It is impossible to help all people around the world in need, so governments should focus on people from their own country. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Sample Response

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It is argued that helping peoplesupporting masses all over the world, who really need help, is not possible for governments, so each governmentthe regime should focus on people in its own countryindigenous people of their own native land. I agree with this statement, aa it is the prime responsibility of any government to assist its citizensit’s a citizen before helping othersfirst then others.

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First and foremost, native people pay taxespay a tax to the government of their country, and they contribute to national incomehelp in generating income. Thus their contribution to the development of a country is immense. Moreover, it is a moral obligation for the national leadersrulers who rule the country to provide a good standard of livinga healthy living standard for their citizensto its countrymen. So, the upliftment of a nation’s people is an indispensable task for the government. For instance, if developing countries support their people to improveraise their living conditions by creating jobs, providing free education, and reserving opportunities for disadvantaged people in various sectorslike creating employment, free education, reservation for downtrodden in various sectors, then people will flourish, and they can make a significant contributiongive an utmost contribution to helping their country stand on its own feetin making their country stand on foot and also join the ranks of developed nationsalso in the line of developed nations. Afterward, that country can assist a lot of other nations in many ways.

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In addition, it is impossible for a single nation to assist people all over the world due to the scarcity of funds. It is a shared responsibility. So, every government is responsible for its peopleliable to their masses in order to create harmony in the country and shape its futureand for shaping their country in a new world. Besides, there is no use in helping other people by depriving one’s people and forcing them to lead lives full of miserymaking them handicapped to lead a life full of miseries. Thus people will experience trialstrial and tribulations. So, people must be assisted by their own government.

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In conclusion, supporting people worldwideserving people worldwide in supporting them in times of difficultydifficulties is impossible. It is because every government has its own responsibilities for its citizens. If any government fails to do so, then there will be anarchy in a nation, and a feeling of hatred will develop in the minds of people.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 6.5

The response maintains a clear position and develops two relevant reasons for prioritising domestic citizens, with a generally logical progression. Its effectiveness is reduced by frequent awkward or inaccurate word choices and recurring grammatical errors, although the meaning remains clear. The highest-priority improvement is to use simpler, more idiomatic language while checking articles, agreement, pronouns, and sentence structure carefully.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

7.0
Scoring rule

The essay directly answers the question, sustains agreement, and develops relevant arguments about governmental duty and limited resources.

Next step

Make the support more precise by explaining how domestic priorities can coexist with realistic international assistance.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.5
Scoring rule

Ideas are organised into purposeful paragraphs and follow a broadly clear sequence, though some linking is mechanical.

Next step

Reduce repeated sentence openings such as So and connect supporting points through their logical relationships more smoothly.

LR

Lexical Resource

6.0
Scoring rule

The response shows a reasonable vocabulary range, but frequent inappropriate collocations and word choices reduce precision.

Next step

Prefer accurate terms such as citizens, government, and improve living standards over strained alternatives such as masses, regime, and stand on foot.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

6.0
Scoring rule

Simple and complex sentences are attempted successfully, but errors in articles, agreement, possessives, and phrasing recur.

Next step

Edit each sentence for subject-verb agreement, correct pronoun forms, and complete grammatical patterns before adding complexity.

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IELTS Writing Task 2

It is impossible to help all people around the world in need, so governments should focus on people from their own country. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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