Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Recently, a large number of individuals are becoming cruious to find fact and figures about their home or apartment, where they are living. Although, reasons behind it, emotionl connection, value of property, and internet, offical records and local people helpful in research.

Firstlly, emotional connection lead individual to know about the history of house and before them who lived here, what kind of activities they do. Secondly, people want to know how old their propert, or any famous perosn lived here or any important event held here. That increase the price of house or apartment. For example, the house was once used as a home of famouse singer, after finding this it worth grow dramatically.

On the other hand, there are several way to research. First one is internet, through this people can find anything related to thier homes in minutes. For instance, Google just provide public anything in seconds with proof.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both questions: you suggest emotional attachment and a possible increase in property value as reasons, then mention the internet as a research method. The example of a famous singer’s former home helps illustrate the value point. However, the response is substantially under the required length, so the ideas remain limited and under-developed; the second question is especially incomplete because the promised official records and local people are not explained. The opening also presents a list rather than a clear, fully stated response to both questions. Develop each reason with explanation and a relevant example, and describe several practical research sources, such as land registries, archives, libraries, or long-term residents.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about reasons, and a paragraph about research. Sequencing words such as “Firstlly,” “Secondly,” and “For example” help readers follow the points. However, progression is limited because the research paragraph gives only one method, despite the introduction listing several, and the response ends without a concluding sentence. Some links are mechanical, while “On the other hand” does not clearly signal a contrast between the reasons and research methods. Use paragraphing to separate the two task questions, connect each example directly to its point, and add a brief conclusion. Clearer referencing and more developed transitions would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “emotional connection,” “history,” “property,” and “public records,” and the example about a famous singer shows an attempt to express a specific idea. However, the range is limited, and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts of the response less clear, such as “cruious,” “emotionl,” “perosn,” and “famouse.” Some expressions are also unnatural: “find fact and figures” and “it worth grow dramatically” do not communicate the intended meaning smoothly. Build a more precise set of phrases for researching a building and describing its past, and check spelling and collocations carefully. For example, use “historical records” and “the property’s value may rise.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few different sentence forms, including a relative clause in “the house or apartment, where they are living” and a conditional example beginning “after finding this.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to interpret. The opening sentence lacks a clear main clause after “Although,” while “emotional connection lead individual” has problems with agreement and number. The phrase “what kind of activities they do” also shifts awkwardly into a question-like structure, and “That increase the price” has an incorrect verb form. Practise building complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and check agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation when editing.

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