Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-28

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 4.0)

In some nationations, more and more people are becoming intrested to search about the background of the house or building they live in. Which is important, because of some old construction are risky and some time previous landlord activity whichare not repeat by them self.

This is the main reason of the knowning of histroy behind the residency is that, to vague information. Some time people are not aware about unknown home, before they move their, they must to clearify their past criminal records of that buildig, or might be any unknown activities. Moreover, that is the biggest reasons to clarify before entering the house.

Moreover, people can research about that buildings for their near areas or prvious person. Who they are living before that place. In additionallly, some brooker are also aware their near areas houses and land . For example, my neighbour needed once house for that but he wasnot aware thats wwhy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The student attempts to address both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons why people research building history, such as safety and past activities, and mentioning research methods like asking neighbors or brokers. However, the response is severely underdeveloped, partly due to the very short length of 155 words, falling well short of the 250-word minimum. The ideas presented, such as 'previous landlord activity whichare not repeat by them self,' are fragmented, highly unclear, and lack adequate support or extension. Because the response is significantly under length and the ideas are only partially and confusingly addressed, it fits the descriptor for Band 4.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text is divided into short paragraphs, but overall organization and logical progression are weak. The writer attempts basic cohesive devices such as 'Moreover' and 'In additionallly,' but these are overused or used inaccurately given the disjointed flow of ideas. Sentences like 'Which is important, because of some old construction are risky...' demonstrate a lack of clear referencing and logical sequencing. Paragraphing is present, but the abrupt ending ('he wasnot aware thats wwhy') highlights a complete breakdown in cohesion and coherence. This performance aligns with Band 4.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and plagued by frequent spelling and word-choice errors. Examples of severe lexical and spelling errors include 'nationations' (nations), 'intrested' (interested), 'construction' (constructs/buildings), 'residencies' (residences), 'clearify' (clarify), 'brooker' (broker), and 'histroy' (history). The writer attempts some less common terms like 'criminal records' and 'background,' but the constant inaccuracies and restricted range severely strain the reader and prevent successful communication, matching the Band 4.0 criteria.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the response. The text contains numerous sentence fragments, such as starting a sentence with 'Which is important...' or ending abruptly with 'thats wwhy'. There are frequent errors in verb tense, voice, and agreement, such as 'some old construction are risky,' 'whichare not repeat by them self,' and 'people are not aware about unknown home, before they move their, they must to clearify.' Complex structures are rarely attempted, and when they are, they are heavily flawed. The frequency of errors causes severe difficulty for the reader, placing this at a Band 4.0.

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