Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-25
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)
From my perspective, older generation is curious about to know their house's history because they wanted to know about how their house’s is made, and they also wanted to know about their story of making this kind of state in their time they also curious to know about their neighborhood struggles i think in their times old generation always loved and like to share their quality time and moreover their habbits and facts with each other and also sharing their struggling stories to each other to reduce their stress they think every house owner formed their opinion to make this beautiful house
and how they face so many struggles to make this. So, now in the modern world only a few generations are curious about their house's history, which they are living in now. They want to know their forefather struggles to build these strong residences.They think what kind of scent and what kinds of different materials their forefathers used to make this stunning state for their family.how they managed everything side by side these kinds of people are very curious about their forefathers moreover their senior citizens struggle stories because they wanted to build themselve like their senior citizens . Conversely, now in the modern world we can see around us there is lots of younger generation they are not interested in knowing their house's history and any kind of history they wanted to know they are not curious like others
they never interested to knowing their forefayber’s struggling stories so i think in this world they are only a few people to know their oldeir stories but in my way this Gen Z generation is already in under many huge issues in this modern world so they do not have enough time to think about their house's history and even every kind of history
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| 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 curious about their house's history and touching upon research aspects, though the second part is handled rather superficially. The writer attempts to explain the motivations, such as understanding forefathers' struggles and building materials. However, the ideas are repetitive and lack full development. For example, the text mentions 'what kind of scent and what kinds of different materials their forefathers used' without expanding on how this helps research. The position is somewhat blurred by stream-of-consciousness writing and a lack of clear structuring. While the prompt is engaged with, the overall treatment remains at a Band 5 level due to limited and under-developed ideas.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
Coherence is a major weakness in this response. The entire text consists of only two massive, run-on sentences with virtually no paragraph breaks to structure the argument. There is a severe lack of punctuation, which makes the flow extremely difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, relying on repetitive conjunctions like 'and also', 'moreover', and 'so' to string clauses together endlessly. Referencing is unclear at times, leaving the reader confused about whether the writer is referring to past generations or current ones. There is no clear overall progression of ideas, resulting in a Band 4 level of coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with words like 'history', 'house', 'struggles', 'modern world', and 'curious' appearing multiple times. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'state' used instead of 'estate' or 'structure', and spelling errors such as 'habbits' and 'forefayber's'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for conveying a basic message, but the frequent errors and lack of sophisticated phrasing restrict the score. The lexical resource aligns best with Band 4 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text is characterized by massive run-on sentences containing numerous comma splices and missing periods. There is an absence of control over complex sentence structures, and basic grammatical boundaries are frequently ignored. Errors in tense consistency, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'older generation is curious... they wanted'), and preposition usage are pervasive. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty for the reader in parsing meaning, pushing the performance into the Band 4 category.
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