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)

One of the best way of providing enough homes in large cities is by building tall buildings.

Buying a land of around 1500 square feet in New York would cost millions but buying an apartment in the same place will cost 10 times cheaper, which gives an opportunity to more people buying or renting accomodation in the city. The tall apartment can give space to 25 to 30 families in one single 1500 square feet plot but a single villa of 1500 square feet can only give space to one or maximum 2 families which means that high rise buildings solves the accomodation issue. The buildings provide better security in contrast to a villa because each apartment have their own management in place which provides better security by having a proper security system in place which allows people inside only with the residents permission.

Life in apartment is quite different in contrast to the life in villa because living in an apartment gives you sense of a community and belonging. Several families live on one single floor and they had each other in every high and lows. Since, living in a city mostly keeps people away from their families and it is life in those apartments which gives people home away from home. The high rise apartments also provides a great air venatilation and a great view of city which helps with mood refreshment of the residents.

I personally enjoy living in a high rise apartments because of its air ventilation and a good view of the city.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you support tall apartment buildings as a way to provide homes, and you give relevant reasons, including making better use of land, affordability, security, and community. The comparison between a 1,500-square-foot plot accommodating many apartment households and a villa accommodating far fewer is a useful attempt to explain the space advantage. However, the response does not fully develop the argument: the security and community points are asserted rather than supported with specific explanation or examples, and the final paragraph mainly repeats your personal preference. The prompt asks how far you agree, so state the extent of your agreement explicitly and consider a limitation or alternative, such as the need for transport, services, or careful planning in high-rise areas.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: it introduces the position, develops practical and social benefits in separate paragraphs, and ends with a personal view. Ideas are generally easy to follow, and links such as “because” and “Since” help show relationships. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes loose: the first paragraph moves from land costs to capacity and then security without clearly connecting each point to the central claim. Some linking is mechanical or unclear, as in “Since, living in a city mostly keeps people away from their families,” and “in contrast to” is repeated. The conclusion also adds little beyond the earlier preference. Use clearer topic sentences and transitions that show how each reason supports your answer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for housing and city life, including “high-rise buildings,” “accommodation,” “security system,” and “sense of community.” These choices make the main ideas understandable, but several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems limit precision. For example, “buying a land” is not a natural expression, “10 times cheaper” is imprecise, and “air venatilation” is misspelled. “Mood refreshment” and “home away from home” also sound awkward or overly informal in this context. Aim for more accurate academic collocations and check spelling carefully. Replacing repeated general terms such as “great” and “gives” with precise alternatives would also make the argument more fluent and varied.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a comparison with “but” and a reason clause beginning “because,” so there is some structural variety. The main meaning is usually clear, but some errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence construction remain. Examples include “One of the best way” instead of a plural noun, “each apartment have” instead of subject–verb agreement, and “The high rise apartments also provides” instead of a plural verb. The sentence beginning “Since,” is also punctuated awkwardly and does not connect smoothly to the following clause. Review agreement and article use, and divide long sentences where several claims are joined together. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen control.

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