Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

There are a plethora of nations where number of individuals are more fascinated to have more enlightenment about the history of their building where currently they are residing in. Amples of reason are considered such as to earn money. Moreover, many sources how can they find more about them. Both the reasons and how to find them will be discussed in the folllowing paragraphs.

First of all, the main cause of finding the history to earn money. To explain, some people's house have precious information, as that is related to ancient time owing to this, ancestors hid their valuable stuff in order to give it upcoming generations. Moreover, they want to know the surroundings. To explain, what kind of people were living there before they moved here. For instance, many families prefer to find a house those have background realted to the history like military families because as they want to know how many genrations are living there and how many things they have done for the country.

Individuals can find more history about the building by contacting the professionals those are well aware about the ways to find about house history. For example, on the discovery channel, a news was published a man got gold plates in his house as his grandfather told him as ancestors hid stuff for his family and he got it and become a millionaire.As a result, people have known more about houses.

In a nutshell, there are many reasons citizens are curious to know about the history and people research more about with the aid of people who have masters in house knowledging.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, but the development of ideas is limited and sometimes illogical. For instance, the argument that people research house history primarily to 'earn money' by finding hidden treasure is speculative and lacks real-world relevance. The example provided regarding the Discovery Channel is anecdotal and does not effectively support the broader social reasons for this trend. While the prompt is addressed, the ideas are under-developed and rely on generalizations rather than clear, logical reasoning. To improve, focus on more common motivations such as architectural interest, historical preservation, or personal curiosity.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is often disjointed. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'Amples of reason are considered' and 'owing to this, ancestors hid their valuable stuff'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow the writer's train of thought. While there is an attempt at a logical structure, the transitions between sentences and paragraphs are often awkward, which hinders the overall flow of the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and frequently imprecise. There are several instances of non-standard word choices and awkward collocations, such as 'more enlightenment', 'house knowledging', and 'Amples of reason'. The student attempts to use more complex vocabulary, but these attempts often result in errors that impede clarity. The range is insufficient to express ideas with precision, and the repetition of basic structures further limits the lexical quality of the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains frequent grammatical errors that affect readability. There are issues with subject-verb agreement ('many sources how can they find'), sentence fragments, and incorrect word order ('a man got gold plates in his house as his grandfather told him'). While some simple sentences are clear, the attempts at complex structures are often faulty, leading to confusion. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with spacing around commas and periods. A greater focus on basic sentence construction and proofreading for grammatical accuracy is required.

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