IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Education or free time for the young
A Task 2 opinion question. Give your own view and keep it clear in every paragraph: agreeing in part is fine, as long as you say how far and why.
15 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 5.5 to 8.0. Updated on 8 May 2026.
The question
Too much emphasis is given to education for the young. More government money should be spent on free-time activities of young people.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
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 #15
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
People hold divergent views wheather government fund should be devoted to improve education or leisure activities for the young. Although both sides have their merits, I…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #14
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Some people around the world argue that government is spending too much money for education; they think, instead, this money should be spent on free-time activities for…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #13
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
There is a view that too much emphasis is given for education for the students and more funds should be spent on free time activities of young individuals. I completely…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #12
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In today’s fast-paced world, academic education holds a great importance. However, some educational experts believe that students are having inadequate time for hobbies…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #11
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
A lot of attention is given to the education of students. However, some people believe that more government money should be spent on leisure activities for young people.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Essay #10
Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
Nowadays, most of the focus is presented to education for the youngesters, Additionaly, the majority of governmentʼs money should be spent on leisure activities of young…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Essay #9
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
Too much attention is provided for students study . Principals should spent more money on leisure activities of youth . While this argument provide some benefits , I…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #8
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Education of students is getting extremely high attention and resources, and more government subsidies should be allocated to free time activities for young generation.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #7
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
There is an opinion that the education of the students is overly emphasized, and the government needs to spend more money on leisure activities of young individuals.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #6
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Education has always been a cornerstone of individual and societal progress, which is why governments often allocate substantial funding to higher education, including…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #5
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Education has always been a top priority for nearly everybody and hence governments usually allocate a great amount of funds to higher educations like colleges and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #4
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
These days, students’ education is in the spotlight with too much emphasis whilst governments should also think of allocating money for extra time activities for…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Essay #3
Task response 6.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
A lot of attention is paid to education of students, while some argue that the government should allocate more cash to extracurricular activities for youth. I think that…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Some people consider that the government allocates too many resources to formal education, underinvesting in extracurricular activities. I partly agree with this opinion…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In recent years, the importance of education among students has increased, resulting in increasingly high premium put on their education. However, there is a view that a…
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