Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Nowadays, many medical research projects are funded by private companies. In your opinion, do you think that research should be carried by private companies, individuals or government?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

While there are people who think that medical research should be conducted by private companies only, others believe that individuals or government run these medical research projects, and in my opinion the government, and private companies, have the rights to fund medical research projects.

The government can fund these projects for the well being of the public. Government funded projects can ensure the public trust and safety. Citizens can rely on it and they can use the final ready product without a second thought. As government works for their people, and the money they will invest on the project it is from the people of the country. For example, at the time of corona, in Bangladesh the government provided funds for the vaccination projects, and it was successful indeed. People got benefitted with the vaccine and cured.

On the other hand, there are people who believes research those are funded by private companies are more reliable, as they do it for their business, so they ready the product more carefully for individuals. Also, mostly medical sectors of a country are private, it is much easier to collab with these private medicals for research projects. For instances, private companies and private medical institutions are aligned, therefore the fund they will manage it will be invested properly for research and outcome will be good.

However, for individuals to conduct a medical research and getting funds for the project would be difficult. Additionaly, it is not feasible to do the research alone, it requires lot of important things which is hard to manage. Such as, medical equipments, labs, teammates, and so on.

To conclude, both government and private companies should come forward to provide funds to these medical research projects, it is essential to improve the life of the people and ensure their safety.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you support funding from both government and private companies, and you also address whether individuals should conduct research. The public-safety rationale and the Bangladesh vaccination example are relevant, while the paragraph on individuals explains practical obstacles. However, the private-company argument is less fully developed: claims that companies prepare products carefully and manage funds properly are asserted rather than supported with a specific example or explanation of how oversight would protect the public. The government example also needs clearer detail about the project and its outcome. Develop each main point with a more precise explanation or example, and make the comparison between the funders’ roles more explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs on government and private funding, a paragraph on individual research, and a conclusion. Transitions such as “On the other hand,” “However,” and “To conclude” help readers follow the discussion. Some connections are less clear or feel mechanical, though. For example, “As government works for their people” does not connect smoothly to the point about public money, and the private-sector paragraph moves from reliability to collaboration without fully explaining the link. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, as in “the fund they will manage it.” Strengthen progression by making each paragraph develop one central claim and using clearer links between reasons and examples.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “medical research,” “vaccination,” “funds,” “public trust,” and “medical institutions,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “well being of the public.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “ready the product,” “collab with these private medicals,” “got benefitted,” and “for instances.” “Medical equipments” is also an incorrect form. These choices make the writing less precise and sometimes distract the reader, although the intended meaning can usually be inferred. Build accuracy by learning common academic collocations and checking word forms and spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a contrastive opening clause and sentences beginning “As” and “However.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the overall meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “there are people who believes” should use a plural verb, while “the money they will invest … it is from the people” has an awkward, incomplete structure. “It requires lot of important things” is missing an article, and “it is not feasible to do the research alone, it requires…” joins two independent clauses with only a comma. Review agreement and articles, and separate or connect clauses accurately.

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