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

Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Some people believe that a foreign language should only be learned in order to study or work abroad. Meanwhile some people think that there are several other reasons to learn a new language . From my point of view, I think that both arguments are reasonable and well-supported.

Firstly, some people learn a new language to study and work in a foreign country. This is because in some countries, it is a rule to learn their language for you to migrate in their country. Also, it can be a specific requirement for your visa process to study or work in the country you chose to imigrate. The main aim of these rules and requirements are to ease communication . For example , I learned German which was mandatory for my visa demand , but helped to communicate easily with the German citizens.

Turning to those people who think that there are not the only reasons for someone to learn a foreign language. I understand that some people decide to learn a new language not just to study or travel overseas, but just to increase their knowlwdge. Some people go further to learn a new language to know ,understand and intergrate a country's culture.For instance, while studying in Turkey, learning Turkish was not mandatory because my courses were in English. I decided to learn the language to increase my knowledge and well understand the Turkish culture.

To conclude, although learning the language of another country ease the pocess of studying and working in their countries, I also believe that some people also learn a foreign language for fun , knowledge and also to understand another country's culture.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and give a personal position, which is clear in the introduction and conclusion. The examples from your experience—learning German for a visa and Turkish to understand the culture—are relevant and help explain why people learn languages for practical and personal reasons. However, the discussion of the first view focuses mainly on studying or working abroad, while the prompt also mentions travel; this aspect is not explored. Some points are asserted rather than fully developed, such as the claim that language learning increases knowledge. Explain what learners gain and why that matters, and make your opinion more specific than saying both arguments are reasonable. This would make the response more fully developed across all parts of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the two views, and a conclusion. The progression from practical reasons to cultural and personal reasons is easy to follow, and signposts such as “Firstly” and “Turning to” help identify the discussion. This already gives the response a coherent arrangement. To make the links more flexible and precise, avoid relying on formulaic transitions and connect each example directly to the point it supports. For instance, the German example could be followed by a sentence explaining how language ability helps with daily communication after arrival. Some references are also vague, such as “these rules and requirements”; naming the requirements more clearly would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “mandatory,” “visa,” “communicate,” “integrate,” and “culture,” and the reader can understand your main ideas. There are also attempts to express less familiar concepts, such as learning a language to “increase my knowledge.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “imigrate,” “knowledwge,” “intergrate,” and “pocess.” Some combinations are also unnatural: “visa demand” and “well understand” do not express your meaning idiomatically. Repeated use of “learn a new language” and “some people” limits variety. Check spelling carefully and build a wider set of natural collocations for discussing language learning, such as “meet a visa requirement” and “gain insight into a culture.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a reason clause (“This is because…”) and a contrast structure (“although…”). Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, and the examples are generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “The main aim of these rules and requirements are” should use a singular verb, and “ease the process” needs an article in this context. The opening also has unnecessary repetition in “From my point of view, I think.” Review subject–verb agreement and article use, and proofread punctuation around commas and spaces. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control without sacrificing the range you already attempt.

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