Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-14

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, TRP has become intregal part for media that is why the crime stories are also being desinged in such a way to make it more popular in TV industry. Crime itself is a negative subject. However, in such countries, crime related TV show like CID and novel like James Bond are being most viewed and sold. This is just because crime stories have suspenses and strategies. It should be allowed for just entertainment purpose rather than learning base platform.

To commence, the first and foremost reason is that human beings are made them amazed by solving the puzzels. For example, In such cases of crime, in CID, history-sheeter is being predicted by spectators in advance. Ultimately, this sense of acheivement gives them happiness. Secondly, the strategy has been planned and executed by the police to capture a culprit is also inspiring viewers to watch crime serials on televison. Therefore, by watching a criminal series or reading a novel may fostered someone to be more stretagical.

while, on the other hand, children may impacted detrimentally by following a crime stories. For instance, in USA, the crime has been commited by juveniles is being proliferated. The main reason is that the guns are commonly found in each house. Consequently, rather than studying they are motivated for looting and raping in young age to make themselves jubiliant.

In conclusion, even though crime dramas inspire in such positive way like helps one to be more stretigical, nonetheless, the crime shows should be restricted to adults only for limited time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you explain that audiences enjoy solving puzzles and following police strategies, and you give a view that crime programmes can be entertaining but should be restricted to adults. These are relevant points, and the CID example helps illustrate audience participation. However, the reasons for popularity are developed unevenly: the claim that police strategies inspire viewers is not supported with a specific example, and the discussion of juvenile crime shifts toward gun access and serious offences without clearly showing how crime fiction causes this behaviour. Clarify your opinion and distinguish entertainment value from possible harmful effects. More precise explanations and examples would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph explaining popularity, a paragraph on possible harm, and a conclusion. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” “Therefore,” and “In conclusion” help signal the stages of your argument. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. The opening moves from TRP to crime stories without explaining the connection, while “while, on the other hand” creates an awkward transition. The reference to “such cases” is also unclear, and the final paragraph repeats the positive point before stating the restriction. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each example explicitly to the claim it supports; this would make progression smoother and referencing easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt vocabulary suited to the topic, including “suspenses,” “culprit,” “spectators,” “detrimentally,” and “juveniles,” and you use terms such as “crime-related” and “entertainment purpose” to discuss the subject. This shows some willingness to use less common language. However, inaccurate word forms, spelling, and collocations are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear: “intregal,” “puzzels,” “stretagical,” and “jubiliant” are misspelled or unsuitable, while “history-sheeter is being predicted” does not express the intended idea naturally. Choose familiar, precise expressions when unsure, and check spelling and collocations. A more controlled range would help you communicate your ideas more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including contrast with “However” and a conditional-style idea in “rather than studying they are motivated…”. Some sentences communicate their main point, but grammatical errors recur in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “human beings are made them amazed” has an incorrect structure, and “the crime has been commited by juveniles is being proliferated” combines verb forms in a way that obscures the meaning. “Crime related TV show” also needs clearer article and plural control. Practise building accurate subject–verb patterns and use shorter sentences when a complex structure becomes difficult. More consistent control would make your argument easier to follow.

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