IELTS Task 2 advantages and disadvantages essay: Unpaid community work for young adults
A Task 2 advantages and disadvantages question. Weigh both sides, then answer the question as it is asked: whether one side outweighs the other, or whether the development is positive or negative.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 6.5 to 7.0. Updated on 12 October 2026.
The question
It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community. Would the drawbacks of such a requirement be greater than the benefits to the community and the individual young adults?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 6.8: Task Response 7.5, Coherence and Cohesion 6.5, 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: 7.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
There is a suggestion that all young people whose ages range from 18-22 should experience the time when they are required to work as a volunteer to help others in the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #1
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
It should be mandatory for all young adults to give assistance to people in the community without expecting any monetary incentives. While certain population groups…
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