Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-29
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)
In the recent years, there has been a growing curiosity about the history of residential buildings. This trent is driven by several factor and there are various practical methods to investigate the past of a property.
There are two reasons why people are interested in the history of their homes. Firstly, it is related to a sense of identity and belonging. Knnowing who lived in a house before, or what historical events tok placethere, can create a deeper emotional connection to the place. for example, in countries like UK people feel proud if they discover their house is victorian or was once home to a notable person.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response suffers from a severe length issue, containing only 107 words compared to the minimum requirement of 250 words. As a result, the second part of the prompt—how people can research the history of their home—is entirely unaddressed. The introduction attempts to frame the response, and the first reason regarding identity and belonging is introduced and briefly exemplified with the phrase 'victorian or was once home to a notable person.' However, because the text stops abruptly after just two short paragraphs, the task is only minimally addressed. Ideas cannot be fully developed or extended. In accordance with the official band descriptors for an incomplete task of this length, this warrants a low band score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
Despite the extreme brevity of the text, there is a basic logical structure present. The writer attempts an introduction, followed by a paragraph outlining reasons using cohesive markers such as 'Firstly' and 'for example'. However, the lack of further paragraphs means the second prompt question is completely omitted, leaving the overall structure incomplete. Paragraphing is introduced, but formatting errors such as missing spaces before capitalized words ('for example, in countries like UK...') disrupt the flow. Referencing is generally clear, but the overall progression of a full essay is missing due to the premature ending.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary for the limited text produced, attempting some topic-related terms like 'curiosity', 'residential buildings', 'historical events', and 'notable person'. However, there are notable spelling and typographical errors, such as 'recent years' (often used without 'the'), 'trent' instead of 'trend', 'factor' instead of 'factors', 'Knnowing' instead of 'Knowing', and 'tok placethere' instead of 'took place there'. These errors show a lack of careful proofreading, though communication is not severely impeded in the sentences that are present. The range remains restricted due to the short length.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'In the recent years, there has been a growing curiosity...' and 'Knowing who lived in a house before, or what historical events tok placethere, can create a deeper emotional connection...'. While some clauses are controlled adequately, there are frequent mechanical errors in punctuation and spacing, such as 'for example, in countries like UK people...'. Furthermore, the limited output restricts the variety of grammatical structures that can be demonstrated. Errors in word forms and missing articles ('like UK' instead of 'like the UK') are also present, pulling the score into the lower mid-range.
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