Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-14
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)
In some countries many people are taking interest to known about the history of there house or building in which they are living. It is good thing to aboutthe past of ther e houses or building in which they are living. But it is a waste of time.
First of all, The people who are interested in findind about the history of their house or building they live in it is a nice thing to knowe the history of their place they will have know about the everything in which they are living. Then they are albe to interdouce their houses or building easily and quickly if it is historical they will know about thr tredtion of that era in which it is maded. So they can live according to that tredtion. They will come to know about who the house or building is maded in the past. The introduction of the place in which they are living show the personilty of that person from where it belongs. A great place has a great people.
On the otherhand, It is a waste of time. Many people bother themselves in that thing which don't give them any benifites. They just read the history of their house or building in which thry live to spent time. They don't have any interest in such a acttivity.
To conclude, It is good thing to study about the histroy of house or building in which you are living because the place show the personlity of a person. But it is also a waste of time to read adout the histroy.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons why people are interested in the history of their homes and offering a brief perspective on how they research it, while also introducing a counter-argument regarding whether it is a waste of time. However, the ideas are quite repetitive and lack deep development or specific supporting examples. For instance, the writer states that knowing the history helps people 'introduce their houses easily' and that 'a great place has a great people,' but these points remain underdeveloped and somewhat unclear. The position shifts back and forth between viewing the practice as positive and a waste of time without cohesive integration. Consequently, the response aligns best with Band 5, as the task is addressed only partially with limited and under-developed ideas.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, which provides a basic structural framework, but overall organization and logical progression are hindered by repetitive phrasing and poor logical flow. Transitions like 'First of all,' 'On the otherhand,' and 'To conclude' are used, but they connect ideas that are frequently circular or confusing. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as in sentences like 'who the house or building is maded in the past.' There is no clear overall progression of argument, as the same thoughts regarding wasting time and personality are restated without adding new dimensions. Therefore, the coherence and cohesion of the response match the descriptors for Band 5, showing some organization but lacking clear overall progression and featuring inadequate or repetitive cohesive devices.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive throughout the response. The writer frequently relies on simple words like 'good thing,' 'place,' 'house,' and 'building' without demonstrating a varied or flexible range. There are numerous word-choice and spelling errors that occur frequently, such as 'known' instead of 'knowing,' 'there' instead of 'their,' 'findind,' 'knowe,' 'albe,' 'interdouce,' 'tredtion,' 'maded,' and 'benifites.' While some basic communication is achieved, the lexical range is limited and minimally adequate. These noticeable errors and restricted vocabulary choices place the response squarely at Band 4, as the vocabulary is basic and repetitive, causing strain for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is severely limited, consisting mainly of simple and error-prone basic sentence structures. Attempts at complex sentences are consistently faulty, marred by frequent grammatical errors, incorrect verb forms, and tense issues, such as 'people are taking interest to known about,' 'who the house or building is maded,' and 'the place show the personlity.' Punctuation and capitalization errors are also noticeable. Because the errors are frequent and often distort the intended meaning, making it difficult for the reader to follow the arguments smoothly, this performance aligns closely with Band 4 descriptors.
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