Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Sample Response
Many people prefer their daily routinesroutine while others always seek changelook for change as they believe change bringsthe change would bring more benefits. In my opinion, I would agree with the latter viewlatter point of view.
On the one hand, there are several reasons why some people want to stick to their routine. Firstly, they are passionate about what they do every day. For example, street artists in Vietnam love creating colourful works of artcolourful artworks in public without any desire for change despite earning littledespite little earnings. Secondly, some people have developed a fearmerely adopted a fear of uncertainty that prevents them from changing their wayways of life. If they changed their current jobs, there would be no guarantee that other jobs would bring the same level of satisfaction as the previous one, which explains why they prefer routine to changeembrace the routine over change.
On the other hand, I would side with those who think that change is better. People would have new, exciting experiencesnew exciting experiences. For example, instead of staying at home and watching TV, some people would go on a motorbike trip or godo mountain climbing to enjoy the outdoorsenjoy the open air. Furthermore, making changes in one’s life is believed to enhance their talentshis/her talents. When a person focuses only on what he is doing daily, he would never know his true potential. A songwritersong composer would never discover theirhis aptitude for singing if theyhe did not dare to get on stage.
In conclusion, I believe continually changing one’s lifestylechanging one’s lifestyle continuously has a positive impact on their lifehis/her life.
Why this response received Band 7.0
The response directly discusses both attitudes to change, sustains a clear preference, and develops each side with relevant examples in a logical structure. The main limitation is occasional imprecision in reasoning and expression, including broad claims about continuous change and several awkward collocations. The priority is to qualify the position more carefully and express supporting ideas with consistently natural word combinations while preserving the clear progression.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
All parts of the task are addressed with a clear opinion and relevant, sufficiently developed reasons and examples.
Qualify the claim that continuous change is positive and explain when change is beneficial to make the position more convincing.
Coherence and Cohesion
The essay progresses logically through clearly focused paragraphs, and referencing and linking are generally well controlled.
Create a slightly fuller conclusion that synthesises the main reasoning rather than only restating the preferred view.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and topic-appropriate, though a few combinations such as adopted a fear and do mountain climbing are unnatural.
Use more idiomatic collocations, such as developed a fear and go mountain climbing, while retaining the existing range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response uses varied complex structures with generally strong control, despite occasional awkward pronoun and conditional choices.
Use singular they consistently and distinguish general present conditions from hypothetical would constructions more precisely.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is always a good thing. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
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