Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

People fall in love where they live.One's house is a safe place for him where he feels happy, contented and feels it as his personal asset.Sometimes people get curious about the place they live in.

Reasons for being Intrested:

1. According to my opinion different people have

divergent school of thoughts so sometimes it matters

alot for them to know about their or building they live.

2.They want to know is there any criminal case

happend there or not.

3.They are eager to know either it is constructed on a

legal area or not.

4.Sometimes they want to know about the previous rent

taken by the owner of the house.

5.Having information about the supply of water,gass

and electricity matters for them.

6.People bother their neighbours thats why they gain

the news about them.

7.Many people have superstious belives and can not

coop with any thing happend there.

How People Rearch:

There could be many ways but in my opinion these are

1. People can ask from the neighbours.

2. They can contact to village register of land if the

house is located in rural area.

3. If they are living in any arban area they can use the

digital and physical services provided by the

governments.

4.They can ask from the dealer who helped them to

find the house or building.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both questions by listing possible reasons for interest and suggesting ways to investigate a building’s past. Relevant points include checking for criminal cases, asking neighbours, consulting land records, and contacting the property dealer. However, the ideas are mostly presented as brief, undeveloped points rather than explained reasons; for example, you mention legal status and utilities without showing why these would prompt people to research a building’s history. The response also does not include a specific example or develop a clear overall explanation. The required minimum length is not met: the response is 28 words short. To strengthen the answer, explain a few of the most relevant reasons and research methods in connected detail, with an example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: an opening, a section on reasons, and a section on research methods. Numbering helps readers identify individual points, and the two parts of the question are both easy to locate. However, the list format does not create a clear progression between ideas, and there is little explanation linking the opening to the points that follow. Some connections are unclear, such as “People bother their neighbours thats why they gain the news about them,” which makes the relationship between the ideas difficult to follow. Use paragraphs organised around a few related points, and connect each point with clear transitions and explanation rather than relying mainly on numbered lists.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “criminal case,” “legal area,” “neighbours,” and “services provided by the governments.” This gives the reader a basic sense of the subject. However, the range is limited, and frequent spelling and word-choice errors sometimes make the meaning difficult to interpret. Examples include “Intrested,” “Rearch,” “superstious belives,” and “arban area.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “divergent school of thoughts” and “previous rent taken by the owner.” Aim for accurate topic vocabulary and natural collocations, such as “property records,” “previous occupants,” and “local authority services.” Proofreading spelling and choosing precise expressions would make your ideas clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer constructions, but the range of sentence patterns is limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “People fall in love where they live” is not followed by appropriate spacing or punctuation, while “One's house is a safe place for him where he feels happy, contented and feels it as his personal asset” has an unclear structure and repeated verb pattern. Other examples include “They want to know is there any criminal case happend there or not” and “They can contact to village register of land,” where question structure and grammatical patterns are faulty. These errors can make the reader pause to understand your meaning. Practise forming accurate indirect questions and building complete sentences, then check articles, verb forms, and punctuation.

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