IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Quality of life now and in the past
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 27 October 2026.
The question
People living in the 21st century have a better quality of life than people who lived in previous times. 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
There is a view that people today enjoy better living standards than those in the past. Although I mostly agree with this notion as healthcare and technology have…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Nowadays, people have different opinions about whether life in the 21st century is better than it was in the past. While modern life has some disadvantages, I strongly…
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