Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-07

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 5.5)

House is basic necessity of people, in the present era. It is claimed that ,people of several countries are showing continuous interest about the history of there homes and buildings where they used to live. I will discuss the reason and how people can search this.

To begin, with the reasons of this statement it is seem that people are attracting to find out the history of the houses and the buildings or apartments. Firstly, the main reason for this is because living in homes for several years creates a relation of love and safety. People feels secure and safe surviving in there homes, in some countries mostly of people are living in there parents homes, so they want to know about the house , there forefathers had made. They want to take knowledge about the architect of ancient times , how there parent build it , achieve it. Secondly the aspect for this statement is that, the modern lifestyle is totally changed from the ancient times, so this creates attraction of earn knowledge of living from ancient times.

People can research this on internet, because today is the era of modern technology, so there is not seen any difficulty in finding history of homes and buildings. Moreover, they take assist from the elder people of ancient times , who are still alive. It gains more knowledge about the history of homes and also help them to find the desired topic on which people want to research. Additionally, there are other sources from which the history of home are be find out, like old books, magazines which are kept in libraries. It also shows the building styles and old fashion of living.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses both questions: it suggests that family attachment and curiosity about earlier ways of life motivate people, and it names the internet, older residents, books and magazines as research sources. These are relevant ideas, but they are not developed evenly. The point about feeling safe in a family home is explained, while the claim that modern lifestyles create interest in the past is only briefly stated. The research methods are listed without showing how someone might use them—for example, checking local archives or property records online. The opening also promises to discuss the reasons and methods but does not establish a clear overall position. Explain each reason and method with a specific example to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on reasons and a paragraph on research methods. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly” and “Moreover” help signal the movement between points. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, and the reasons paragraph contains several ideas in long, loosely connected sentences. For instance, the discussion moves from security to parents’ homes and then to architectural knowledge without clearly showing how each point relates to the main reason. References such as “this” and “it” are sometimes difficult to follow. Use shorter sentences to separate ideas, and make links explicit—for example, explain how family attachment leads to curiosity about a building’s past.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “history,” “ancient times,” “libraries” and “building styles,” and it attempts some less common expressions such as “modern lifestyle.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which can make meaning less clear. Examples include “attracting to find out,” “take knowledge,” “earn knowledge” and “take assist”; these do not express the intended ideas naturally. There are also repeated forms of “history,” “homes” and “people.” Build a more precise set of phrases for researching the past and describing motivation, and check collocations when learning new vocabulary. This will make the ideas clearer and less repetitive.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “because” and “so,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction recur. For example, “people feels” should use a plural verb, while “it is seem” needs a different verb form. The opening phrase “House is basic necessity” also lacks appropriate articles, and the sentence beginning “To begin, with the reasons” is not grammatically well formed. Some punctuation around commas and spaces is inconsistent as well. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and check each clause for a clear subject and correct verb.

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