Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-27

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 6.0)

In today's society, there has been an ongoing trend of people becoming interested in the history of their house or the building they live in. The reason for this is when people come to know about the history of the building, they can deduce wether the building is safe or not, and also people can know about any negative experience or past the building may have.

Knowing about the house's history one is living in has many perks. Firstly, one should know about the history of their house, about when it was first built, when was it last repaired and refurbished. These informtaion adds value to the buildings and also people can know wether the house is elligible for living. For example, houses that are too old may have weakned foundations, pillars and unstable structures. These factors could potentially put the person living there at a risk. Anyone planning to move in permanently will take these aspects into consideration. For their safety, people tend to research about the history of their houses.

Additionally, some building may have a history of fires or accidents. People living there can become aware of the risks of fire when finding about their building's history. Furthermore, some houses may be built on leased land or stolen land. Knowing about the building's history can remove any possible problems later on. These are another reasons of why people research about the history of their house.

There are many ways one can know about their house's history. People can go to the city's ward office to collect the official registration papers of the building. Again, people can put the building address in internet and check if any major accidents happened in the past. Another great way to know about the building's history is by talking with other residents and local people. For instance, people living in the same society can provide relevant information over the history of the house and regarding any safety problems. In these way, people can easily research about their home's history.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response addresses both questions: it gives reasons for researching a building’s past, including structural safety, previous fires or accidents, and land ownership, then suggests official records, online searches, and conversations with residents. These points are relevant and the examples about weakened foundations and local residents help explain them. The answer therefore covers the task well overall. However, some ideas are more fully developed than others: safety is explained with several details, while the possible problems associated with leased or stolen land are mentioned but not clarified. To strengthen the response further, explain how each reason affects residents and add a specific example of how one research method could reveal useful information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, two paragraphs explaining reasons, and a final paragraph describing research methods. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Additionally,” and “Furthermore” make the progression easy to follow, and the examples generally appear beside the points they support. Some linking is mechanical, however, and repeated references to “the history of the building” make the connections feel less flexible. There are also occasional unclear references, such as “These are another reasons,” where the reader must infer which points are being summarised. Use a wider range of linking and referencing, and make each paragraph’s central idea explicit before adding supporting details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for discussing the topic, with relevant terms such as “foundations,” “refurbished,” “official registration papers,” and “residents.” The writer also attempts more specific language, including “eligible for living” and “leased land,” but some choices are inaccurate or unnatural and reduce precision. Spelling errors such as “wether,” “informtaion,” “elligible,” and “weakned” are noticeable. Phrases including “research about the history” and “negative experience or past” could also be expressed more naturally. Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations for property and historical research; this will make the existing range sound more controlled and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and complex forms, including conditional and relative clauses: “Anyone planning to move in permanently will take these aspects into consideration” and “houses that are too old may have…” Communication remains clear, but some grammatical errors persist. For example, “when was it last repaired” uses question word order inside an indirect question; write “when it was last repaired.” “Some building may have” needs plural agreement (“some buildings may have”), and “These are another reasons” has a number mismatch (“These are other reasons”). There are also awkward sentence patterns, such as “The reason for this is when people come to know…”. Practise indirect questions, agreement, and sentence construction to improve control while retaining the range of structures.

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