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 historical buildings in 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 give ways 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 want to get the information the history of the house or building. In modern times, some individuals do not know about the history of house or building such as a Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Minar-e-Pakistan, and Taj Mahal. Sometimes students or people represent their country on the international level, then they need the information about the history of the house or building for better representation. For instance, in school teachers give tasks to get the information about the historical buildings for speeching at farewell parties.
In modern times, there are many ways for researching 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 a few seconds, it is a convenient way for researching about anything. A second, people are visiting the histrocial places and there many tour guides 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 getting information about the past time.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons why people research the history of buildings and how they can conduct this research. However, the student's interpretation of the prompt shows some confusion, as they repeatedly refer to ordinary houses or buildings as famous historical monuments such as the 'Taj Mahal' and 'Badshahi Mosque'. The prompt asks about 'the house or building they live in', yet the examples provided are major global or national heritage sites rather than residential homes. Ideas are presented but remain somewhat undeveloped and repetitive, lacking clear extension beyond basic examples like school speeches. This places the response comfortably at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is divided into paragraphs, though the introduction and conclusion are very brief. There is a basic organizational structure with clear linking phrases like 'first of all' and 'in conclusion'. However, progression is somewhat mechanical and repetitive, especially within body paragraphs where sentences often begin with similar structures ('first of all is that people...'). Referencing is also occasionally unclear, and cohesive devices are overused in a formulaic manner. Overall, the arrangement meets the requirements for a Band 5.5, showing some logical flow but lacking sophisticated cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively limited and repetitive, with frequent misuse of key terms. For instance, the student repeatedly refers to 'finding the histroy of the house' and mentions 'speeching at farewell parties' instead of delivering speeches. There are noticeable spelling errors such as 'histroy' instead of 'history' and minor word-choice inaccuracies. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic ideas, the limitations and errors restrict the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are numerous grammatical errors throughout the text, such as missing articles ('the history of house or building'), preposition errors ('researching about the history'), and awkward phrasing like 'people are too much interested in researching about'. Frequent errors in clause construction and punctuation occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, aligning the grammar with a Band 5.0 descriptor.
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