Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in.

What are the reasons for this?

How can people research this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

In serveral countries, the number of people interested in knowing the history of their houses is increasing. The main reasons are to preserve the memory of the people lived there before them and to cultivate their selves about the history of these buildings. It is viable to research by asking the oldest residents of their neighborhoods and check in any family archive or album of photos.

On the one hand, a lot of people are attached to their dead parents who heritated them the houses they are living in. Consequently, they are looking for any chance to preserve their memories and then transfering it to their children. They see it like a duty to remember them. On the other hand, there are other persons who are obsessed by history in general and there is no better than looking after the history of the house or the building they are spending the most of their time in. As a result, they cultivate their selves by finding out the events happened in those houses and the stories of their old parents or the former owners.

The easiest way to have an insight about the history of any building is to ask the older people living in that neighberhood because they know probably its former owner, in which year was constructed or what it was been used for. Secondly, most families have an album of photos. You can find for example your grandfather took a picture inside the garden of your house, but that garden doesn't exist today. Addionally, any archive containing the former owners and the architecture plans can help to discover the history of your home.

In conclusion, people are interested in finding out the history of their buildings to cultuvate their selves and keep the memory of their old parents alive. They can do that by asking their older neighbors and looking on their family archives or albums.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response addresses both questions: it gives reasons for researching a home’s past and suggests asking older neighbours and consulting family photographs or archives. The examples about inherited houses and a garden visible in an old photograph make the ideas relevant. The explanation of preserving parents’ memories is clearer and more developed than the point about general interest in history, which is asserted rather than illustrated or explained in depth. The research methods are also useful, though the answer could explain more specifically how records or plans reveal a building’s past. This is a solid response to the task, with relevant ideas and some support; fuller development and more balanced explanation of each point would make it more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction previews the reasons and methods, two body paragraphs address them separately, and the conclusion summarises the response. The progression within the paragraphs is generally logical, and signposts such as “On the one hand,” “Secondly,” and “In conclusion” help guide the reader. Some linking is a little mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” for two related reasons, and “Consequently” and “As a result” sometimes make connections more explicit than necessary. The reference in “transfering it” is also unclear because it could refer to memories or the house. More varied transitions and precise referencing would make the flow smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses enough vocabulary to discuss the topic, including “preserve their memories,” “former owners,” “architecture plans,” and “cultivate.” However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “serveral,” “neighberhood,” “Addionally,” and “cultuvate” are misspelled, while “cultivate their selves” is an unnatural expression. Other phrases, such as “dead parents” and “looking after the history,” do not convey the intended meaning naturally. These choices are usually understandable from context, but they limit the accuracy and flexibility of the vocabulary. Aim to learn common collocations for family history and research, and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is some variety in sentence structure, including complex clauses with “because,” “who,” and “but,” and the main ideas remain understandable. However, errors occur in several grammatical patterns. For example, “the people lived there before them” needs a relative pronoun (“who lived”), and “the events happened” needs “that happened.” The question structure in “in which year was constructed” is incorrect within the indirect clause; use “the year in which it was constructed.” There are also problems with verb forms and agreement in “then transfering it” and “what it was been used for.” These errors do not generally prevent understanding, but more accurate clause construction and verb forms are needed for stronger control.

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