Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-13

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 4.0)

In different countries people has very intersted in history of house and buildings and different kind of things.The first reason is when people see on old house and appartments and see different kind of arts and paintings and create criousity in different people and they studied about that andwrite something about history such as in books and dictionaries.

People reserch from old books and papers and studied history about that.the stories of housees people listen fro

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You identify a relevant reason for researching a building’s history: seeing old houses, apartments, artwork, and paintings can make people curious. You also mention possible sources, including old books and papers, so both parts of the question are touched on. However, the response is very brief and the ideas are not explained or supported with a clear example. The second part is especially incomplete: “The stories of houses people listen…” is unfinished and does not explain how people can investigate. The response is also 174 words below the required minimum, which leaves too little space to develop the answer. Explain several reasons and research methods, and show how each works with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: “The first reason” introduces an explanation, and the next sentence begins to discuss research sources. This gives the reader a simple sense of the intended order. However, the ideas are not developed into clear paragraphs, and the transition from reasons to research is abrupt. The final phrase, “The stories of houses people listen fro,” is incomplete, so the response ends without a clear conclusion. Some connections between ideas are also difficult to follow because several points are crowded into long sentences. Use separate paragraphs for reasons and research methods, connect each point explicitly, and complete each sentence before moving to the next idea.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “history,” “paintings,” “books,” and “papers,” and the reader can recognise that you are discussing old buildings and ways of learning about them. However, the range is narrow, and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “intersted,” “criousity,” “reserch,” and “appartments.” Phrases such as “different kind of arts” and “studied about that” are also not natural in this context. To improve, learn accurate topic vocabulary and common combinations, for example, “architectural features,” “historical records,” and “research the building’s past.” Check spelling and choose precise words so your ideas are communicated more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response mainly uses simple sentence patterns, with an attempt to give a reason through “when people see…” and to describe what they do afterward. However, control of basic grammar is inconsistent. For example, “people has” has subject–verb disagreement, while “they studied” does not fit the general present-time meaning. The sentence beginning “The first reason is when…” is not formed clearly, and the final sentence is incomplete. There is little evidence of a wider range of sentence structures, and punctuation does not consistently separate the ideas. Practise accurate present-tense sentences first, then add clear clauses using “because,” “when,” and “for example.”

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