Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-18

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)

In few countries a lot of people are keen to know about the history of the house or building they are living in. One of the main reason is the curiosity to learn all about their place; who owned it before, how and when it was built. The most useful resource is grandparents and for commercial building people living around can also give useful information.

Some people are more concerned to know about history of their houses so that they can tell others about their house history. Some of the houses hold strong and extremly intresting histories that people feel pround to share and in order to share they must must learn about them aswell. Houses in countries like Pakistan and India have unique histories as there occured vast immigration between these countries after the subcontinent split. People left their house to join their mates in the other side of the continent. Settling in new houses. The house I live in was owned by a sikh that after the continent split migrated to India. These kind of histories make people eager to learn about the house they live in.

Researching this becomes quite difficult if there is no information about the house on internet or there is no elder to tell you about the history of the house one lives in. My grandfather experiened the time when the continent split he has told me how the house we live in was built by a sikh. Building on the other hand hold general history. It can be built by demolishing number of houses. Knowing about their history is difficult.

TO conclude people are intersted to learn about their houses out of curio

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: curiosity about previous owners and the building’s past is given as a reason, and you mention grandparents, neighbours and online information as possible research sources. The account of your grandfather’s experience and the Sikh former owner is a relevant, specific example. However, the reasons are only partly developed, and the research question is not fully answered: the response mainly explains why research can be difficult, rather than setting out practical methods such as checking property records, archives or local history sources. The final sentence is cut off, so the conclusion does not complete your response. Develop each part more evenly and explain how the suggested sources could be used.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to reasons, then research difficulties, and finally an attempted conclusion. The example about your grandfather gives the second paragraph a clear focus. However, progression is uneven: the research paragraph shifts between internet access, an elder’s account and general building history without clearly connecting these points. The fragment “Settling in new houses” interrupts the explanation, while “Building on the other hand hold general history” is difficult to follow. Linking phrases such as “For example” and “In addition” could clarify relationships, but the main improvement is to organise the research methods into a complete, logically ordered paragraph. The unfinished conclusion also weakens the overall progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-relevant vocabulary, including “curiosity,” “immigration,” “migrated” and “history,” and the example communicates a specific local context. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “share their house history,” “join their mates” and “general history.” Spelling errors—including “extremly,” “intresting,” “pround” and “intersted”—are noticeable and sometimes make reading less smooth. Aim for more precise language for research and historical records, and check spelling carefully. Replacing repeated uses of “house” and “history” with suitable alternatives can also make the response more varied without sacrificing clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer structures, for example, “Some people are more concerned to know about history of their houses so that they can tell others,” and most of the intended meaning can be understood. However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty. There are agreement and article errors in “One of the main reason” and “the house we live in was owned by a sikh”; “people living around can also give” also needs a clearer grammatical construction. Sentence fragments such as “Settling in new houses” and the incomplete final sentence prevent ideas from being expressed fully. Practise building complete sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation, and proofread each sentence for completeness.

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