Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-10

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)

All undergraduates from the university should be given a time to study abroad or work placement in the industries. This statement is partially advantagious and in my opinion the advantages outweigh the disadvantages but there are certain ambiguities in this statement.

The chance to study in the high ranked universities of the world is always considered a blessing and the students can get the best out their abilities by competing with the international talent. With this advanced exposure the undergrads can become competetive and be a great asset to their countries and bring experience to the local staff. Same goes for the work placement in the multinational orgainzations. For example, my colleague who was from Harvard had more exposure of the world and performed better than all of us combined. He was soon permoted to the senior manger position.

But there is drawback that this statement does not clarify. The idea of considering all the undergraduates to have the same kind of opportunities is unfair. There should be a controlled and strict criteria for the evaluation to nominate students for such prestegious recommendations for jobs and scholarships. Because, the we are talking about the international level and the institutes should consider the outperforming candidates for such conditions. Considering all the students for these opportunities imposes burden on the institutions.

So in conclusion, the idea of providing universtity students with opportunities as a whole is great but there are some hidden flaws that need to be addressed to get the best results possible.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You give a clear, qualified position: you believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, while acknowledging concerns about fairness and institutional burden. The benefits of international study and work placements are relevant, and the Harvard colleague example helps illustrate how exposure may support career progress. However, the advantages are explained more fully than the disadvantages, and the example is personal but not clearly connected to a university placement. The concern that opportunities should be limited to selected students also shifts the discussion towards selection criteria rather than examining the disadvantages of requiring every undergraduate to participate. Develop both sides more evenly and explain practical drawbacks, such as cost, access, or disruption to study, before reaching your conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on benefits, a paragraph on drawbacks, and a conclusion. This makes the overall argument easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “For example,” “But,” and “So in conclusion” signal the direction of the discussion, although some transitions feel mechanical, and “But there is drawback” does not smoothly connect the ideas. The progression within the disadvantages paragraph is less clear: fairness, selection criteria, and institutional burden are introduced without fully showing how they relate. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each supporting point explicitly to the paragraph’s main claim. More precise referencing would also help readers follow what “this statement” and “these opportunities” refer to.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including “international talent,” “advanced exposure,” “multinational organizations,” and “outperforming candidates.” These choices show an attempt to use more specific and formal language, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “get the best out their abilities,” “bring experience to the local staff,” and “prestigious recommendations for jobs and scholarships.” There are also spelling errors, including “advantagious,” “competetive,” “orgainzations,” “permoted,” and “prestegious.” Check spelling carefully and choose natural collocations; for instance, students can “realise their potential,” while placements can “provide valuable professional experience.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the argument remains understandable. For example, the sentence beginning “With this advanced exposure” links a cause to a possible outcome, while the final sentence uses a contrast between the overall idea and its flaws. Some grammatical errors remain. In “All undergraduates from the university should be given a time to study abroad or work placement,” the parallel structure and article use need attention; “a period to study abroad or undertake a work placement” would be clearer. “Because, the we are talking” contains an unnecessary comma and an extra article, and “there is drawback” needs an article. Review articles, parallel constructions, and punctuation, while continuing to vary sentence structures.

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