Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people think it's better to choose friends who always have the same opinions as them. Other people believe it's good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Different people have different opinions. Some of them think that making a friends who have same point of view is better choice and other believe that choose those friends who have different opinion. I believe that second one is right.

On the one hand, the main reason to make a same type of mentality of friends is less chance of conflicts. To eleborate, if people have same thoughts then they can take any decisoins in effective manner without any fight. For example, in company there are numerous of employess are working and some of them are work on same project so, if their views are different on one topic then there are more chances of facing the loss.

On the other hand, i believe that, it is good to have buddies who have different point of views. To explain, everyone have own mind and their thinking ability is also different. If all people think in same manner then only one person think on all the behalf which seems booring. For example, if everyone have different ideas then there is chance to learn more different types of skills.

In conclusion, while it is good for some people to have friends who have same opinions but i support those who believe sometimes it is better to have friends who sometimes not agree with each other.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both views and state your position clearly in the introduction (“I believe that second one is right”) and conclusion. The contrast between avoiding conflict and benefiting from different ideas is relevant. However, the first view is supported mainly by a workplace example about employees on a project, rather than explaining in depth how shared opinions benefit friendships. Your point that differing ideas help people learn is also brief and would benefit from a specific example showing what someone might learn. The response is 223 words, so it does not meet the required minimum of 250; this limits the space available to develop and support both sides. Expand the explanations and examples while keeping your opinion consistent.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion. The signposts “On the one hand,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion” make the progression easy to follow, and the examples are placed with the relevant arguments. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some effective control of progression. To make the links more natural and precise, avoid relying so heavily on formulaic transitions and connect each example explicitly to the claim it supports. For instance, explain how disagreement among friends can broaden understanding, rather than ending with the general point that people can learn skills. The conclusion also repeats the prompt’s wording without adding a final reason.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “conflicts,” “point of view,” “different ideas,” and “skills.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the expression less natural: “same type of mentality,” “booring,” and “different point of views” are examples. Some phrases, such as “on all the behalf,” are difficult to interpret. These issues fit a level where vocabulary is minimally adequate but noticeable inaccuracies can sometimes make the reader work to understand the intended meaning. Build a more precise set of phrases for discussing agreement and disagreement, and check spelling and natural word combinations. The suggestions below offer alternatives for several expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “if people have same thoughts then they can…” and “if everyone have different ideas then there is chance…”. The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in articles, agreement, and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect clarity. Examples include “making a friends,” “everyone have own mind,” and “there are numerous of employess are working.” Capitalisation and punctuation also need attention, as in the lowercase “i” and the comma after “I believe that” in the second body paragraph. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then use conditional sentences with correct subject–verb agreement and articles. This will make your attempts at complex structures more reliable.

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