Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-24

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)

Many people believe that it is very significant to to keep your home and workplace neat and tidy and should be well-organised in the correct place. In my opinion, it is clearly a good thing because symbolizes your personality and you can easily find something that you needed.

Firstly, a well prepared and organised belongings can have advantages like you can easily find something that you needed. In addition, you will not exert anymore efforts and waste time just to find something. As a result, you can have more time to bond with your close friends or your own family and make more memories. For example, you needed your national card as soon as possible and you remembered that you placed it in a cute box that you put all your IDs, thus you find it instantly.

Secondly, having an organised belongings symbolizes your personality and character. If your workmate or family members found out about on how you handle your belongings, they will have a positive impression towards you and will likely to imitate it. According to this theory of imitation by Henry Goddard, when a certain person have a positive impact towards them they tend to copy that person's character. As a result, it will have a positive impact towards other people and the domino effect will start.

In conclusion, making your home and workplace clean and tidy will make a comfortable quality of life. However, laziness can oppose it but more people will likely to imitate that positive character.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you support keeping homes and workplaces organised, and you give two relevant reasons—saving time and creating a positive impression. The national-card example makes the first reason concrete, while the imitation idea extends the second. This covers the task well overall. However, the two points are not developed equally: the claim that tidiness reflects personality is asserted more than explained, and the reference to Henry Goddard is not clearly connected to the specific benefits of an organised home or workplace. The conclusion introduces laziness but does not explain how it qualifies your opinion. To strengthen the response, develop each reason with a clearer explanation and a directly relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. The ideas generally progress from practical benefits to effects on other people, and linking phrases such as “In addition” and “As a result” help show relationships. Some cohesion is less controlled, however. The second paragraph moves from a positive impression to imitation and then a “domino effect” without fully explaining each link. The conclusion’s “However” introduces a contrast that has not been prepared for, and “it” in “laziness can oppose it” is not fully clear. Make these connections explicit and use transitions only where the relationship between ideas is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic, including “well-organised,” “positive impression,” “exert,” and “domino effect.” These choices help communicate both practical and social benefits, and the meaning is generally clear. Some wording is inaccurate or unnatural, though, and repeated use of “organised” and “positive” limits flexibility. For example, “a well prepared and organised belongings” and “an organised belongings” do not form natural phrases, while “exert anymore efforts” is an awkward collocation. “Comfortable quality of life” is also unclear in this context. Aim for more precise combinations such as “keep possessions in order,” “save time and effort,” and “create a more comfortable living environment.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “because,” “when,” and “as a result,” and the main message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors occur across the response, particularly with agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction. For instance, “because symbolizes your personality” lacks a clear subject, “a certain person have” should use a singular verb, and “they will likely to imitate it” has an incorrect verb pattern. The opening also contains the repeated infinitive “to to,” and “you needed your national card” shifts into the past without a clear reason. Review subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, and check each sentence for a clear subject and consistent tense.

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