Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-21

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that now is the best time in history to be living.

What is your opinion about this?

What other time in history would be interesting to live in?

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

I certainly agree that this is the best time in the history, we all are living in, because we have access to advanced healthcare, multiple ways of transport, and convient communication and information through the internet. All of these facalities made our lives much easier than any pervious period of history. Even though, every other era of history has its own signficance and contribution.

To commence with, modern health system, technology and internet significantly changes the lifestyle of mankind. Development in medical science also increases the life expectancy. Because most of fatal diseases can be treated easily. Likewise, medical tests can also find out the growing diseases and deficiency of vitamins and minerals in human body. Moreover, combining technology and internet made our commute cheaper, faster and convinent. Transportation services such as Trains and airplanes reduces the travel time and cost by half. Similarly, an individual can communicates via call or video with their family or loved ones from anywhere on the globe just with one click.

Other times of the history are also great to experience. I would like to experience the age of exploration ([redacted phone]AD) because it is the time, when European voyages begin travel to find new trade routes, built new ships, and had encounters with distant civilizations. These two centuries were potentially the life changing period for mankind, as many civilizations get to know about each other and started to trade. What usually facinates me about the era is adventure and uncertinity. At that time, people did not have technology and they have to rely on their navigation techniques such as direction of wind or location of start. If I wouls have the opportunity to lived

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the opinion on why the present is the best time to live and the choice of a historical era. The position is clear throughout. However, the development is uneven. While the first body paragraph provides relevant points on healthcare and technology, the second paragraph regarding the Age of Exploration is cut off abruptly at the end, leaving the final thought incomplete. This prevents the argument from being fully developed. To improve, ensure that all points are brought to a logical conclusion and that the essay is finished in its entirety.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, and there is a logical progression of ideas. Cohesive devices such as 'To commence with', 'Likewise', and 'Moreover' are used to link sentences. However, the referencing is occasionally weak, and the abrupt ending of the final paragraph disrupts the overall flow. The use of paragraphing is appropriate, but the lack of a concluding paragraph makes the structure feel incomplete. To reach a higher band, ensure that each paragraph has a clear concluding sentence and that the essay as a whole has a brief summary or final thought.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing the writer to express ideas clearly. There are some spelling errors, such as 'convient' (convenient), 'facalities' (facilities), 'pervious' (previous), 'signficance' (significance), and 'facinates' (fascinates). While these errors do not impede communication, they are frequent enough to limit the score. The range of vocabulary is sufficient to discuss the topics of technology and history, but it lacks the precision and variety required for higher bands. Focusing on accurate spelling and using more sophisticated collocations would improve this score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'in the history' (in history), 'we all are living in' (which we are living in), 'significantly changes' (significantly changed), and 'they have to rely' (they had to rely). Additionally, the final sentence is an incomplete conditional structure ('If I wouls have the opportunity to lived...'). While the meaning is generally clear, the frequency of these errors indicates a lack of control over complex structures. Increasing the accuracy of verb tenses and conditional forms is essential for improvement.

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