Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some countries owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Student answer (Band 6.0)

In the modern world the constant argument about owning a house or renting a house is pretty normal. Initially having a home is significant for people because this is one the basic needs. In my opinion having own house is much more better than renting for It's positive impact over people's life.

Begining with the ownership of a house, it would be the biggest collatoral property that will come in handy both for the buyer and his future generation. Because rather than renting it is much more likely to save huge amount of money that would have been wasted for the rent of a house.The saved money can be used is various sectors. Specially living in the megacities like Dhaka, the experience of renting house is not very soothing, most of the time having no access to ventilation and sunlight is quiet normal.

Subsequently, Having own house may pass the legacy to the future generation. people can make their habitats customized according to his or her own choices. Personal satisfiction are taken in to consideration when someone owns a house. For instance, people can choose various design like minimalistics, bohimian, moroccan,roman style to style the house. This freedom is quiet rare when someone rent a house.

In the end, having own house can be quiet expensive nowadays, in addition for professioal life and other people have to move from one place to another, in those particular time renting is the only option though it is not always satisfactory. But having own house is almost like buying own's comfortable, freedom, choices and more. By overlooking the cost and prices of owing house, the situation of having own house is completely positive and time, energy worthy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both parts of the question: you explain why ownership matters, citing financial security, passing property to the next generation, and the freedom to personalise a home, and you clearly judge the situation as positive. The examples about renting in Dhaka and choosing interior styles make the response relevant. This meets the task well, but the reasons are not equally developed: the financial point is asserted rather than explained in detail, and the drawbacks of ownership—cost and the need to move for work—are mentioned only briefly. To strengthen the response further, explain how these factors affect people and make the positive-versus-negative judgement more explicitly balanced.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, two paragraphs giving reasons, and a conclusion that acknowledges disadvantages before reaffirming your view. Sequencing phrases such as “Initially,” “Subsequently,” and “In the end” help signal the stages of the argument. However, some links feel mechanical, and the relationship between ideas is occasionally unclear. For example, “Because rather than renting…” is a sentence fragment, while “The saved money can be used is various sectors” does not clearly connect the saving to a specific benefit. Improve progression by linking each example directly to the reason it supports, and use pronouns and transitions carefully so the reader can follow the argument without having to infer connections.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “collateral property,” “legacy,” “customized,” and “ventilation,” and you use examples to discuss housing choices. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision: “biggest collateral property,” “personal satisfaction are taken into consideration,” and “buying own’s comfortable” do not express your intended meanings clearly. Spelling and word-form errors such as “Begining,” “satisfiction,” and “professioal” also reduce control. Aim for accurate, natural combinations rather than more elaborate wording—for example, describe a home as a “valuable asset” and say that owners can “personalise their living space.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast between ownership and renting and a concluding concession about moving for work. However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “this is one the basic needs,” “people can make their habitats customized according to his or her own choices,” and the fragment “Because rather than renting it is much more likely to save…” The final sentence, “buying own’s comfortable, freedom, choices,” also lacks a clear grammatical structure. Work on articles, possessives, subject–verb agreement, and complete sentence construction. Check each sentence for a clear subject and verb, and separate long or incomplete ideas into well-formed sentences.

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