Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-08

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)

People often seems interested in the house they are residing. Since the large amount of capital was invested, I believe people ought to know if it carries some historical value or unaddressed issue.

First of all, a buliding is what becomes a home to the family. When someone is purchasing it, he does not only purchase a house, he purchase a nostalgic memories for their kids when they grow up. He purchase a safe shelter where he feels comfortable spending time with his family. When they found old stories about the house, they will pass it on to following generation

Furthermore, people are interested in exploring history because they might got suspicious of the reasons like some unfortunate circumstances might have happened to the house or the property might be involved in illegal activities.

Additionally, some people just put their house on sale because they notice some kind of engineering weakness in house. They might be aware of it when they purchase and for new owners, it will take a while to notice that issue. These are also the reason that people are keen on researching the house they live in.

For example In Nepal, government officials have made it easy to track the record of whether the house was being used for some illegal course of actions in past or not. They provide no objection letter to the broker on basis of which you will be handed over the key. Some people research about this by asking neighbor.

To conclude, it is beneficial for people to know about history of the house they live in. Some house carry history and some carry mistery.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions by giving reasons for interest in a building’s past and suggesting ways to investigate it, including checking official records and asking neighbours. The points about preserving family memories and uncovering possible illegal activity are relevant. However, several ideas are asserted rather than explained: the link between buying a home and wanting to know its history could be made clearer, and the concern about engineering weaknesses needs a fuller explanation. The Nepal example is useful but its process—especially the “no objection letter”—is not clearly connected to researching a building’s history. A more direct explanation of practical research methods, such as consulting archives, land records, or previous owners, would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an opening, reason-focused paragraphs, an example, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “First of all,” “Furthermore,” and “Additionally” help signal the sequence. However, progression is uneven: the first body paragraph moves from a house becoming a home to children’s memories without fully explaining the connection, while the next combines historical curiosity, illegal activity, and structural defects. The research methods appear only near the end, so the two parts of the task are not clearly separated. Some references, including “they” and “it,” are not always easy to follow. Organise the response into distinct paragraphs for reasons and research methods, and use clearer links between each claim and its explanation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “historical value,” “safe shelter,” “engineering weakness,” and “illegal activities.” These choices show an attempt to discuss more than basic ideas. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. For example, “nostalgic memories” is awkward in this context, “illegal course of actions” is not a natural phrase, and “mistery” is misspelled. “Buliding” and “residing” also show spelling or usage problems. Aim for precise collocations and check spelling carefully; terms such as “property records,” “structural defects,” and “previous occupants” would suit this topic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional idea in “When someone is purchasing it” and a relative clause in “where he feels comfortable.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to process. Examples include “People often seems,” “he purchase,” and “they might got,” which show problems with agreement and verb forms. Articles and plurals are also unreliable, as in “a nostalgic memories” and “some house carry.” The sentence beginning “When they found old stories” shifts tense and ends without clear punctuation. Practise checking subject–verb agreement, consistent tense, and complete sentence boundaries, while keeping complex sentences manageable.

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