Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-01

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 more countries,other peoples are associated keen in researching out t

the past ofabou the residence or structure the live in.

The reason for all purpose who's finding the past of the property or building the survive in.So the main reason is other peoples are more curious who lived

in other hand peoples are more curiousity who, are previous owners in this structure.Intrest in family history and heritage research the background and how many peoples are live in old structure and learning about the age and research the architectural style of property.Discovring ancient events connected to the structure or associated to the diffrent families.

Many peoples research the different methods they ask to the neighbours,on the other hand many peoples are talk to the previous owners and finding some diffrent incidents of the old structures.But many advance peoples firstly research the internet read the comments of the opinion is other peoples are given to the old property.and the some peoples are visit the libaries and read the books and some one are long research for the historical and old homes they were shocking because huge incidents of the old buildings.But the whos studied the old pics and read the documents of the old property who one is owner how many family members in our home the research the design of the house.

All is explain it what are the reason for this,how can people research this two diffrent question and ill explain it reason is some peoples are curious for the old buildings.Or someone are research the old homes are help out the internet,libaries,old pictures,read the old documents.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses both questions: it gives possible reasons, such as curiosity about previous residents, family heritage and a building’s age or architectural style, and suggests research through neighbours, former owners, libraries, the internet, photographs and documents. These are relevant ideas, but they are mostly listed rather than explained or supported with a clear example. The opening and conclusion do not establish a clear, focused response, and some points are difficult to interpret—for example, the reference to people being “shocking because huge incidents” is unclear. To strengthen the answer, explain why one or two motivations matter and show how a specific research method could uncover a building’s history.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some organisation: the response begins with an introduction, moves to reasons, then research methods, and ends with a summary. However, progression within paragraphs is difficult to follow because several ideas are crowded together, and links such as “on the other hand” do not express a clear contrast. Repeated references to “many peoples” and “old property” make the writing feel repetitive, while unclear references such as “who one is owner” interrupt the flow. Use one paragraph for reasons and another for research, with each paragraph developing a small number of points in a logical order. Choose linking phrases for their precise meaning and use clear pronouns or nouns to connect ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response attempts relevant topic vocabulary, including “heritage,” “architectural style,” “previous owners,” “documents” and “historical.” This shows an effort to discuss the subject beyond very basic terms. However, the range is limited and errors in word choice, word form and spelling are noticeable, sometimes making meaning hard to understand: “curiousity,” “diffrent,” “the past ofabou,” and “the structure they survive in.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “research out the past” and “old pics.” Build accuracy by learning common collocations for researching a building’s history, and check spelling and word forms. More precise vocabulary would help distinguish motivations from research methods.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, but sentence structures are often faulty, and errors frequently make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “The reason for all purpose who's finding the past…” is not a complete, clear sentence, while “how many peoples are live” has problems with question structure and verb form. Subject–verb agreement and articles are also inconsistent, as in “some peoples are talk” and “the residence or structure the live in.” Punctuation and sentence boundaries need attention: several ideas run together without clear stops. Practise writing accurate simple sentences first, then combine related points using a controlled range of clauses.

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