Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-14

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, an increasing number of people become interested in searching about the history of the house or the building they live in. There are several reasons which make people very interested in searching. As well as numerous methods of searching.

One major reason of the interest of these people is that a lot of people can live in a house comfortably and love it when they relate to it. When they search and know when and how it was built or who are the people that first lived in it and their stories, they will feel like theyhad lived in it for a long time. It's like meeting someone that they don't know anything about. At first , theywon't trust him but after getting to know him they will be more comfortable around him. One other reason is that many are scared that the house or building is full of ghosts. So they look for its history and make shure that there is nothing creepy about it.

There are differents ways of researchs of this, Internet is one of them. With development of technology searching becomes easier. They can just write the information they know about that building and they will find what they are looking for, they can even find names of the previous residants of that place and contact them to know more.There are even special websitites which contains a forum where people can ask about historical things and anyone who knows something about it can put a comment. However, if they didn't find enough information they can ask their neighbors, especially the old ones who they could know more about the house or the building.

In conclusion, people are interested to find out about the history of where they live ,because they can't see a place that doesn't have a strong bond with as a convinent place to live in.Other people who believe that ghosts exist, are scared to live in a building which they don't know anything about. In fact,there are several methods to search about that, Internet is the most common one as well as asking neighbors and people living around that place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses both questions: it gives reasons for researching a home’s past, including emotional attachment and concern about ghosts, and suggests online searches, specialist forums, and asking neighbours. These ideas are relevant, and the comparison with getting to know a person helps explain how historical knowledge may create a stronger connection. However, the reasons and research methods are not developed evenly: the ghost concern is asserted rather than supported, and the online method is described generally without a concrete example of useful records or sources. The conclusion repeats the main points but does not add much. To strengthen the response, explain why these motivations matter and show more specifically how a person could investigate a property’s history.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, separate paragraphs for reasons and research methods, and a conclusion. The reader can generally follow the progression from why people are interested to how they might investigate. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. The opening fragment, “As well as numerous methods of searching,” is not connected grammatically to the preceding sentence, and “One other reason” introduces a point without developing the relationship between the two motivations. The conclusion largely repeats earlier content, while transitions such as “In fact” do not clearly signal the relationship between the ideas. Use complete topic sentences, connect each example explicitly to its main point, and avoid repeating the same information in the final paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main ideas, and the response attempts some topic-related expressions, such as “previous residents,” “historical things,” and “strong bond.” However, the range is limited by repeated use of “search,” “history,” and “building,” and several word choices or forms are inaccurate: “searching about,” “methods of researchs,” and “residants.” These errors sometimes make the phrasing awkward, even though the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Aim for more precise collocations and vary repeated terms—for example, use “research the property’s past” or “look into its history.” Proofreading spelling and choosing standard forms such as “research” rather than “researchs” would also make the writing clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional structures such as “When they search and know… they will feel…” and a relative clause in “neighbors… who they could know more about the house.” However, complex constructions are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. Examples include the incomplete sentence “As well as numerous methods of searching,” the run-together forms “theyhad” and “theywon't,” and inconsistent tense in “if they didn't find enough information they can ask.” There are also problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation, particularly in the long sentence beginning “They can just write the information…” Practise complete sentence formation, consistent verb forms, and punctuation that separates independent clauses; then check spacing and agreement carefully.

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