IELTS Task 2 discussion essay: Technology: convenience or problems
A Task 2 discussion question. Explain both views fairly, then give your own opinion. The question asks for all three, so an essay on one side only answers part of it.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, all band 7.0. Updated on 27 September 2026.
The question
Many people believe that technology has made life more convenient, while others think it has created more problems than benefits. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.0: Task Response 7.5, 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 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In an era characterized by technological devices, the question of whether life has become much more convenient due to technology or whether it does more harm than good…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
People have different views as to whether life convenience has been provided by technology or whether it has had more drawbacks than advantages. While technology has made…
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