Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-06

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 5.0)

It is true as it happens in many countries in the world.

It depends upon the interest of people and how they look upon things. If a person is connected to history of the world or its geography, he takes interest in things he sees in his everyday life which are having a past. In the case of house or a building, the mind of a person gets curious about the answers to the questions like who used to live in the house before or who constructed this place.

A big reason to the occurance of these questions is how he looks a the house or building he lives in. It depends upon how much he is attached to his home and how he feels to be in a place like that.

For some people these questions mean absolute nothing. For example, if a person bought a land and built his home by himself there, there is no way that these questions come to his mind.

For the people not knowing the answers of questions like these, they try to find the way to know the answers by many ways which are possible for them. For example, if a person is living in a house which's past he does not know, he asks his father that from whom he bought that house or when the house got constructed. People also take information for their neighbours whoa are living in that place from a long period.

I have an example linked with my own life. The house in which I'm living was bought by my father when I was 3 years old. These questions also came in my mind when I was a child. I asked my father and he told me that our house was private a school before we bought it and it lasted for 40 years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: reasons for the interest in building history and methods for research. However, the development is quite limited. The reasons provided are somewhat repetitive, focusing mainly on personal curiosity, and the research methods are restricted to asking family or neighbours. To achieve a higher band, the response needs to explore broader societal reasons, such as architectural preservation or cultural heritage, and discuss more formal research methods like public archives, historical societies, or online property databases. The ideas are present but remain at a superficial level throughout the essay.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is often disjointed. While there is an attempt to use linking words, they are sometimes used incorrectly or in a repetitive manner (e.g., 'For example' is used twice in close proximity). The referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the sentence 'A big reason to the occurance of these questions is how he looks a the house', where the connection to the previous paragraph is weak. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical rather than fluid, and the paragraphing does not always effectively separate distinct ideas.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is basic and often repetitive. There are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice errors, such as 'occurance' (spelling), 'these questions mean absolute nothing' (should be 'absolutely'), and 'take information for their neighbours' (should be 'from'). The range of vocabulary is limited, relying on simple, everyday language that lacks the precision required for an academic task. To improve, the student should focus on using more varied and precise collocations related to history, architecture, and research processes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures. While there are attempts at complex sentences, they are frequently marred by grammatical errors, such as 'which's past he does not know' and 'whoa are living'. Subject-verb agreement and article usage are inconsistent throughout the text (e.g., 'connected to history of the world', 'a private a school'). These errors are frequent and occasionally cause the reader to pause, though the overall meaning remains understandable. A wider range of error-free complex structures is needed to move into the higher bands.

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