. This has also led towards climate change as alot of trees and greenary is cut to build such apartments. We have lost control to cope with floods and ozone layer is depleting as well.

However, in my opinion i support the idea to build apartments in cities but keeping in mind those cities who are already overcrowded must be avoided. There are still many cities which might be smaller in area still there are great work opportunities. In this way we can conserve our environment as well as provide a living to the human beings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the question and make your position clear in the conclusion: you support apartment construction, but not in cities that are already overcrowded. Relevant reasons include limited urban land, lower housing costs, and the environmental and resource pressures associated with further development. However, some points are not fully explained or are difficult to connect to the central claim. For example, the suggestion that apartments improve social life is asserted without showing how this makes them the best way to provide homes. The claims about floods and ozone depletion also need clearer explanation and more precise support. To strengthen the response, develop fewer arguments in greater depth and explain how each supports your qualified position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: it introduces the housing problem, presents benefits, considers disadvantages, and ends with your view. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and transitions such as “In contrary” and “However” signal changes in direction. At times, though, the progression within paragraphs is less clear. The discussion moves from social gatherings to environmental damage without a sufficiently explicit link, and “these changes” does not clearly identify the specific development being discussed. Some linking phrases are also awkward or mechanical. Improve cohesion by grouping each paragraph around one main point, using clear references to earlier ideas, and adding explanations that show how one claim leads to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for urban housing and its effects, including “limited land,” “overpopulation,” “resources,” and “rapid urbanisation.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and you attempt more specific terms such as “ozone layer.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “people can be resided,” “living poles apart in big houses,” and “a living to the human beings.” Spelling errors such as “goverment,” “aparment,” and “greenary” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise, natural combinations and check spelling carefully; this will make your arguments easier to follow and more convincing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “cities who are already overcrowded must be avoided” and a contrastive sentence beginning “In contrary.” The overall meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “In contrary, these changes not only it created opportunities” has an incorrect clause structure, while “Living in apartment is also way cheaper” needs more accurate article use. The sentence about trees being cut and the ozone layer depleting also joins several claims without clear grammatical control. Practise building complex sentences around a clear subject and verb, and review articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries.

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