Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-16

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)

The growing influence of hostoricall buildings in the modern society has sparked various debates. In some nations, people are too much interested in researching about the history of the house or building they live in. In this essay, I will discuss reasons of this point and gives way for researching with some suitable examples.

There are many reasons for finding the histroy of the house or building; first of all is that people wants to get the information about the history of the house or building. In modern times, some individuals are not know about the history of house or building such as Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Minar-e-Pakistan, and Taj Mahal. Sometimes students or people are repersent their country in the international level, then they need the information about the history of the house or building for better repersention. For instance, in school teachers gives task to get the information about the historical buildings for speeching at farewell party.

In modern times, there are many ways for researching about the histroy of the house or building; first of all is that people used the internet for studies. Today on social media everything is available just click on screen and everything is open on screen in the few seconds, it is a convenient way for researching about anythings. A second, people are visiting the histrocial places and there many tour guide are available, they explain very clearly about the history places because they about these places very well.

In conclusion, In some countries the public is too interested in researching the history of the house or building. I think, it is a good thing for get information about the past times.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons why people are interested in the history of buildings and how they can research this. However, the interpretation of the prompt shows some confusion, as the student frequently discusses famous national monuments like the 'Badshahi Mosque' and 'Taj Mahal' rather than ordinary residential houses or buildings as indicated in the prompt. Ideas are presented and supported with examples, such as school tasks and speeches at farewell parties, but the development remains somewhat limited and repetitive. The position is generally clear, though the over-generalisation regarding famous tourist landmarks slightly detracts from focusing on the specific nuance of the prompt. Overall, it fulfills the basic requirements to earn a Band 5.5, nearing Band 6, but limited development and scope keep it at Band 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into logical paragraphs with a clear introduction, body paragraphs addressing the two prompt questions, and a brief conclusion. However, the overall progression is somewhat hampered by mechanical and repetitive cohesive devices, such as the frequent use of phrases like 'first of all is that' and 'in modern times'. Paragraphing is present, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is occasionally disjointed due to awkward phrasing and limited transitional variety. Referencing is mostly clear, but the repetition of formulaic linking phrases makes the cohesion overly rigid. This performance aligns well with the Band 5 descriptors, as the organisation is visible but heavily reliant on repetitive structures and mechanical transitions.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, but it exhibits a limited range and frequent errors in word choice and spelling. Examples of lexical inaccuracies include 'hostoricall', 'histroy', 'repersent', 'repersention', and 'speeching'. The student attempts less common vocabulary, such as 'convenient', 'influencing', and 'international level', but control is weak and collocation is often awkward. While the meaning is generally communicated despite spelling and word choice errors, the high frequency of these errors and the narrow vocabulary band prevent the response from achieving a higher score. It fits comfortably within the Band 5 descriptor criteria.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, though attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty. Examples of grammatical errors include subject-verb agreement issues like 'people wants' and 'people are visiting... and there many tour guide are available', incorrect verb forms like 'gives way' and 'are not know', and prepositional inaccuracies like 'at the international level'. Punctuation is generally basic, and capitalization errors are present ('Badshahi Mosque'). Although the errors are frequent and occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader, communication is not entirely obscured, reflecting the characteristics of Band 5 grammatical performance.

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