Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-12

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say it is important to keep your home and your workplace tidy, with everything organised and in the correct place.

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 6.0)

It is must to keep office building and house neat and clean as well as organized in such a manner that things can be detected easily. In my opinion, every individual should consider this as a personal responsibility of maintaining the same at home and work area.

First reason is that the place looks hygiene and tidy. It will be appreciated by customers and relatives while they visit the place, at the same time it shows sense of responsibility or attitude of people towards their surroundings. For instance, arranging document files and important papers in a cabinet or drawer is considerable rather than scatter on the desk.

The other reason is hardwork and sense of responsibility people have for their work environment and place of living. It shows the clear thoughts of citizens how dedicated and loyal they are and want to maintain healthy relationships with outside world through all such efforts. Moreover, the organization and living environment needs equal attention in respect of proper arrangement of things in proper room or cabin. For Example, room should be decorated with essential items.

In my opinion, it is most important to maintain congenial and eco friendly environment at each place because it shows the nature and attitude of the staff and person how neat and clean the person is.

In conclusion, it can be said that an organized working environment shows loyalty and attitude of the staff as well as neat and tidy house shows the nature and behaviour of the people .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses the prompt by expressing a clear opinion that tidiness is a personal responsibility. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. While you provide reasons such as hygiene and professionalism, the arguments remain quite general and repetitive. For example, the link between 'neatness' and 'loyalty' in the third paragraph is not fully explained or logically connected to the prompt. To reach a higher band, you should expand on your examples with more depth, perhaps discussing the psychological benefits of an organized space or the impact on productivity, rather than focusing primarily on the impression made on others.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, each with a clear focus. You use basic cohesive devices like 'First reason', 'The other reason', and 'In conclusion' to guide the reader. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and the transition between ideas could be smoother. For instance, the jump from discussing document files to 'hardwork and sense of responsibility' in the third paragraph feels abrupt. Additionally, some referencing is slightly unclear, such as the use of 'the same' in the introduction, which lacks a specific antecedent. Improving the variety of linking words would enhance the overall cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your meaning clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'congenial', 'eco-friendly', and 'surroundings'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'place looks hygiene' (should be 'hygienic') and 'considerable rather than scatter' (should be 'preferable rather than scattering'). The range of vocabulary is somewhat limited, relying on repetitive phrasing like 'neat and clean' and 'neat and tidy'. To improve, focus on using more precise adjectives and verbs to describe the benefits of organization.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Common issues include missing articles ('It is must', 'in respect of proper arrangement'), incorrect word forms ('place looks hygiene'), and subject-verb agreement issues. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your main points, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall fluency. To improve, pay closer attention to basic sentence construction, specifically the use of articles and the correct form of adjectives versus nouns.

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