Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-09

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)

As we know house and buildings have much longer age in comparison with human age. An average age of a human being in more or less 80 years. In other hand we have centuary old buildings which are still livable. In some countries, more and more people wants to know the pervious owner or resident of their house and building, in which they live. One basic reason behind is human nature. People wants to know history, what happened in past, do they needs to know something which has importance in their life. So thats why people are curious to know the past.

Other reason in my knowledge is fear. I have first hand experience of this type of fear investigation regarding history of a house. My friend bought an appartment in downtown of Calgary. That was an old building, constructed in 1960s. When he moved there with his family, first few months are good. Then after few months his daughter fall sick and he also lost his job.

His wife told us that she saw somthing fishy in that building, like a ghost or that kind of activity. They were upset, so they dig the information about history and got stunned. That house was declared haunted and nobody wants to buy it, thatswhy he got good deal on that house. People have stories about a murder of a girl child, then they heard from other neighbours that they also experienced the same.

So you never know what a house or a building have in its history. I mentioned a negative story because of requirment , otherwise I believe there are number of positive reasons people have to become interested in finding out about history of the house or building they live in.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both questions to some extent: you suggest curiosity about the past as a reason, and your Calgary anecdote illustrates why someone might investigate a building’s history. However, the response focuses heavily on one unusual fear-based story, while other reasons are only briefly mentioned and the second question—how people can research a property—is not answered with practical methods. The conclusion refers to “a number of positive reasons” but does not explain them. The example is relevant, but its detail does not compensate for the limited coverage and development of the task’s two parts. To strengthen the response, explain several reasons and identify research sources such as property records, local archives, libraries, or conversations with previous residents and neighbours.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic overall shape: an opening, a paragraph introducing fear and recounting an example, and a concluding comment. The anecdote also follows a broadly understandable sequence. However, progression is limited because the essay moves from general curiosity to a long haunted-house story without clearly organising the reasons or addressing research methods. Linking phrases such as “Other reason” and “So you never know” are simple, and some connections between sentences are unclear—for example, the transition from the daughter’s illness and job loss to the wife’s suspicion. Use separate paragraphs for reasons and research methods, and make each paragraph’s main point explicit before supporting it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the general topic, including “previous owner,” “constructed,” “haunted,” and “neighbours.” The personal example also gives you opportunities to use topic-related language. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the writing less clear or natural, such as “pervious owner,” “dig the information,” “first hand experience,” and “good deal on that house.” Some expressions are repeated, including “house or building” and “history.” Aim for more precise phrasing, such as “research the property’s history,” “look into its past,” and “a favourable purchase price,” and check spelling carefully. This would make your vocabulary more accurate and appropriate to an academic response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the anecdote is generally understandable. However, errors occur frequently in basic sentence construction and agreement, while complex sentences are not consistently controlled. For example, “An average age of a human being in more or less 80 years” is missing a verb, and “more and more people wants” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. Other examples include “When he moved there … first few months are good” and “his daughter fall sick,” where tense control is faulty. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, maintaining past tense in the story, and checking agreement and articles before adding more complex structures.

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