Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-10

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)

Across the world, movies are the fore most entertainment medium. But now a days, peoples enjoy most the crime novels and crime dramas especially. As it seems that the peoples enjoy actions and conflicts appealing which gives thrilling experience. Also, the more publicly visible content will be seen most.

In todays time, both adults and children, they fell more excited on these crime dramas and TV shows. They fantasize themselves in the characters shown in the pictures. Which might adversely affect on their mental development as per the research done in 2024 at UK. The popularity of these kind of shows are because the viewers wants to see crime in different angles, and so we see most of the content in the internet.

Although, the technology in media is also plays vital role in the popularity of these criminal content. As we see in the Hollywood movies where majority of the movies are action where they use VFX. It make the graphics of the fiction picture so real that mesmerize the consumers in the first place and hence gets addicted of this content so easily.

Overall, the popularity of this content might increases as the technology and AI. However, their are some content where you might get an idea if certain situation comes in reality, so how we can tackle, but such a content are so rare. Moreover, their must be some regulation to consume such a content, so we can protect our youth from not falling into any of such criminal case.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: reasons for popularity and personal opinion. However, the development is limited. While you mention 'thrilling experience' and 'VFX technology' as reasons, these points are not fully extended. Your opinion is present but somewhat vague, focusing on the need for regulation rather than a nuanced view of the genre itself. The ideas are relevant but lack depth, and the essay relies on generalisations. To improve, ensure each paragraph provides a clear, well-supported argument with specific examples rather than brief, disconnected statements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate. For example, 'Although, the technology...' is used incorrectly as a transition, and 'Which might adversely affect...' is a sentence fragment. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as 'these kind of shows' (plural/singular mismatch). While there is an overall progression, the logical flow between sentences is frequently interrupted by grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, making the connection between ideas feel forced rather than natural.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks precision and variety. You use basic terms like 'movies', 'content', and 'shows' repeatedly. There are also noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'the fore most entertainment medium' (foremost), 'fantasize themselves in the characters' (identify with), and 'gets addicted of this content' (addicted to). While the meaning is generally clear, the lack of sophisticated vocabulary and the presence of word-choice errors limit the score to the 5.0–5.5 range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but the accuracy is inconsistent. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement ('the popularity... are', 'technology... is also plays'), article usage, and sentence construction. Many sentences are fragmented or lack proper punctuation, such as 'Which might adversely affect on their mental development'. These errors are frequent and occasionally cause the reader to pause, though they do not completely impede communication. A greater focus on basic grammatical accuracy is needed before attempting more complex structures.

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