As remote work technology continues to mature, many companies have already allowed employees to work from home permanently. However, some managers insist that physical offices remain irreplaceable for maintaining corporate culture, fostering collaboration, and supporting career development. In your view, should businesses prioritize employee flexibility and autonomy, or should they mandate regular in-office attendance to safeguard organizational cohesion? Please articulate your stance, supported by specific reasons and examples.
IELTS Writing Task 2 Band Descriptors
Task Response: Address all parts of the task, present a clear position, support ideas with evidence
Coherence and Cohesion: Logical paragraphing, clear progression, appropriate linking devices
Lexical Resource: Wide range of vocabulary, accurate and natural collocations
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Variety of sentence structures, error-free grammar
Overall band score is 0-9, each criterion weighted equally.
Answering Tips
Spend 5 minutes planning your position and main arguments
Use the structure: Introduction - Body 1 - Body 2 - Concession - Conclusion
Develop each body paragraph with: topic sentence + explanation + example + summary
Use a variety of linking words, avoid repetition
Reserve 5 minutes at the end to check grammar and spelling