Writing Task 2Reported 25 July 2026

Should students gain work experience while studying?

The question

Some people think students should gain work experience while they are studying, while others believe they should focus only on their academic studies. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

How to answer it

Both sides have a real case, so do not strawman the academic one: degrees are short, attention is finite, and a student working twenty hours a week is not studying. Argue the work side on transfer — employability, money, and finding out what you do not want to do — then land on a specific position, such as structured placements yes, unrelated part-time work only where it is financially necessary.

What moves the band

The word 'only' in the prompt is your lever; attack the absolute rather than the idea.
Education lexis: an internship, a placement year, transferable skills, academic workload.

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