Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

All university undergraduate courses should include a period of time spent studying abroad or doing a work placement.

Do you think the advantages of this would outweigh the disadvantages?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Yes, all universities that offer undergraduate courses should also include a time period for students to study their courses abroad or applying thier studies in abroad in there fields to gain proffesinoal experience and enhance knowledge.

According to my understandings, i think that the advantages of this activity will outweigh the disadvantages. In my opinion there are two main advantages and one disadvantage of this activity.

The first advantage will be, if an undergraduate student is given an oppertiunity by his university to go in a diffrent contry and spend a time period studying there so that student can compare, moreover analyse the difference between curiculam and level of educational facilties provided in both states. So that student can compare wether thier studies are compareable to other internatinoal universities.

The second advantage would be in the terms of, job and internatinoal job market experience. If universities offer work placement in abroad it will bring many changes not only to student but also enhance university's appearence. When a student is enrolled in undergraduate course, he will most probably be in his early 20's. So he has enough stamina and physicl fitness that he can avail that offer and can gain internatinoal job experience and enhance his CV . For instance, If a student is studying hospitality and mangements he can be recruited to an internatinoal country that has many tourist attractions and be apointed in a hotel that is performing good on internatinoal level. From this activity he can increase his knowledge and credability moreover, this activity can enhance his protfolio.

In my understandings, the only disadvantage of this activity would probably be " getting of the orignal track". As i mentioned earlier, most students enrolled in undergraduate courses are in thier early 20's . In this age going alone in a different country will not be suitable, As they can get into harfull activities and go off the track from thier orignal goal. But this advantage can also be outweigh, if univerities can maintain regular check and balance on thier students and also provide them a teacher or an assitant .

In conclusion, definently the advantages of this activitiy can outweigh the disadvantages. If and only if the univerty maintain a proper and regular check and balance on thier student .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction and conclusion: you believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, provided universities supervise students. You address both study abroad and work placements, and the examples about comparing education systems and a hospitality student gaining experience are relevant. This gives the response a sound basis and some supporting detail. However, the educational comparison is not fully explained, and the disadvantage of students going “off the track” is asserted rather than developed with a specific consequence or example. The conclusion also repeats the condition without explaining how supervision would work. To strengthen the response, develop each main point more evenly and make the link between each example and your overall judgement explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two paragraphs presenting advantages, a paragraph on a disadvantage, and a conclusion. The sequence is easy to follow, and signposts such as “The first advantage,” “The second advantage,” and “In conclusion” help readers identify the stages of your argument. This is a coherent arrangement, though some linking is mechanical and connections within paragraphs are occasionally unclear. For example, “So that student can compare” is a fragment-like continuation, while “moreover” is used to join ideas that would be clearer as separate sentences. The reference to “this activity” is also repeated frequently. Use a wider range of natural transitions and make the relationship between claims and examples more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary suited to the topic, including “international job market,” “professional experience,” “educational facilities,” and “credibility.” These choices show an effort to discuss education and employment beyond basic terms. However, spelling errors and inaccurate word forms are frequent and sometimes make the reader pause, as in “oppertiunity,” “curiculam,” “internatinoal,” and “mangements.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “getting of the original track” and “enhance his portfolio.” Repetition of “activity,” “student,” and “enhance” limits flexibility. Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common word partnerships, then vary repeated terms where appropriate. The intended meaning is generally recoverable, but control of vocabulary is not yet consistent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “If universities offer work placement abroad…” and “if universities can maintain regular check and balance…”. This shows some range, but complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “The first advantage will be, if…” has an awkward sentence structure, and “this advantage can also be outweigh” uses an incorrect verb form. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, as in “a different country” followed by a capitalised “As” within the same sentence. Practise building complete sentences around one main clause, then check verb forms, agreement, and punctuation, especially in longer conditional sentences.

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