IELTS Task 2 two-part essay: Traditional or international music
A Task 2 two-part question. Answer each question directly, and give the two parts about the same weight.
3 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 4.5 to 6.5. Updated on 6 September 2026.
The question
There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important than the international music that is heard everywhere today?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 3 essays the average band is 5.7: Task Response 6.0, Coherence and Cohesion 5.3, Lexical Resource 6.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 6.0. 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: 6.0
Essay #3
Task response 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
In today's developing globe, there are major difference of music now, and society is asking two main questions : do we need music and which is important - International…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 4.5
Essay #2
Task response 5.0, coherence 4.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
Nowadays, there are several kinds of music in the world. The question of why music is needed may appear in everybody's mind. Whether traditional music or international…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #1
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
In today’s modern world, there is an opinion about what people should listen to traditional or international music. The idea of listening to music abroad has several…
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