Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-17

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 4.5)

Now a days more and more people are taking interest in finding out the history about there buildings or homes they live in. This essay with elaborate the reasons behind the trend and farther explain some ways on how one can do so.

History is a boarding topis if one can not related to it, but when it comes to your own house peoples get exited and want to know more. The first and foremost resion behind this trend is the modern architect, most of the people living in cities are live there life in flats/apartments which somewhere creates

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response is significantly under the required word count of 250 words, reaching only 99 words. Consequently, the task is not fully addressed. The essay introduces the topic and mentions that it will discuss reasons and methods, but it fails to develop these ideas. The response stops abruptly mid-sentence, meaning the second part of the prompt (how to research) is not addressed at all. Because the response is incomplete and fails to meet the minimum length requirement, it cannot be awarded a score higher than a 4.0 for Task Achievement, as the development of ideas is severely limited by the lack of content.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text is too short to demonstrate a coherent structure or effective paragraphing. While there is a brief introduction, the essay breaks off before any logical progression of ideas can be established. There is a lack of cohesive devices to link sentences or ideas effectively. The abrupt ending makes it impossible to evaluate the writer's ability to organize a full response. The overall arrangement is fragmented, and the flow of information is interrupted by the incomplete nature of the writing. Therefore, the score reflects the inability to sustain a coherent argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and contains several errors, such as 'boarding topis' (boring topics), 'related to it' (relate to it), and 'resion' (reason). The range of vocabulary is limited, and the errors in spelling and word choice are noticeable. While the writer attempts to use some topic-related vocabulary like 'modern architect' (architecture), the misuse of words and the lack of sufficient content make it difficult to demonstrate a wider range. The lexical errors do not completely impede communication, but they are frequent enough to limit the score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response contains frequent grammatical errors, including 'Now a days' (Nowadays), 'there buildings' (their buildings), 'peoples' (people), and 'are live there life' (live their lives). The sentence structures are simple and often contain errors in verb tense and word form. There is no evidence of complex sentence structures, and the punctuation is inconsistent. The frequency of these errors, combined with the incomplete nature of the sentences, indicates a limited control over basic grammatical structures. The writing is difficult to follow in places due to these persistent errors.

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