Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-12
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)
*- More and more individual are showing interested in finding out about the history of the house or building where they live in. Although, this essay will first explore the reason to why the individual show interest to finding about the history where they live in, before discussing How can people research this?
On the one hand, a primary reason of finding out about the history where they live in is that knowing about history and important. Individual want to collect the information where they live in because to knowing history make safe and safety as well as also reduce curiosity. History provides the important of culture which faciliate to easily connect with neighbours around own living, for example, The pupils who live in apartment, he are knowing about owner and neighbour which helps living easily and continuous to celebrated their culture, furthermore, the another reason is to understand the value and condition of the house. A large number of individuals have no notin about their living house or building value and condition. if they know the value of house, they do not do negative achivities such as broke wall, spread dirty, do not follow rules etc which directly affect on house value. Negative activities reduce value of house and Nobody want to live their.
On the other hand, In this modern era, individuals rely
on social media, which really helps to finding
out about the history of the house or building
where we live, Although If the owner has recorded
the history in Social media or maps, so we easily
know about building background. For instance, If
we want to live in apartment, Firstly we collect
information about house where we live by social
media or internet. Moreover, In additionly
individual easily collect the history of living home
by asking old people where are countinous
to living there. It is a best way to research
about living building, because old member of
house have more knowledge about house
where they live in.
In conclusion, showing interested about the history
of house where they live is very pivotal because
it make living easily or safe. Social media,
asking old member of house is the best way to
research about living buildings.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student addresses all parts of the prompt by discussing both the reasons why people are interested in the history of their homes and how they can research this. The main ideas are present, such as understanding property value and connecting with neighbours, and research methods like social media and asking older residents are mentioned. However, the development of these ideas is limited and at times unclear due to confusing phrasing and abrupt transitions. For instance, the notion that knowing history makes people safe is under-developed and lacks clear reasoning. The introduction also relies heavily on copying the prompt rather than paraphrasing effectively. Consequently, the response aligns best with a Band 5 descriptor because it addresses the task but remains partially underdeveloped and hard to follow in places.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into logical paragraphs with an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing an attempt at a clear structure. However, overall progression is frequently hindered by mechanical and inaccurate cohesive devices, such as 'Although,' used incorrectly at the start of sentences, and repetitive connectors like 'furthermore, the another reason is.' Referencing is also faulty in places, such as in the phrase 'The pupils who live in apartment, he are knowing about owner and neighbour,' where pronoun reference and subject-verb agreement break down. Paragraphing is present, but the internal logical flow is disrupted by frequent grammatical and lexical awkwardness, placing this performance firmly in Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and frequently strained by noticeable errors in word formation, collocation, and choice. Examples include 'more and more individual,' 'showing interested,' 'to knowing history,' and 'negative achivities such as broke wall, spread dirty.' The student attempts less common vocabulary, such as 'pivotal' and 'faciliate,' but these attempts are marred by inaccurate spelling and improper grammatical forms. Although the general topic remains discernible despite these flaws, the high frequency of word-choice errors causes persistent difficulty for the reader, which is characteristic of a Band 5 performance.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The response features a very limited range of structures, with frequent and noticeable grammatical errors throughout. Simple sentences are often poorly constructed, and attempts at complex structures are consistently faulty, such as 'Although, this essay will first explore the reason to why the individual show interest to finding about the history where they live in, before discussing How can people research this?' Errors in tense, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the pupils... he are knowing'), prepositions (e.g., 'history where they live in'), and word forms are pervasive. These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from reaching a Band 6.
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