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IELTS Task 2 advantages and disadvantages essay: Computer games instead of exercise

A Task 2 advantages and disadvantages question. Weigh both sides, then answer the question as it is asked: whether one side outweighs the other, or whether the development is positive or negative.

2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 5.5 to 6.5. Updated on 26 October 2026.

The question

Children are spending more time on computer games instead of doing regular exercise.

Is this a positive or negative development?

Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom

Across these 2 essays the average band is 6.0: Task Response 6.5, Coherence and Cohesion 5.5, Lexical Resource 6.5, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 6.5. Coherence and Cohesion was the weakest criterion.

Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.

  • Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5

    Essay #2

    Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0

    Too much time has been spent on computer games instead of doing regular exercise by young people. In my opinion, this is a negative development. One major reason is that…

    Task 2, 318 words, 26 October 2026

  • Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5

    Essay #1

    Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0

    Nowadays, many children are spending a lot of time in online video games instead of doing regular exercise. I think this have a negative impact on children's mental and…

    Task 2, 235 words, 7 October 2026

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