Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out the history of house or building they live in.I think tha t the main reason is curiosity and there are some other reasons also.People can research about ther houses in various ways one of them is by government department which is responsible for regisration of land.

One major reason is people want to know about their houses history due to curiosity and there are many other reasons also like they want to feel attachment with house.As they want know about buildng history they can feel more emotionally attach with the house.Mostly people are interested in because they want to know how old the building is and is there something historical related to building or a house where they are living.One more thing they want to know rather than historical thing,they want to know about building cultural importance.Although people do not know much about about their houses' histroythey want to know about who lived there before.Another important reason is that they think by gaining knownlegde about building history they may find out something that increase the property value or before renovating the house they became to know about house that if its foundation or other structure is safe or not.

There are several ways to know about building's history one of them is by government institutes which are resposible for registration of land by this they can know how old the building is and who lived there before.People can search for old records in libraries,and they can ask older neighbours about the building's past.They can also search online as many people about there houses data and photographs on different site and some are built for this thing only.

In conclusion people are interested in houses history due to curiosity,emotional attachment and practical concerns.By using public records,online resources and by local residents.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both parts of the task: curiosity, emotional attachment, cultural or historical interest, property value and safety are given as reasons, while public records, libraries, neighbours and online sources are suggested as research methods. These ideas are relevant and your conclusion restates the main points. However, several reasons are listed rather than explained in depth. For example, you mention that research may reveal whether a building is safe or increase its value, but do not explain how this knowledge would affect an owner’s decisions. The research methods could also be illustrated with a specific example, such as consulting a local archive or land registry. Develop a smaller number of points with clearer explanation and support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on reasons, a paragraph on research methods and a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the two parts of the question. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and ideas sometimes run together. The reasons paragraph moves from curiosity to attachment, age, cultural importance and property concerns without clear grouping. Linking phrases such as “One more thing” and “Another important reason” are repetitive, while the final sentence is an incomplete summary rather than a fully connected conclusion. Use topic sentences to signal each paragraph’s focus, group related points, and make references such as “this” or “they” clearly identify what they mean.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “historical,” “cultural importance,” “property value,” “foundation,” “public records” and “online resources.” These choices help communicate the main ideas, and you attempt some less common expressions. However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural combinations are noticeable, for example “regisration,” “knownlegde,” “building’s history” used repeatedly, and “search online as many people about there houses data.” Some phrases also lack the precise wording needed to express the intended meaning. Build accuracy by checking spelling and choosing natural collocations, such as “research a property’s history,” “increase its market value” and “assess whether the structure is safe.” Vary repeated references to the house or building.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “As” and “Although,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, control is inconsistent, particularly in longer sentences, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “As they want know” is missing a verb form, and “they became to know” uses an incorrect construction. There are also problems with articles, agreement and sentence boundaries, as in “history of house” and the run-on opening sentence. The final sentence beginning “By using public records” is a fragment. Practise forming complete sentences, checking verb patterns and articles, and using full stops to separate ideas; retain complex structures but make them more controlled.

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