Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-07

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 4.5)

In some countries, people are taking interest in to findout about the house where they have lived that what was the history of their house who built this house when was it established who made this. All of the things make curiosity to reach out the rootes of their insestorto built the houses.

The main reason to find out the history of the house where they are live the intresting thing is that how the encestor built it without any advanced technology, before to come here where they are living and how they were lived their life. Most of people intrested because they want to take serious step toward their anciant time people.

People can researched the buildings where they are living by the help of the advance technology using it by right way. Nowadays, world become a globel villege and by one click we can find each and every thing with the help of google. It is very easy to findout the history because of the it in the world . In today's most of the main cause to find their history of the buildings which were built by the perants of the people and they want to knoe about the history of their ancestor. Examlpe of this is that if my father built a house after some decades my child wants to know about that hoe the house built and who built this house

All of the above main cause of findng the history of bulit buildings and houses. People can fine the history of their houses by the help of the advanced technology.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both questions: you suggest curiosity about ancestors and earlier ways of life as reasons, and mention using online searches to investigate a building. These points are relevant, but the explanation of why people are interested remains limited and repetitive; for example, the idea of learning how ancestors built a house is restated without explaining its personal, cultural, or practical significance. The research answer is also narrow: “with the help of google” is the only clear method, and the response does not explain how records, local archives, previous owners, or neighbours could help. The family example begins to illustrate the topic, but its wording is unclear and it is not developed. Addressing both parts more fully with specific, explained examples would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some basic organisation: the opening introduces the topic, the next paragraph gives reasons, and a later paragraph discusses research. However, progression within paragraphs is difficult to follow, and the final paragraph largely repeats the earlier point that people use technology to find a building’s history. Connections such as “The main reason” and “Nowadays” signal relationships, but several sentences run together or shift between ideas without clear links. For instance, the discussion moves from Google to buildings built by parents and then to a hypothetical child without explaining how these points connect. Use one focused paragraph for reasons and another for research, with clear topic sentences and references that make each example’s purpose explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses a small set of relevant words, including “history,” “technology,” “ancestor,” and “buildings,” so the general topic is usually recognisable. However, vocabulary is repetitive and frequent spelling and word-form errors make some ideas difficult to understand, such as “rootes of their insestorto,” “globel villege,” and “findng the history of bulit buildings.” Several expressions are also unnatural, including “taking interest in to findout” and “serious step toward their anciant time people.” Build accuracy with common topic collocations before attempting more elaborate phrasing: for example, “take an interest in researching a property” and “learn about previous generations.” Proofread spelling and choose precise terms such as “former residents” or “historical records” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer clauses, but control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors that make the intended meaning hard to follow. Examples include “where they are live,” “People can researched,” and “how the house built,” which show problems with verb forms and sentence construction. The opening also strings several questions together without clear punctuation, while “before to come here where they are living” has an unclear clause structure. Most sentences rely on basic patterns, and attempts to combine ideas often become faulty. Practise forming clear subject–verb sentences, then connect them with accurate subordinate clauses—for example, “People may want to know who built the house and when it was constructed.” Check tense, articles, and punctuation during revision.

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