Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-02

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 many countries, people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building in which they live in. Their interest arises from peoples curiousity about the past, history of the property of the value. There are several ways from which we can find out the history of the property.

One major reason why people are interested in the history of their properties is simple curiosity. They may wonder about who were living in this house before them and why they left, how old the building is. In India few people ask for the reason why the people who were living before them left the house because few people don't buy property if any suicidal incident has happened earlier. There is another reason that people are interested in knowing about the history because if they wants to renovate the place they should be aware about the materials used to build to avoid any damage.

There are many ways by which people can research about the history of the house or building they live in. They can ask for the documents or legal papers of the property. WE can also connect to the local people or neighbours to know more about the property's historyt. Secondly we can also meet the previous owners and ask them the reason why they left and the history about the property.Moreover, people can also search on the internet to find old photographs or newspaper articles related to the property. They can also visit local government offices to collect information about the construction date and previous owners of the house. Another way is to talk to elderly people living in that area, as they may know about important incidents that happened in the building. By using these methods, people can easily get more information about the history of their homes

In conclusion, there are several reasons why people want to know about the history of their homes, such as curiosity about previous residents and the need to avoid problems during renovation. They can easily research this by checking property documents and talking to neighbours or previous owners.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the task: it gives reasons for researching a home’s history and suggests several research methods. Curiosity about previous residents and checking a building’s materials before renovation are relevant reasons, while property documents, neighbours, former owners, online sources and local government offices provide a useful range of methods. The example about people in India avoiding a property after a suicide is specific, but its connection to the broader reasons could be explained more carefully. Some ideas, particularly the renovation point and the value of historical research, are mentioned rather than fully developed. To strengthen the response, explain how each reason matters to residents and add a little more detail about how the suggested sources could help. The required length is met; 26 words copied from the task prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on reasons, a paragraph on research methods and a conclusion. This makes the response easy to follow at a broad level. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes uneven, and the methods paragraph becomes a long sequence of suggestions joined by “Secondly,” “Moreover” and “Another way.” These transitions help signal additions but can feel mechanical, while the conclusion repeats the main points without adding a final synthesis. There are also places where connections between ideas could be clearer, such as the shift from curiosity to renovation. Group related research methods and use more precise referencing and transitions to make the relationships between points smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate its ideas, including “previous owners,” “renovate,” “local government offices” and “construction date.” It also attempts some more specific language, such as “suicidal incident,” although this phrase is not the most natural choice in context. Several word-choice, spelling and collocation problems reduce precision: “peoples curiousity,” “historyt,” “history of the property of the value,” and “search on the internet” are examples. Repetition of “history,” “people” and “property” also limits flexibility. Build a more accurate range of phrases for discussing ownership records, past occupants and building materials, and proofread spelling and word forms. These improvements would make the meaning more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the conditional idea “if they wants to renovate the place” and clauses explaining why residents might investigate a building. Most of the main points remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “in which I live in” uses a redundant preposition, “who were living in this house before them” has an awkward question structure, and “if they wants” has subject–verb disagreement. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, particularly in the long methods paragraph, which ends without a full stop. Aim to form indirect questions accurately, check agreement and articles, and divide long sequences into controlled sentences. More consistent accuracy would make the complex ideas easier to read.

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