Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-30
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)
Nowadays, in different regions of world individuals are becoming interested in finding the history of house or building where they are live. They want to gain knowlege about their houses or buildings. This is help them to make decisions it is better to live their or not.
On the on hand, majority of people are goes to this trends to get information about their house or building. Severals factors which are involve in this type of investigation. For instance, if we bought a new house or flat in some other areas where we do not know about that area. The new owner must have information about the house and area to know there are criminals are other person are not lived This investigation is necassry because they help them in the future to avoid any difficulty or harrassment. These are main reason the people know about more and more to finding about the history of house or building.
On the other hand, there are some possibilites that indivduals do not need any history about their house or building. Many of them recieved the house from their native relative like their father or grandfather. Thats why they do not need any investigation to finding the history of the house or building.
In conclusions, in some cases people are interested to finding out the history of house or building where they live due to some seriouse reason and this act protect them in any difficulty. However in some cases they are free handed beacuase they already know about the house
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| 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: reasons for researching building history and how people research it, though the exploration of the 'how' is very weak. The student mentions avoiding criminals or difficulties when buying a new house, but the explanation remains underdeveloped. For instance, the statement 'there are criminals are other person are not lived' lacks clarity and fails to provide a concrete research method, touching only tangentially on checking the neighbourhood. Furthermore, the second body paragraph incorrectly shifts to discussing why people do not need to research their building's history, which contradicts the premise of the prompt and limits task fulfillment. Overall, the ideas are presented but lack sufficient extension and logical support, aligning the response with Band 5 performance descriptors for Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay displays a basic structural framework with an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, demonstrating some organization. However, there is a lack of clear overall progression and logical flow. Cohesive devices are frequently misused or awkward, such as 'On the on hand' and 'In conclusions', which disrupts the coherence of the text. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is faulty, notably in the second body paragraph which introduces conflicting points about not needing research. Referencing is also unclear at times, making it difficult for the reader to follow the exact line of argument. These issues place the response firmly in the Band 5 category for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive throughout the essay. The student frequently misuses words or employs incorrect forms, such as 'knowlege' instead of knowledge, 'necassry' instead of necessary, and 'seriouse' instead of serious. There are also noticeable collocation and word choice errors, such as 'majority of people are goes to this trends' and 'free handed beacuase'. While the language is minimally adequate to convey a rudimentary message, the heavy presence of spelling and word-choice errors causes difficulty for the reader and restricts the lexical range, corresponding to a Band 4 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is extremely weak. There are frequent, pervasive errors in almost every sentence, such as 'where they are live' instead of where they live, 'This is help them' instead of This helps them, and 'These are main reason the people know'. Tense consistency and subject-verb agreement are severely compromised throughout the text. These frequent errors distort meaning and cause significant difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar performance at a Band 4 level.
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