Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-19

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)

People often argue that, constructing tall apartment buildings in large cities is the best option to allocate sufficient accomodations. This can be the right choice because with time population is increasing so as the demand of accomodations but the land is limited, building tall apartment building blocks can solve this issue, so I agree with this statement.

On regards to building tall buildings in large cities, it is understanble that large cities have to face with huge people traffic and with time it is increasing, as large cities provides opportunities to earn and allow people to maintain their desired lifestyle. Therefore, the pressure of homes and housings are increasing as well. Although, providing homes for each family is quite tough as the supply of land is limited. Eventually, large cities left with this only choice to expand housings vertically. For example, In all the big and mega cities like New York, Dublin, Delhi and Dhaka, we can see tall skyscrapers compared with small cities or country side.

Allocating personal land for everyone is not feasible, not even for the large cities. Furthermore, every year huge amount of people move to large cities to earn their living and settle down to have an improved lifestyle. With high demand for work, large cities have to meet with huge demand of accomodations. For instance, people from all over Bangladesh have a tendancy to move in Dhaka to work, because Dhaka has the most work opportunities in Bangladesh. And to meet the demand of people allocation, the culture in Dhaka automatically shift towards bulding tall apartment blocks.

To conclude, to meet with the growing population, large cities are bound to build tall appartment blocks to allocate the families and individuals. Although, constructing tall appartments also produce some risk factors such as after effects of natural disasters would be big and dangerous, I think the positive impact of this outweighs the negative sides. So, I agree with this statement.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction to the conclusion: you agree that building upwards is an effective response to limited land and rising demand. You address the main issue with relevant explanations, including migration to Dhaka and the pressure created by employment opportunities. The conclusion also acknowledges a possible drawback—greater danger from natural disasters—before reaffirming your view. This gives the response a solid, relevant argument. However, the support is not equally developed: the examples of several cities are asserted rather than explained, and the disaster risk is mentioned without showing how it affects your overall judgement. To strengthen the response, develop these points with specific consequences or comparisons and explain why tall blocks are the best option rather than one useful option among several.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs with related reasons, and a conclusion that restates your position. The progression from limited land to vertical construction is easy to follow, and examples are placed alongside the points they support. However, some linking is mechanical or awkward, particularly repeated uses of “Therefore,” “Furthermore,” and “For example.” The second body paragraph also repeats the first paragraph’s central point about population growth and housing demand, so the argument does not progress as much as it could. Some references are unclear, such as “this only choice,” and “Although” is used in places where the sentence relationship is not fully controlled. Give each body paragraph a distinct focus and use clearer links between claims and evidence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “population,” “supply of land,” “vertically,” “skyscrapers,” and “natural disasters,” which helps communicate the main argument. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “not feasible” and “improved lifestyle.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, including “allocate sufficient accommodations,” “people traffic,” and “demand of accommodations.” Spelling errors such as “accomodations,” “understanble,” and “tendancy” also reduce accuracy. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding your position, but they limit precision and naturalness. Build a more reliable set of housing-related collocations and check spelling carefully; vary repeated terms such as “large cities,” “demand,” and “build tall apartment blocks.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “although,” and “as,” and your meaning is generally understandable. Some sentence structures are effective, such as the explanation that land is limited while demand is rising. However, there are recurring errors in agreement, articles, prepositions, and sentence construction. For example, “large cities provides” should use a plural verb, while “the pressure of homes and housings are increasing” has an agreement problem. The opening phrase “People often argue that, constructing…” is also not grammatically formed, and “Although, providing homes…” is an incomplete or awkward clause. Review subject–verb agreement and practise joining dependent clauses to complete main clauses. More accurate control of these patterns would make your complex sentences clearer.

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