Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-19

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

It is very common for people to change both their habits and their opinions as they get older.

Do you agree or disagree?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

It is commonly seen that habits and opinions become hard to change as people age. I completely agree with this statement. I think that is because these patterns get repeated in their brain so many times that they become their belief system, and when they try to change them it might get uncomfortable.

Firstly, when as a human being we repeat same tasks and think in a similar way since so many years, it will get stored in our subconsious mind and become the part of our biology. So, it does not require our logical brain to work when we perform that same taks again, it does it automatically. For example, when we drive through a same road again and again we do not need to think about it actively or look at the map for directions, we can easily drive through it while talking to someone or thinking about completely different topic.

Secondly, it gets difficult to change because one should question their own belief and learn something completely new. It would be uncomfortable for many people because it might hurt their egos and learning something new often requires more patience and focus. For example, it happens a lot with older genration religious people, when someone have different opinion about their religion or spiritual beliefs they simply deny it and refuse to learn something new, although it might be benificial for them.

To conclude, our brain get stiffer as humans, and we become very particular and rigid about what we do and believe as we get older. It mainly because of our biology is designed that way, and our lack of focus and petience.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by taking a clear position that habits and opinions become hard to change as people age. The candidate presents relevant main ideas, supporting them with understandable explanations and relatable examples, such as driving routes and older generations resisting new religious perspectives. While some ideas could be extended further with deeper elaboration, the development is sufficient for a clear argument throughout the essay. The position is maintained consistently from the introduction to the conclusion, meeting the core requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay displays a clear overall progression with a recognizable introduction, two distinct body paragraphs, and a concluding summary. Cohesive devices are used to signal the structure, such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'To conclude'. However, some of the referencing and logical transitions are slightly mechanical or awkward, as seen in phrases like 'when as a human being we repeat same tasks'. Paragraphing is utilized appropriately, but paragraph internal cohesion can occasionally feel disjointed due to minor phrasing issues. Overall, the organization is coherent and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, demonstrating an attempt to incorporate less common items and subject-specific terms such as 'belief system', 'subconscious mind', and 'biology'. There are, however, several word-choice errors, misspellings, and collocation issues, including 'taks' instead of tasks, 'subconsious' instead of subconscious, 'same road' instead of the same road, and 'older genration' instead of older generation. Despite these inaccuracies, communication is never impeded, and the range of vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including conditional and relative clauses. There are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as missing articles ('repeat same tasks', 'through a same road'), subject-verb agreement slips ('our brain get stiffer', 'biology is designed', 'someone have'), and tense/structure issues ('when as a human being we repeat'). Nevertheless, these errors rarely impede communication, and the underlying meaning remains clear throughout the response.

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