Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people like to try new things, for example, places to visit and types of food. Other people prefer to keep doing things they are familiar with.

Discuss both these attitudes 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)

Experiencing somthing new is a kind of adventure that everyone should do atleast once in their lifetime. Well there has been ongoing debate about whether one should try new things like trying different types of food, culture or places to visit. Some individuals on the other hand, believe that trying new stuff is a way of risking your life and disturbing your body and peace of mind. This essay will discuss both perspectives before presenting my own opinion.

On the one hand, some people claim that, trying new things, for example, new places and different types of food is some sort of fun. You get to know more people, make new friends and experience different cultures, this not only make you self-confident but you also get to know and learn from different people's lifestyle and traditions. In addition to this, when you taste new food, sometimes you get amazed by the taste and it may inspires you to cook it by yourself. Moreover, this way the food get famous as well , when you talk about it with your friends and family. For example, if you try something new like korean noodles and loved the taste then you post it on your social media, people get to know the place and might think to try by themselves. This way they visit the newly launced cafe and also visit there to try something new, different from their routine food. Therefore, it if often claimed that you should have a great sense of curiosity about the world.

On the other hand, some introverts or mainly older people contend that trying new stuff like new food or visiting a new place is boring. They think that its too risky to try new food especially fancy foods like Italian or Chinese cuisine. Moreover, they are happy with what they routinely eat, and they don't get any cravings to try something new. Same goes for a new place, they assume its risky to visit somewhere they never have been, they are afraid of the people or maybe they are afraid of the environment they will get at the new place. This is because their body has became habitual of certain sort of food that's why they don't want to try new things. As a result, they don't like to taste new food as well as they are afraid to visit a new place as well. May be they overthink and like being introvert, they find peace in consistency.

From my perspective, one should try new food as well as new places to visit to increase your knowlegde and become more creative and extrovert because this is more practical and it might become beneficial in long run. For example, if you get a scholarship in some native country, like China, you would be able to survive their because you were never afraid of trying new food and new places, but if you were already afraid of experiencing different things, you will hardly survive in a new place and end up wasting the scholarship.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses both attitudes and gives a clear personal preference for trying new experiences. The first main paragraph explains benefits such as learning about cultures, meeting people and discovering food; the second gives reasons for familiarity, including comfort and concern about unfamiliar places. The scholarship example also supports your view. However, some points are less fully developed or not entirely convincing: describing older people as generally reluctant and saying unfamiliar food is risky are broad claims, and the discussion could explain more precisely why people value routine. The conclusion is implied by the final example rather than clearly restated. Develop the less-supported side with a specific, balanced reason and make your final position explicit to strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction, two paragraphs presenting contrasting views, and a final paragraph giving your opinion. Signposting such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “From my perspective” makes the progression easy to follow. Examples are generally placed alongside the ideas they support. This meets the lower-band expectations securely and shows some features of stronger organisation, but cohesion is not always smooth. Several sentences repeat “new food,” “new place,” or “try new things,” and connectors such as “Moreover” and “As a result” sometimes link ideas mechanically rather than showing a precise relationship. The final paragraph would work better as a distinct conclusion that briefly synthesises both views and restates your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to discuss the topic and convey your meaning, including phrases such as “different cultures,” “peace of mind,” “habitual,” and “consistency.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “scholarship” and “social media.” However, the range is limited by repeated informal expressions such as “new stuff” and “try new things,” while some choices are inaccurate or awkward: “fancy foods” does not clearly describe Italian or Chinese cuisine, and “native country” is unsuitable for the country where someone studies. Spelling errors such as “somthing,” “atleast,” “launced,” and “knowlegde” are noticeable. Aim for more precise, appropriately formal collocations and proofread spelling so these errors do not distract from your ideas.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “because,” “when,” and “if,” and the overall meaning remains clear. Some sentence patterns are handled successfully, for example, “if you get a scholarship … you would be able to survive.” However, there are some recurring errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence boundaries. Examples include “this not only make you self-confident,” “it may inspires you,” and “the food get famous”; these should use correctly matched verb forms. The sentence beginning “You get to know more people” runs into another independent clause without suitable punctuation, and “their body has became habitual” has an incorrect verb form. Review subject–verb agreement, conditional forms and comma use, then check each sentence for a complete, correctly connected structure.

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