In recent years, there has been growing interest in the relationship between inequality and personal achievement. Some people believe that individuals can achieve more in more egalitarian societies. Others believe that high levels of personal achievement are possible only if individuals are free to succeed or fail according to their individual merits. What is your view of the relationship between equality and personal success?

Sample Response

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According to the Ecological Systems Theory, the environment that a person lives in has the most significant influence on his/her personal development. Some argue that certain individualpersonal traits are closely associated with a person’s achievement. However, I will argue in this essay that social equality is the key to an individual’s overall successsuccess in general in two respectsfrom two aspects: gender equality and educationaleducation equality.

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The roles that women play in societies often vary significantly among different regions of the world. Societies that offerSocieties, that offer women more freedom in terms of educational and vocational choices, could provide better opportunitiescould possess more desirable opportunities to enable women to pursuefacilitate women in pursuing their dreams and achieving their potentialpotentials. Women in Australia, for example, where the equality between males and females is considerably advance, could be more likely to achieve higher personal successes than women in Pakistan where females often remain inferior than males in society.

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Educational equality is another factorEducation equality is another effect that could greatly influencecould largely influence on one’s accomplishment. As human society develops, literacythe ability of literacy and access to modern technologiesthe access to modern technologies become increasingly important in individuals’ personal development. Residents of regions where free fundamental education and better access to technologies, such as the internet and computers, are provided, could have increasing numbers of opportunities to exercise their personal traits, thus, to succeed in the fields of their choices.

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To conclude, an egalitarian society can help more individuals achieve successfacilitate more achievements among individuals. Gender and educational equalityThe gender and education equalities are two fundamental forms of equalitytwo fundamental ones that could ensure that everyone in society hasensure everyone in the society, both males and females, to have the relatively equal opportunity to succeed.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response presents a clear view and develops it through two relevant dimensions, with focused paragraphs and suitable examples. Its main limitation is linguistic precision: recurring collocation, word-form, and grammatical problems make several otherwise strong claims sound awkward. The highest priority is to express the causal links between equality, opportunity, and achievement in more natural, accurately controlled sentences.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

7.0
Scoring rule

A clear position is maintained and supported through relevant discussion of gender and educational equality.

Next step

Explain more explicitly how the chosen examples establish the broader relationship between equality and individual merit.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0
Scoring rule

The response follows a clear progression from its thesis through two distinct supporting aspects to a consistent conclusion.

Next step

Make the internal links within each body paragraph more explicit so examples and causal claims connect seamlessly.

LR

Lexical Resource

6.5
Scoring rule

Vocabulary is varied and appropriately academic in places, though several collocations and word forms are inaccurate.

Next step

Refine recurring expressions about opportunities, potential, literacy, and achievement so they are idiomatic and exact.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

6.5
Scoring rule

A good range of complex structures is evident, but errors in comparison forms, relative clauses, and verb patterns recur.

Next step

Check complex sentences for correct adjective forms, prepositions, and verb complementation before finalising the response.

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IELTS Writing Task 2

In recent years, there has been growing interest in the relationship between inequality and personal achievement. Some people believe that individuals can achieve more in more egalitarian societies. Others believe that high levels of personal achievement are possible only if individuals are free to succeed or fail according to their individual merits. What is your view of the relationship between equality and personal success?

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