Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-19

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)

The considerable amount of individuals starts to find the history of their house or building in which they are living. There are many reasons and solutions of this kind of interests. I will discuss it in detail.

Firstly, many people are interested in finding the new things, so they are always think about different things and there exsistance. They also think about their house about its history and about the builders who build it. For example, when I was a child I always thought about my old house in which we were lived, because I had a keen interest in collecting new ideas and history of incident people.

Additionally, those who want to build the same type of house in which they are living want to know about the history of their house or building. For instance, my friend's house was old created and later it was affected by rain water and they want to built the house with same design, so they had to know about the history of their house.

There are various solutions for finding the history of someone house. Firstly, they simply ask to someone who might saw the construction of their house or building. Otherwise, they simply ask to their forefathers about the history of their home.

Secondly, they ask to any home designer to collect the history of their house by giving the old design of their house.

To conclude, finding the history of house is an interesting thing. Personally, I believe that if someone want to collect the history their house might collect data from different incident individuals and also from their forefathers. Consequently, finding something incident may help someone in better decision.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: reasons for interest in building history and methods for research. However, the development is limited. The ideas regarding 'new things' and 'building the same type of house' are somewhat vague and lack depth. The examples provided, such as the childhood memory and the friend's house, are personal but do not fully illustrate the broader societal trend mentioned in the prompt. To improve, you should expand on the significance of historical preservation or architectural heritage, rather than focusing solely on personal anecdotes. The conclusion is a bit repetitive and does not effectively synthesize the main points.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the flow between sentences is often mechanical. You use basic cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'Additionally', and 'To conclude', but the internal logic within paragraphs is sometimes weak. For example, the transition from discussing reasons to research methods is abrupt. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the phrase 'incident people' or 'someone house', which makes the progression of ideas feel disjointed. Improving the use of linking words and ensuring that each paragraph has a clear, unified focus would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and often repetitive. There are several instances of word-choice errors that impede clarity, such as 'incident people' (likely meaning 'ancient' or 'historical') and 'old created' (likely meaning 'old-fashioned' or 'historically built'). The phrase 'considerable amount of individuals' is also an awkward collocation. While you attempt to use some topic-specific vocabulary, the lack of precision and the frequent misuse of words suggest a need for a wider range of vocabulary and better attention to collocations. You should focus on learning word families and common academic phrases to express your ideas more accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures. While there are attempts at complex sentences, they are often marred by grammatical errors. Common issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'many people... are always think'), incorrect verb tenses (e.g., 'we were lived'), and missing articles or prepositions (e.g., 'ask to someone'). Punctuation is generally functional, but the frequent grammatical slips make the text difficult to read at times. To reach a higher band, you need to demonstrate more control over complex structures, such as relative clauses or conditional sentences, and ensure that basic grammatical rules are applied consistently.

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