Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-28

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems.

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)

SPENDING TIME IN A NATION WHERE WE HAVE TO CONVERSE IN A INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CAN CAUSE PRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEMS AS WELL AS PRAGMATIC PROBLEMS.I PARTIALLY AGREE WITH THIS STATMENT AS IT ALLOWS ONE TO EXPOSE TO NEW CULTURES AND WAY OF LIVING BUT IT MAY ALSO REDUCE SENSE OF BELONGING.

TO BEGIN WITH, SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAN ENHANCE OUR GLOBAL EXPOSURE.IT IS EVIDENT THAT WHILE SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE WE CAN LEARN THE DIFFERNT CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE.WHILE INTERACTING IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE WE CAN FEEL THE NUANCE OF LANGUAGES , MEANING AND INTERPRETATION OF SITUATIONS WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY WE EXPRESS IN A NATIVE LANGUAGE GIVING A DIFFERENT FEELING, WAY OF EXPRESSION AND MEANING. FOR EXAMPLE , STUDENT FROM NEPAL GOING AUSTRALIA FOR HIGHER STUDIES LEARN DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES ABOUT AUSTRALIAN CULTURES AND THEIR LIFESTYLES.IN ADDITION DUE TO SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE PEOPLE CAN INTERACT WITH MANY PEOPLES WHO ARE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUND, LIFE STYLE AND PERSPECTIVE HELPING THEM TO LEARN DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS.

HOWEVER, IT ALSO WEAKENS THE SENSE OF BELONGING .WE CONSTRUCT OUR SENSE OF BELONGING BASED ON THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THAT WE ARE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH BUT IF WE ARE EXPOSED TO MULTIPLE WE TAKE A SCATTERED IDENTIY FROM EVERYWHERE MAKING A PERSON WITH DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS.THIS RESULTS IN PERSON CREATING IDENTITY DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSON HAVING A SAME LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE.FOR EXAMPLE, MANY IMMIGRANT WHO HAVE SPEND TIME SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE CANT ASSOCIATE THEMSELVE WITH EITHER COUNTRY.

IN CONCLUSION, LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE YOU HAVE TO SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROVIDES A INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE BUT IT ALSO WEAKENS THE SENSE OF IDENTITY.HENCE IN MY PERSPECTIVE ONE CAN LEARN MANY THING AND CULTURE BUT THEY SHOULD ALSO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO CREATE A BALANCE.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you partially agree, recognising cultural exposure as a benefit while arguing that living through another language can weaken belonging. Both sides are relevant, and the Nepal-to-Australia example supports your point about learning another way of life. However, the practical problems named in the prompt receive little direct attention; the discussion focuses mainly on identity and cultural exposure. The claim that people develop a “scattered identity” is also not fully explained, and the example of immigrants unable to associate with either country would be stronger with a specific explanation or illustration. To strengthen the response, address practical difficulties explicitly and develop each main claim with clearer cause-and-effect reasoning and more precise examples. (12 words copied from the task prompt were not counted.)

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction states your position, two body paragraphs present contrasting points, and the conclusion returns to your view. Signposts such as “To begin with,” “However,” and “In conclusion” make the progression easy to follow. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some of the flexibility associated with stronger cohesion. At times, though, links between ideas are mechanical or unclear. For instance, the sentence beginning “This results in person creating identity” does not clearly explain how the preceding idea leads to that result. Some references, such as “multiple,” lack a clear noun. Use more explicit links between claims and examples, and make pronoun references precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic-related vocabulary, including “sense of belonging,” “global exposure,” “ideologies,” and “viewpoints.” These choices help communicate the central ideas, and you attempt less common expressions such as “nuance of languages.” However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “international language” for the language spoken in the host country, “scattered identity,” and “learn different culture.” Spelling errors such as “statment,” “differnt,” and “identiy” also reduce accuracy. These issues generally do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision. Aim for natural collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, “develop a sense of cultural belonging” is clearer than “take a scattered identity.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a contrastive structure with “but” and a conditional clause beginning “if we are exposed to multiple.” The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include missing articles in “speaking foreign language” and “student from Nepal,” subject–verb agreement in “many immigrant … can’t associate,” and the incorrect construction “allows one to expose to new cultures.” Several long sentences also lack clear grammatical control, particularly the sentence beginning “We construct our sense of belonging.” Use shorter, more controlled sentences when expressing complex reasoning, and check articles, agreement, and verb patterns. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve the overall control.

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