Different people have different approaches to life. Some prefer daily routines while others enjoy having new experiences. Which category do you fall into and why?
Sample Response
Different people have different approaches to life. Whereas some people like to have daily routines with everything in life going unchanged, others embrace new experiencesall the new experiences that life has to offer, I consider myself an adventurous person and therefore look forward to new experiences. To get the best out of life, one needs to be open-minded, to try new thingsto go ahead and try new things and to conquer challenges. New discoveries in life are only made by moving beyond a daily routinegoing out of daily routine to have new experiences. For example, Christopher Columbus only discovered the United States of America by going on a voyage to explore the world around him. Today, the USAToday, USA is considered one of the world’s superpowers and has been a centre of invention and discoverya place for inventions and new discoveries. Individuals who prefer to follow the same daily routinehave same daily routine usually may not make the most of lifedo not get the best out of life. For instance, neuropsychologistsscientists of neuropsychology have found a correlation between boredom and depression. Boredom has been found to be more commoncommoner in individuals whothat go through the same life experiences day in, day outday in day out. This leads to a decrease in the level of endorphins in the brain which is considered to be the “happy mood hormone” thereby predisposing those individuals to depression. Individuals who do not like to havetry new experiences may be less likely to distinguish themselvesdo not stand out in life. A clear cut example is the founder and CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates. He decided to drop out of schooldrop off school to start a software company, and todaysoftware company and today he is one of the richest and most successful peoplethe richest and successful people in the world. In conclusion, being open minded and embracing new life experiences can make onecan only make one a better person. This is the best way to derive pleasure in life and makes one versatile and diverse.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response gives a clear personal preference for new experiences and supports it with ideas about discovery, mental stimulation, and achievement. Its main weakness is that several examples are historically or causally overstated, while the unbroken paragraph and recurring language errors reduce persuasiveness. Prioritise one credible personal example showing how a new experience produced growth, then organise the reasons into paragraphs and refine articles, collocations, and sentence boundaries.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The chosen category is explicit and supported by several relevant reasons, but the Columbus, depression, and Gates examples contain overstatement or questionable causation.
Replace broad historical claims with a specific personal experience that demonstrates learning, confidence, or adaptability.
Coherence and Cohesion
The reasoning progresses from discovery to mental stimulation and success, but the absence of paragraphing and some loosely linked examples weaken overall flow.
Use one paragraph for personal growth and another for wellbeing or opportunity, each built around a single developed example.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient vocabulary for personality, experience, discovery, and wellbeing, alongside awkward expressions such as "go out of daily routine," "scientists of neuropsychology," and "drop off school."
Use natural combinations such as "break from a daily routine," "neuropsychologists," "drop out of school," and "successful people."
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response uses varied structures with generally understandable meaning, but comma splices, missing articles, comparison forms, and parallelism errors remain noticeable.
Separate the opening comma splice and correct forms such as "the same daily routine," "more common," and "one of the richest and most successful people."
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Different people have different approaches to life. Some prefer daily routines while others enjoy having new experiences. Which category do you fall into and why?
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