Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-08

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 5.0)

In several contries,additinal indivituals are taking keen in finding out about the leagacy of thier property where they lived.

In the rescent era people are very keen to knows about their property leagacy,becuse if the future they will tell this to thier up coming generation,about their resedence,how they spend their lives in the houses and how the houses was before.

Today generation is very intrested in history all type,as fist of all they want to know about their about their there home town, the society and the buliding where they live.In the history books archeologist writed a lot of intrested facts about history,about old houses and buildings and when people read that books they taking becoming keen in history,and they also want to knows history of their own hoses.therefore,knowing history about the house is great idea for indivituals and the reseans behind is very intrested,they will tell this to up coming generation.However the new generation will be also taking intrest on history and they will be feel proud on their houses or buildings.

People can reserch about the houses where they live it is very easy for them and there are many history books they can take advantages of that books.It is clear if we see the history of giza piramids this piramids is constucted 4000 years ago but people knows very well about the history of giza great piramids this is a relevent example for resech and those people who wants to know about their houses they can take advantage of the history books that book is really benificial for resech.

At the end taking intrested and the history of own hoses is the best thing for people they can see,how thier old generation builed thier hoses,and they will also knows about thier struggle for them.Therefore the history books is very realevent for resech.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses both questions: it gives reasons for interest in a building’s past, such as passing stories to future generations and feeling proud of one’s home, and suggests using history books to research it. These points are relevant, but they remain limited and are not clearly explained. For example, the idea that people want to tell their descendants “how they spend their lives” is repeated without showing why this interest has grown in some countries. The research section relies almost entirely on books and the Giza pyramids, which is not closely connected to researching an ordinary home. Develop a clearer explanation of the reasons and include practical methods such as local archives, property records, libraries, or interviews with previous residents.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response has an opening, paragraphs about reasons and research, and a concluding paragraph. However, the overall progression is not consistently clear, and several ideas are repeated rather than developed. The wish to inform the “up coming generation” appears in both the opening and the reasons paragraph, while the conclusion repeats that history books are useful. Linking words such as “therefore” and “however” are used, but “However” does not introduce a clear contrast in its sentence. Some references are also difficult to follow, as in “that books” and “this pyramids.” Give each paragraph one clear purpose, arrange supporting details in a logical order, and use linking expressions only when their relationship between ideas is accurate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses a small range of topic-related vocabulary, including “history,” “generation,” “buildings,” and “research,” so the main subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make meaning less clear, such as “taking keen,” “property leagacy,” and “taking advantages of that books.” Spelling errors are also frequent, including “contries,” “resedence,” and “piramids,” which can distract the reader. Build a more accurate set of phrases for discussing historical research and use them in context—for example, “take an interest in,” “the history of a property,” and “consult historical records.” Proofreading for spelling and choosing natural word combinations would make the message easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both short statements and longer sentences, but the range of structures is limited and complex sentences are often difficult to control. Errors in verb forms and agreement occur in examples such as “they want to knows,” “the houses was,” and “archeologist writed.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention: the long sentence beginning “Today generation is very intrested” joins several ideas without clear separation. Articles, plurals, and prepositions are frequently inaccurate, as in “the history of own hoses” and “proud on their houses.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine related ideas with clauses such as “because” or “which.” Check subject–verb agreement, past-tense forms, and punctuation when revising.

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