Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-07

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)

In this contemporary era, individuals are more found to explore new places or food items as they have been influenced by vloggers and celebrities. However, it is believed that some are excited to accept change in their life while others want to stay with the same type of life. Both the sides will be elucidated in the ensuing paragraphs alongside suitable examples.

To commence, there are certain reasons behind why people are observed to welcome new things in their life. The first and foremost, the curiosity, specially in children, that craves to have colorful and omnipresent things than their friends to feel them delighted. Another reason, exploring a countries will aid one's to enhance knowledge about their culture and heritage. Apart from this, someone can treat themselves by ingesting new palate of different cuisine which feel them happy. All in all, human beings can break their monotonous lifestyle by accepting modifications in their life. As a consequence, their life becomes more adventures and depriving the stress level.

On the other hand, firstly, there could be a chance that one can prevent themselves from trying the unfamiliar food as they have phobia of allergies. Secondly, in this high tense situations of war, one can afraid being locked somewhere away from their family. As a result of war, aviation department suddenly stops the flights. Last but not least, when one can try a something unique will always bring a risk factor into their life. Henceforth, some are not risk taker which restricts them with steady life. For an instance, huge financial investment can disturb the lifestyle of middle-class person.

In conclusion, after analysing several aspects of accepting changes in life, in my opinion, people should be advised to trust themselves and it solely depends on them whether they should explore alternate options or not.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, discussing both attitudes and providing a personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is somewhat uneven. The arguments regarding why people prefer familiarity—such as the fear of war or aviation issues—are slightly tangential and not fully linked to the core concept of 'familiarity' versus 'novelty'. While the position is clear, the supporting points lack depth and could be better articulated to fully satisfy the requirements of a higher band. The conclusion is also quite brief and does not fully synthesize the points discussed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, and there is a clear progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'To commence', 'Apart from this', and 'On the other hand', which help guide the reader. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical or awkward, such as 'Henceforth, some are not risk taker'. Additionally, some referencing is unclear, and the flow between sentences occasionally feels disjointed due to grammatical errors. Overall, the structure is sufficient to follow the argument, but it lacks the sophisticated, natural flow required for a higher band.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, but it is often imprecise or used incorrectly. For example, 'ingesting new palate' is an unnatural collocation, and 'depriving the stress level' is incorrect usage. There are attempts to use more academic vocabulary, such as 'contemporary era' and 'elucidated', but these are sometimes used in contexts that feel slightly forced. To improve, the student should focus on learning natural collocations and ensuring that words are used in their correct grammatical form.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Common issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'one can afraid'), article usage, and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'individuals are more found to explore'). While the meaning is generally understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic sentence construction prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. More attention to verb forms and sentence structure is necessary to improve accuracy.

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