Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-08-25
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
In many places, new homes are needed, but the only space available for building them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and not build new homes there.
What is your opinion about this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 6.5)
Some people believe that it is better to put new homes on the country side since it can accommodate more buildings due to its available land. While others prefer not to build on it because they believe that it is important to protect rather than destroying it by building new homes and establishments. Personally, I believe that it is better if we build homes in the countryside rather than gatekeeping it specially if the population is rapidly increasing.
The idea of some people that are against the building of homes in the countryside might also be beneficial. Due to the fact that some places on the countryside are protected heritage sites and are owned by indigenous people. Building an establishment on a heavily guarded and protected land owned by the very first people who lived there would lead to serious legal actions and might cause chaos . This might also trigger a long standing dispute among the local villagers and the people who wanted to build on the area. This might cause tension and would lead to violent scenarios if the situation escalated.
On the other side, building homes on the countryside will also have benefits especially if the country or state is having a problem with their increasing population. An example of which is a city in India which exceeded their expected birthrate for the year [redacted phone]. The Government made a solution to build homes on the countryside to cater the large population that was reported. The government signed an agreement with the villagers and indigenous people of the protected land. The villagers signed the agreement and is okay with mainland people living and building on their homeland.
While both opinions have their beneficial side. I will stick to my belief of expanding and building homes on the countryside. By making this move it will make a country progressive and prosperous since it will not overpopulate the main city.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
Ang tugon ay tumutugon sa prompt at nagpapanatili ng malinaw na paninindigan sa kabuuan nito. Inilahad mo ang magkabilang panig ng argumento bago magtapos sa iyong sariling pananaw. Gayunpaman, ang pagbuo ng mga ideya ay medyo hindi balanse. Ang halimbawa tungkol sa India ay tiyak ngunit kulang sa sapat na detalye upang ganap na suportahan ang argumento, at ang paliwanag kung bakit ang pagtatayo sa probinsya ay 'progressive' ay medyo simple. Upang maabot ang mas mataas na band score, tiyaking ang iyong mga sumusuportang punto ay mas masusing ginalugad at iniuugnay pabalik sa pangunahing tanong tungkol sa pagbabalanse ng pangangailangan sa pabahay at pangangalaga sa kapaligiran.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5
Ang sanaysay ay lohikal na nakaayos sa mga talata, na ang bawat isa ay may malinaw na pangunahing paksa. Gumamit ka ng ilang cohesive device, gaya ng 'On the other side' at 'While both opinions', upang maglipat ng mga ideya. Gayunpaman, ang paggamit ng mga ito ay minsan mekanikal, at may mga pagkakataon na ang daloy sa pagitan ng mga pangungusap ay maaaring maging mas swabe. Halimbawa, ang transisyon sa pagitan ng talakayan tungkol sa mga legal na isyu at ang halimbawa ng India ay medyo biglaan. Ang pagpapabuti sa pagkakaiba-iba ng mga linking word at pagtiyak na ang pagtukoy (referencing) ay patuloy na malinaw ay magpapahusay sa pangkalahatang pagkakaugnay-ugnay (coherence).
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
Nagpakita ka ng sapat na saklaw ng bokabularyo para sa gawain, na nagpapahintulot sa iyo na maipahayag nang malinaw ang iyong mga ideya. Gumamit ka ng ilang terminong partikular sa paksa gaya ng 'heritage sites', 'indigenous', at 'overpopulate'. Gayunpaman, may ilang pagkakataon ng medyo hindi natural na pagpili ng salita, gaya ng 'gatekeeping it' at 'mainland people'. Upang maging mas mahusay, magtuon sa paggamit ng mas tiyak na mga collocation at akademikong pananalita. Bagama't sapat ang iyong bokabularyo upang maiparating ang iyong kahulugan, ang paggamit ng mas sopistikado o hindi gaanong karaniwang mga salita ay makakatulong sa iyo na makamit ang mas mataas na marka.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
Gumamit ka ng halo ng simple at komplikadong istruktura ng pangungusap. Bagama't malinaw ang iyong kahulugan sa pangkalahatan, may ilang pagkakamali sa gramatika, gaya ng mga isyu sa subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'The villagers signed the agreement and is okay') at maliliit na pagkakamali sa bantas. Ang ilang pangungusap ay medyo awkward ang pagkakaayos, na paminsan-minsan ay nakakaabala sa daloy. Upang maging mas mahusay, magtuon sa pagwawasto ng mga pangunahing pagkakamali sa agreement at subukang gumamit ng mas malawak na uri ng mga komplikadong istruktura ng gramatika, gaya ng mga conditional sentence o passive voice, habang tinitiyak na nananatili itong wasto.
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