Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries today, crime novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more popular. Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular? What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime dramas?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In this modern era, the number of crime based shows and books is increasing dramatically. People feel these type of dramas and movies are very interesting and appealing. It happens because of multipal reasons. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss it's reasons and give my own viewpoint on this.

On the one hand, there are many people who love watching crime dramas and novels. They feel these kind of dramas and books are very thrilling and interesting. Moreover, youngsters are interested to read and watch these crime based stories. Many people say that it is because a sense of attachment in these dramas. Makers are always aware of choice of people and write stories that have a suspense and thrill. Furthermore, teenagers are bored of typical stories so making books and TV shows interesting, only possible when a crime based story is written in books and movies.

In my opinion, storytelling is an integral part of our society. By producing crime based movies and books, we can deliver a good message to people. In detail, a crime story gives reasons why anyone should not involve in any criminal activity. It also provides some fetal outcomes of a well-planned crime. Apart from that, as we all know the number of crimes is increasing day by day, it is more practical to save people from being victimised by providing them enough knowlegde about how they can protect themselves from these types of crime.

In conclude, although people are more likely watching crime cinema, it is very helpul for them to save them from same situation. It can sharp people's mind by letting them guess what is going to happen next.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: you suggest that suspense, excitement, and audience attachment make crime stories appealing, and you give a positive view of their potential to warn people about crime. The position is understandable, especially in the paragraph beginning “In my opinion.” However, the reasons for popularity are mostly asserted rather than explained; for example, the claim that teenagers are bored with typical stories could be developed with a specific illustration. Your opinion also focuses mainly on crime prevention, while the idea that these stories sharpen people’s minds appears only briefly in the conclusion. Explain and support these points more fully, and make the relationship between crime fiction and real-world safety more precise, to address the task more completely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph about popularity, a paragraph giving your view, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “Apart from that” help signal additions, and the reader can generally follow the progression. Some connections are mechanical or unclear, however. “On the one hand” suggests a contrast or a second side, but the paragraph does not provide one; “In detail” does not clearly introduce the explanation that follows. The conclusion also combines the ideas of protection and guessing what happens next without showing how they relate. Use transitions that express the actual relationship between ideas, and organise each body paragraph around a clear main point followed by explanation or an example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “suspense,” “thrilling,” “criminal activity,” and “victimised,” so the subject is clear. There are also attempts at more specific phrasing, such as “a sense of attachment” and “well-planned crime.” However, several noticeable word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the expression less natural: “multipal reasons,” “fetal outcomes,” “crime cinema,” and “sharp people’s mind.” Some phrases are repeated, particularly “crime based” and “interesting,” which limits flexibility. Choose more natural collocations and check spelling and word forms; for instance, explain that stories can “raise awareness of the consequences of crime” rather than using the unclear phrase “fetal outcomes.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses with “because” and “when,” and most of the message remains understandable. However, errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence construction recur. Examples include “these type of dramas,” “these kind of dramas,” and “a crime story gives reasons why anyone should not involve,” where the noun forms or verb pattern need correction. The conclusion’s “although people are more likely watching” also has an inaccurate verb construction. Some sentences are awkwardly joined, as in “teenagers are bored of typical stories so making books and TV shows interesting, only possible when…”. Practise accurate plural agreement and verb patterns, and divide or restructure long sentences so that each clause is complete.

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