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IELTS Task 2 causes and solutions essay: Rich and poor countries

A Task 2 causes and solutions question. Answer both parts: explain the causes (or effects), then suggest solutions that match them. A solution with no cause behind it reads as a list.

2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, all band 6.5. Updated on 19 September 2026.

The question

Rich countries are getting richer while poor countries are getting poorer. What is the cause of this? What could be done to solve this problem?

Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom

Across these 2 essays the average band is 6.5: Task Response 7.0, Coherence and Cohesion 6.0, Lexical Resource 7.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.0. 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: 6.5

    Essay #2

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

    Although rich countries are getting richer, poor ones are falling behind, getting poorer. The major reasons behind this trend is the lack of experts in poor nations,…

    Task 2, 295 words, 19 September 2026

  • Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5

    Essay #1

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

    Wealth inequality of countries is becoming increasingy common. The main countributors of this are outdated technologies and inadequate education, however, there are…

    Task 2, 329 words, 18 September 2026

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