Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-06

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)

Although I personally don't like the idea of tall apartment blocks, I believe that it is the best and most efficient way to provide enough homes in large cities. Large cities are generally crowded with many people like students, families, workers, etc. Also, they don't have enough surface area to fit all these people. So instead of having for example 3 families taking 100 meters squared each, building an apartment block allows them all to fit in one 100 meters squared area instead of taking a total of 300 meters squared, and therefore saving space for 6 other families. Also the increase of homes' demands cause cities to make space at the expense of nature. To accommodate to all these people, cities will need to make large scale deforestation projects to create urban areas. Although it is true that this will happen in both cases of either houses or apartment buildings, but the rate will be much less and therefore saving nature as much as possible. In the area where i live, businessmen have started to buy empty lands or old houses where they can build apartment blocks. And it is easily noticed that the apartments are rented or sold at a fast pace proving that there is an increase in demand for homes. Another point can be added is that many people avoid houses and prefer apartments for various reasons. One of the many reasons is that houses are generally more expensive than apartments in the same area. Also houses need higher maintenance fees because for apartments in general the one who pays for expensive fixes is the landlord or building management. Seeing all these points i believe building tall apartment blocks is really the most efficient way to provide the most number of homes especially in large cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the task, presenting a clear position agreeing with the statement from the beginning to the end. Relevant ideas are introduced regarding space-saving efficiency, environmental preservation, and cost-effectiveness compared to houses. However, some ideas remain slightly under-developed rather than fully extended; for instance, the environmental argument about deforestation could have been expanded with more precise consequences. Nevertheless, the main arguments are well-supported with relevant reasoning, such as the mathematical spatial example regarding three families sharing a single footprint. The response fully satisfies the criteria for the lower band while showing glimpses of fully developed argumentation, earning a solid mid-level score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear stance maintained throughout the response. However, cohesion is at times mechanical and repetitive, heavily relying on connective adverbs like 'Also' to introduce new points across consecutive sentences. Paragraphing is noticeably absent, as the entire response is condensed into a single block of text instead of being divided into a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Referencing is generally functional, but the lack of logical structural divisions makes the progression less clear than it could be. To reach a higher level, the writer needs to group ideas into distinct paragraphs and employ a more varied range of cohesive devices naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The writer demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common lexical items such as 'deforestation projects', 'urban areas', and 'maintenance fees'. Word choices are generally appropriate, allowing the message to be communicated clearly despite some minor inaccuracies in collocation and phrasing, such as 'increase of homes' demands' instead of 'housing demand' or 'accommodate to all these people' instead of 'accommodate all these people'. Spelling and word formation are generally accurate and do not impede communication. To achieve a higher score, the writer must incorporate a wider variety of sophisticated vocabulary with greater precision and natural stylistic control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at subordination through clauses introduced by 'although', 'where', and 'that'. There are some errors in grammar and punctuation, such as missing capitalization ('i live'), minor preposition misuse, and occasional awkward clause integration. However, these errors are relatively infrequent and rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to follow the train of thought without difficulty. To reach the next band, the writer needs to produce a higher proportion of error-free complex sentences and demonstrate more consistent control over punctuation and article usage.

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