Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

The growing inclination among residents of certain countries to delve into the historical provenvce of their homes reflects to the fascination towards their build environment of their homes.

This interest achieved through the various resources, offical documents, google research to investigate the past behind the property and interacting with local residents.

Many people buy properties to build their dream houses Thus the major reason behind this is curiosity and historical interest.

Curiosity behind to know the events happen their which reflects their interest in history behind the property.

They may wish to discover who previously owned their homes, how old the building. This is also helpful for living happy and stress free future.

Another important reason is to understand the property structure and value. For instance if there any need for renovation or structural changes.

On the other hand Reasearch plays a crucial role here. They research about the homes from offical government documents of house before buying. Sometimes they Reasearch their property on goggle research. Secondly, they can consult local residents or authorities to examine the ownership records and histroical maps.

Finally interviewing long-term residents former owners and local historians many provide valuable information that is not available on official documents.

In conclusion, the keen interest in the history of their homes us largely driven by curiosity about the past abd a desire to understand their properties better. By consulting online archives, offical documents and local residents, they can gain clearer understanding od their building and their histroical backgrounds.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both parts of the question: curiosity about a home’s past is given as a reason, and you suggest researching official records, online sources, maps, and local people. The points about previous owners and the building’s age are relevant, while understanding its structure and value adds another useful reason. This coverage supports a clear response to the task. However, some ideas are only briefly stated or unclear: for example, the claim that researching a home helps people have a “happy and stress free future” is not explained, and the renovation point would benefit from a specific example. Develop each reason by explaining how it motivates residents, and clarify how each research method can reveal particular information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an identifiable opening, body discussion, and conclusion, and it moves from reasons to research methods. Connectors such as “Another important reason,” “On the other hand,” and “Finally” help signal stages in the answer. However, progression is not consistently clear: the sentence about buying a property and building a dream house appears abruptly, and “On the other hand” suggests a contrast where you are actually introducing research methods. Several ideas are crowded together, while the paragraphing does not clearly separate the reasons from the methods. Use one paragraph for reasons and another for research, and link each point with accurate, varied transitions and clear references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “ownership records,” “historical maps,” “local historians,” and “structural changes.” These choices show an effort to discuss the subject specifically rather than relying only on basic terms. However, spelling and word-choice problems are noticeable and sometimes make the intended meaning less clear, as in “provenvce,” “offical,” “histroical,” and “goggle research.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “fascination towards” and “google research.” Choose accurate forms such as “provenance,” “official,” and “historical,” and use natural phrases such as “search online” or “a fascination with the built environment.” Proofreading would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and some attempts at more complex structures, including “They may wish to discover who previously owned their homes” and the conditional example about renovation. However, sentence control is uneven. The opening is a fragment-like construction, and “Curiosity behind to know the events happen their” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Other examples include “if there any need” and “interviewing … many provide,” where sentence patterns and verb forms are not controlled. Punctuation also needs attention, particularly the run-on transition in “dream houses Thus.” Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles, verb forms, and punctuation when editing.

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