IELTS Task 2 two-part essay: Medical advice online
A Task 2 two-part question. Answer each question directly, and give the two parts about the same weight.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, all band 7.0. Updated on 9 October 2026.
The question
Nowadays, many people use the Internet to get medical advice instead of going to see a doctor. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.0: Task Response 8.0, Coherence and Cohesion 7.0, Lexical Resource 7.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.0. Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range and Accuracy were the weakest criteria.
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: 7.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
There is an ongoing tendency in usage of the internet to get a medical advice. More and more people started using AI chatbots or some online articles instead of going to…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
With the widespread use of the Internet, most individuals are reluctant to make appointments to receive medical advice from doctors. Rather, they simply opt for the…
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