Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like their lives to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to life. Which approach do you prefer? Explain why?
Sample Response
Some people like to live in the same house, have the same job and habitshabit all their lives. However, others seek change and new experiencesothers aspire to changes and new experience. Personally, for several reasonsfor the several reasons, which I will explain belowbellow, I prefer the first approach to life. First of all, changechanges in one's life bring many benefits. One tries new things, gains new knowledge and experience. I think it is great because without change, lifewithout changes life becomes boring. I always try to make changes in my life. Moreover, when I feel that my life is boring I do not feel goodwell about it. I feel as if I spentI feel like I spent those days doingfor nothing. I did not do anything exciting, I learnt nothing interesting and I just wasted my time. SecondlySecond of all, people need changes. Furthermore, we need obstacles to overcome and reach our goals. I believe that change makes us strongerchanges make us stronger, more persistent, more self-confident, and more patient. Also, I feel that all people who succeedsucceeded in life like change and new experienceslike changes and new experience because it is impossible to be the best in a fieldthe best at some field without improving existing knowledge and gainingwithout perfecting the present knowledge and gain new experience. People seizecatch every opportunity to learn more and change their lives for the betterchange their life for the best. On the other handFrom the other side, people who like their lives to stay the same are highly resistant to changeare very permanent. They have the same job all their liveslife, the same habits, the same weekends and even the same routines year in, year outthe same years in years out. I think it is boring. What will they tell their children about their lives? What kind of contribution will they make for the society? I think such people are just afraid of changes. I think curiosity and aspiration to the new experience are two of the main reasons of human evolution. People always wanted to break limits and gain more knowledge and experience. So, people who enjoy change are the engine of human development.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response’s strongest feature is its energetic, sustained explanation of why change can promote personal growth and wider human progress. Its main limitation is that the contrasting preference is initially ambiguous and the stable-life approach receives only a dismissive, weakly developed comparison; the highest-priority improvement is to state the preference consistently and examine both approaches through balanced, specific reasoning.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response discusses both approaches and gives substantial reasons for valuing change, but the opposing view is underdeveloped and the stated preference is initially contradictory.
State the chosen approach unambiguously and develop a fair comparison by explaining at least one genuine advantage of a stable life.
Coherence and Cohesion
The argument has a generally understandable sequence, but it is presented as one long paragraph with mechanical transitions and some repetitive progression.
Organise the comparison into clear paragraphs and use topic sentences to distinguish the two approaches and the final judgement.
Lexical Resource
The response shows some useful range, but recurrent spelling and collocation problems reduce precision and naturalness.
Correct recurring combinations such as “new experiences,” “in a field,” and “change their lives for the better.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mixture of simple and complex sentences communicates the main meaning, though article, plural, preposition, and verb-form errors recur.
Edit systematically for noun number and article use, then check that coordinated verb forms remain grammatically parallel.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like their lives to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to life. Which approach do you prefer? Explain why?
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