Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-09

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 most of the region, crime book and crime TV shows or series are being watched by many people. In this esaay will discuss why these books and TV series are popular also I will provide my views on it.

Nowadays most of the people are watching TV shows or series and read a book that has crime dramas. The main reason behind this phenomena is the author of a book and director of a film they create a story in that way and becoming interesting that is why these people tend to watch whole series or TV drama show and those who read a books they complete their chapter by chapter. In addition, Some Individual likes those books and TV shows that has suspence and people wants to know whole story.

In my point of view, watching crime TV shows and crime books are good until and unless people do not get inspire from it. There are so many movies that based on true events such as, Scam 1992, Annabella. This movies lauched beacause to increase awareness of people about scammers can scam people in any way.

To conclude, There are bunch of people who likes to read and watch movies that has crime, dramas and fiction. However, Director needs to create a movie on true event that can serve a good benefit in terms of, Increase awareness and people have a knowledge about laws and crimes. This books and movies are for entertain people not for get inspired from itt.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the reasons for the popularity of crime fiction and the writer's personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is limited. The explanation for popularity is somewhat repetitive, focusing on the 'interesting' nature of stories and suspense without exploring deeper psychological or societal reasons. The personal opinion is present but lacks depth; the argument that these shows are 'good until and unless people do not get inspire from it' is slightly unclear. To reach a higher band, you should expand on your points with more specific examples or logical reasoning rather than just stating that stories are 'interesting'.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into four paragraphs, which is appropriate. There is a basic attempt at logical progression, but the flow is often hindered by awkward phrasing and limited use of cohesive devices. While some linking words like 'In addition' and 'To conclude' are used, they are sometimes used mechanically or incorrectly. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the second paragraph where 'these people' and 'those who' are used without a clear antecedent. Improving the variety and accuracy of transition signals would significantly enhance the readability of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks the range and precision required for higher bands. There is frequent repetition of basic terms like 'crime', 'books', 'TV shows', and 'movies'. Some word choices are inaccurate, such as 'phenomena' (used as a singular noun) and 'lauched beacause to increase'. There are also several spelling errors, such as 'esaay', 'suspence', 'beacause', and 'itt'. To improve, you should focus on using a wider variety of synonyms and ensuring correct spelling and collocation of common academic terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures. While there are attempts at complex sentences, they are often marred by grammatical errors, such as 'In this esaay will discuss' (missing subject) and 'people wants to know' (subject-verb agreement). Punctuation is inconsistent, particularly with comma usage. There are frequent errors in articles and verb forms, such as 'a books' and 'Director needs to create'. To improve, you should practice subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles, and aim to incorporate more complex sentence structures with greater accuracy.

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