Usually, students have to study a range of different subjects. Some people believe that learning subjects without being interested in them won’t be beneficial. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Sample Response
It is true that students these days have to study many subjects compared to the past. At times it seems that there is no need to study subjects in which a child is not interested in but this lead to long term effects on the career of a student. To begin with, for the all-round development of a child basic knowledge of every subject is quite essential because being aware of only a few interested subjects will create certain problems in future. For instance, if we consider a student, who is allowed to learn only his/her interested subject then he/she cannot cope in other fields due to lack of information. To develop a perfect society, people with complete understanding are required then only they can handle the issue in adverse situations. Moreover, each and every subject has its own importance, we cannot deny this fact. Learning all the subjects from school days onwards will provide a student with more career opportunities. As we know the taste of a person changes as he/she grows up. Therefore if he/she is given a chance to select the interested subjects then sometimes it happens that he/ she can lose that interest after a certain age. This would lead to distress for a student. However, learning a few specific subjects have some benefits too. First, a student can develop a complete in-depth knowledge on certain subjects which helps them to work effectively in future when they start to do a job. In addition to this dealing with only a few subjects make a student stress free and keep him/her away from the burden of academic vast syllabus thus he/she can concentrate well in studies. Owing to the above reasons it may be beneficial for a student in few cases to learn specific subjects but I believe in this fast and competitive era knowledge of every subject is very important.
IELTS Writing Correction
- 1. Complete the comparison Original: compared to the past Suggested revision: than in the past Why it matters: Than in the past correctly completes the comparative construction.
- 2. Separate the clauses Original: interested in but Suggested revision: interested in, but Why it matters: A comma is needed before but because it joins two independent clauses.
- 3. Fix subject agreement Original: lead Suggested revision: leads Why it matters: The singular subject this requires the verb leads.
- 4. Hyphenate the modifier Original: long term effects Suggested revision: long-term effects Why it matters: The compound adjective needs a hyphen before the noun effects.
- 5. Mark the opening phrase Original: of a child basic knowledge Suggested revision: of a child, basic knowledge Why it matters: The comma closes the long introductory prepositional phrase.
- 6. Fix word choice Original: a few interested subjects Suggested revision: a few subjects of interest Why it matters: Subjects themselves are not interested; they are subjects that interest the student.
- 7. Add the article Original: problems in future Suggested revision: problems in the future Why it matters: The fixed time expression is in the future.
- 8. Remove the comma Original: a student, who Suggested revision: a student who Why it matters: The restrictive relative clause identifies which student is being considered and takes no comma.
- 9. Use natural phrasing Original: his/her interested subject Suggested revision: the subjects that interest them Why it matters: The revision expresses the student's interest idiomatically and inclusively.
- 10. Fix the conditional clause Original: then he/she cannot cope Suggested revision: , they may be unable to cope Why it matters: The revision supplies the required comma and maintains consistent singular-they reference.
- 11. Use natural wording Original: from school days onwards Suggested revision: throughout their school years Why it matters: This phrase states the time period more naturally.
- 12. Choose the right noun Original: the taste of a person changes Suggested revision: a person's interests change Why it matters: Interests, rather than taste, accurately refers to preferred school subjects.
Suggested Rewrites
- compared to the past than in the past
- interested in but interested in, but
- lead leads
- long term effects long-term effects
- of a child basic knowledge of a child, basic knowledge
- a few interested subjects a few subjects of interest
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response maintains a clear position and offers several relevant reasons why a broad curriculum can help students, while also acknowledging the opposing case. Its main limitation is that ideas are unevenly developed and presented in one dense paragraph, with frequent grammatical and collocational problems. The highest-priority improvement is to organise the argument into purposeful paragraphs and develop fewer claims with clearer, more specific support.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Response
A clear disagreement is sustained and supported by relevant reasons, but several claims are broad, vague, or only briefly developed.
Select the strongest two reasons and extend each with a specific explanation or example directly tied to educational benefit.
Coherence and Cohesion
The argument follows a recognisable progression and uses varied connectors, but the absence of paragraphing creates a dense presentation and some run-on links.
Separate the introduction, main supporting reasons, counterargument, and conclusion into distinct paragraphs with one controlling idea each.
Lexical Resource
The vocabulary covers the topic adequately and includes some less common items, though awkward collocations and imprecise choices recur.
Replace phrases such as interested subjects and academic vast syllabus with natural, precise academic expressions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of sentence forms communicates the argument, but frequent agreement, punctuation, article, and clause-control errors are evident.
Prioritise subject-verb agreement and sentence boundaries, then proofread complex sentences for complete and correctly linked clauses.
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IELTS Writing Task 2
Usually, students have to study a range of different subjects. Some people believe that learning subjects without being interested in them won’t be beneficial. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Your response
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