Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-20

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 6.5)

It is generally spoken that tidiness is one of the key factor to judge ones attitude and values towards life. There are bunch of people who think it is significant to keep your home and workpalce tidy and well organised. I certainly feel that in order to bring positivity in your life and to reduce an extra hustle to find something when needed, it is very important to keep your surrounding tidy and well organized.

The first and foremost reason to keep your home and workplace tidy could be to feel positive all the time. To explain, people generally spend their quarter part of the day at workplace and rest at their homes. Thus, it gets very important to keep their things in a certain manner which brings positivity while they sit on the desk and start working. In other words, it is often seen with many people when they start working, they alway make sure their things are on the right place, their desk is well organised before even they perform their first task. This way they feel positive and when they require anything, they could find it easily.

Simultaneously, it goes in the same way when they are at home. Many people often keep their house nice, clean and tidy because they believe their home is their tample where they live. They always make sure to keep their living area clean and tidy, so is their entire house. They organised thier little little things in a chronological order, so when they may need to have something it is easy to find. In addition, if any guest or other family member pay their visit on some special events or occasions, they feel positive energy whille entering into the house and looking at the area when it is kept orgainzed. This way they become example for others and inspire them to be tidy and organized all the time.

To wrap up, being tidy and orgainzed is the key factor everyone should have. People often excuse with time, but it is just an extra little push and effort that a one may need to make, and once they make it, it brings lots of positivity and easiness in their life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The student addresses all parts of the task by giving their clear opinion on whether keeping homes and workplaces tidy is important. A position is presented right from the introduction ('I certainly feel that in order to bring positivity...') and maintained throughout the essay. Ideas are extended and supported with relevant explanations, such as feeling positive when starting work and making homes welcoming for guests. While some of the supporting details are a bit repetitive, such as repeatedly mentioning 'positivity', the prompt is fully addressed with well-developed ideas, earning a solid Band 7.0 for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay displays clear logical organisation and progression throughout. The response is divided into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, two body paragraphs focusing on the workplace and home respectively, and a conclusion. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as 'The first and foremost reason', 'Simultaneously', and 'To wrap up'. However, there are minor issues with referencing and mechanical transitions ('it goes in the same way when they are at home'), which places this response comfortably at Band 6.5. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student attempts a range of vocabulary appropriate for the task, using phrases like 'well organised', 'chronological order', and 'positive energy'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as 'workpalce', 'tample' instead of temple, 'alway' instead of always, and 'orgainzed'. Less common lexical items are attempted with mixed success. Because these errors occur frequently but do not impede overall communication, the lexical resource fits the Band 6.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in sentence structures (e.g., 'Thus, it gets very important to keep their things in a certain manner which brings positivity...'). However, there are frequent grammatical inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as 'It is generally spoken that', 'reduce an extra hustle', and 'thier little little things'. Punctuation and article use also show occasional errors. Because these errors do not impede communication but persist throughout the text, a Band 6.0 is appropriate.

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