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
"The only thing that doesn't change in life, is the change itself," is a famous anonymous quotationa famous quote by an anonymous. It conveys the idea thatIt presents a notion that life is constantly changingcontains dynamic values. The whole universe continues to growcontinues growth to this daytill this second. Thus, changeThus changing is part of an intrinsic property of lifeintrinsic life's property.
Humans are ageing constantly and another possession that every single man must deal with. Physical ought to follow life circle that constantly changing over time. There is no actual steady mode existed in the materialistic world. And the same goes to psychological activities. PeopleMan need to grow in order to gain a better stage in life. We need to engage in lifelong learningindulge in an everlasting study to gain maturity. Knowledge which can be sought from informal media is a thing one must always occupy throughout their life. Without the urge to be in continuous development, humans might literally diedeath. Climate changechanging, to name a few, is an environmental changethe environmental changing which alters the way we live. We are forced to adapt fast to the situation and carry out preventive measurescarried out some anticipation. We need to stop cutting down forestsforest brutally, stop exploiting our natural resources, must manage our sewagetake care our sewage carefully, etc.; in order to inhibit the progression from getting worse.
In other wordsIn another word, changing is a natural pattern that we need to engage with an open heart. Even dramatic changes in life must be viewed from different anglesseen with different angles to grasp the value beneath it. When we almost sink down by the lack of fossil fuels, for instance, it had successfully delivered us the birth of bio-fossil that might do wonder for the coming existence of earth itself. When we restrict ourselves from following the trend and get along with the changing, for better or worse, we might be defeatedwe might beat down by our own reluctance and might wake up knowing that we are isolated in our own isolatedautistic world.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response shows ambition in its vocabulary and presents a sustained preference for accepting change, supported by several attempts at explanation. However, it largely omits the requested comparison with people who prefer stability, and its examples drift into environmental issues while frequent language errors blur the reasoning. The highest priority is to plan a direct comparison of both approaches, state a personal preference explicitly, and support that choice with relevant life-based examples.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
The response argues in favour of change, but it does not adequately compare the contrasting approach and its preference is only implied.
Address both lifestyles directly, state which one you prefer, and explain that choice with relevant personal or social examples.
Coherence and Cohesion
Paragraphing and some linking language provide a basic progression, though the argument wanders and several connections between ideas are unclear.
Give each paragraph one clear function: compare the two approaches, explain your preference, then support it with a focused example.
Lexical Resource
The response attempts a broad range of vocabulary, but frequent inaccurate word choices and collocations make several ideas difficult to interpret.
Use familiar words accurately and check collocations such as life cycle, climate change, adapt to change, and continuous development.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex sentences are attempted, but frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and clause construction sometimes impede understanding.
Build accurate subject-verb clauses first, then combine them with controlled conjunctions and relative clauses.
Write this task while it is fresh
Try the same task now. It helps you remember the feedback and write better next time.
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?
Your response
Write the task yourself, then compare your choices with the annotated response.