Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-21

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)

In some nations, the number for people who are interested in finding out the history of the house or building they live in is growing.

There are several reasons behind this approch. Firstly, citizens want to know about the history of their house just out of curiosity because they might want to know how the place used to look like before some years. For instance, one of my neighbours also researched about history of his house on the internet. In addition, he also found that there used to be a forest in that area.

As a result, he felt really amazed by the fact that it used to be a forest and a home for numerous animals at the location of his house.

Secondly, people may do this just because of greed as I have read in a newspaper that one citizen dugged his house owing to the rumor that he heard from neighbour that it used to be king's store room. Consequently, he took initiative to find the gold under his house. However, he ended up empty handed as there was nothing but dust and some insects under his house.

The several ways folks use to research about their house like dugging. Although, dugging cannot be possible for everyone as it needs high amount, some use the internet as nowdays the internet become more versatile and diverse that it can find any info or fact about some particular place. Therefore it is more convinient and faster way to find the history of the house or place.

In conclusion, people may just do this out of curiosity or serious reasons. If it doesn't bothers anyone then it is fine. On top of that there are several ways to do research and find some amazing facts about the house or location.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: curiosity and the search for possible treasure are offered as reasons, while the internet and digging are presented as research methods. The neighbour’s discovery of a former forest gives the first reason a relevant example. However, the reasons are not developed evenly: the treasure story is lengthy and somewhat anecdotal, while practical motivations such as checking a building’s age, ownership, or past use are not explored. The research section is brief and gives little detail about how online information could be verified or what other sources people might consult. The conclusion restates the ideas but adds little. Develop each part more fully and keep examples clearly connected to the question.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, paragraphs on reasons and research, and a conclusion. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “In conclusion” help signal the main stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes awkward: the first example is split across several sentences, and “The several ways folks use to research about their house like dugging” does not clearly introduce a complete idea. “Although” then begins a fragment, making the relationship between the points difficult to follow. Some linking phrases, including “As a result” and “Consequently,” are used mechanically. Group each main idea with its explanation and example, and use clear sentence links and paragraph transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main points, including “curiosity,” “rumor,” “internet,” and “history.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “a home for numerous animals.” However, the range is limited and several noticeable word-choice, collocation, word-form, and spelling errors make the writing less natural. Examples include “number for people,” “dugged,” “dugging,” “high amount,” and “convinient.” “Greed” is also a strong label for the treasure-seeking example and may not express the point precisely. Build a more accurate set of phrases for research methods and motivations, and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “because,” “as,” and “although.” Most of the main ideas remain understandable, but errors in sentence construction and grammatical forms recur. For example, “Although, dugging cannot be possible for everyone” is not a complete, well-formed contrast, and “If it doesn't bothers anyone” has an incorrect verb form after “doesn't.” Other examples include “how the place used to look like” and “one citizen dugged his house.” Punctuation also contributes to unclear sentence boundaries in places. Practise forming complete contrast clauses, checking verb patterns and agreement, and proofreading each sentence for a clear subject and main verb.

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