IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Influences outside the home
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.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 7.5 to 8.0. Updated on 29 October 2026.
The question
Although families have an influence on children’s development, factors outside the home play a bigger part in their lives nowadays.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.8: Task Response 8.0, Coherence and Cohesion 7.5, Lexical Resource 8.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 8.0. 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: 7.5
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
In today's world, even though families have an influence on children's developments, factors outside the family environment play a bigger role in their lives. Although I…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
There is a view that outside factors play a more crucial role in how children live than the influence of family. Although parents can somehow impact on the lives of their…
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