Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-30

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 4.5)

Peoples Interest in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in.

In some countries more and more people gradually showing interest in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in because it fascinates them like how ancient people live in their houses or in buildings , how they survive and act in different scenarios or in weather.How they build them like material or architect designs.

People research this by studying their history like is any ancient or old peoples have lived there like i give you an example i live in a city where mughal empires situated as near my house heir castles are still their so people who lives near it also research it like how old people live and do their chores also it gives an idea of old modern architect designs also same example of mughal tombs situated in my city these are old monuments which gives a chance to people of that city to learn different old cultures

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You address both questions in a basic way: you suggest curiosity about past lifestyles and building design as reasons, and refer to researching local history and nearby Mughal monuments. However, the response only minimally develops these points. The research methods are not clearly explained—for example, you could mention property records, archives, libraries, or interviews with long-term residents—and the example does not show how someone would investigate their own home’s history. The response contains 144 words, which is 106 words below the required minimum; this leaves too little space to explain and support the ideas. To improve, answer each question directly, add specific research steps, and develop a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic overall order: the opening discusses reasons for interest, and the later section turns to research and a local example. This gives the reader some sense of the response’s direction. However, the ideas are crowded into two long, loosely connected blocks, with no clear paragraphing to separate the reasons from the methods. Connections such as “because,” “like,” and “also” are repeated or used imprecisely, and the example shifts from a house near the writer to castles and tombs without clearly linking these to a research process. Use separate paragraphs for each question, and connect each example explicitly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “history,” “ancient,” “monuments,” “cultures,” and “architect designs,” so the reader can identify the subject. The range is nevertheless limited, and several expressions are imprecise or repetitive, which makes some ideas harder to follow. For instance, “old modern architect designs” is unclear, while “people research this by studying their history” does not specify what sources or actions are meant. There are also spelling and word-form problems, such as “Peoples” and “architect.” Build a more precise set of terms for historical research and buildings, and choose collocations that express your meaning clearly, such as “architectural styles” and “historical records.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to express reasons and examples using longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent and the range of structures remains limited. The opening, “more and more people gradually showing interest,” is missing a finite verb; “how ancient people live” also shifts tense in a discussion of the past. Other errors include “is any ancient or old peoples have lived there” and “people who lives near it,” where question structure and subject–verb agreement are faulty. Punctuation is also weak: several ideas run together without full stops, and commas are missing around clauses. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “because,” “who,” and “which.”

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