Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-17
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)
Now a days, using internet to watch movies has been burgeoning day by day among youngsters. Multifarious regions promoting newspaper, novel and movies regarding crime . It is prioritized by citizens and the trend of watching these movies has inclining. Thus, there is multiple reasons why it is happening and I will explain in the upcoming paragraph.
to commence with, government of various countries has been growing their economy by having handsome amount of income source from film industry. Just because of having major source of audience. In current era, crime related movie and novel are becoming popular among residence because, masses of different countries want to know about current situation in their own region and most of the films related to crime depend on the real stories so just because of that they can know about the reality and they give more attention to watch those films. They can know about positive and negative. For example, in India , 90% of films considering crime and most of their people give priority to see crime movies.
furthermore, novels and stories regarding to crime offer suspense, drama , fighting, excitement and unique life story . So , people attract by their features of movies and they also suggest those movies to their friend and relatives. This is the reasons of becoming prominent in the countries. to exemplify, research done by Mohit Suria at Mumbai in India , 80% of audience give positive review to their friends and this is the way crimes movies and novel information spread over countries.
To sum up, there various reasons of why crime related films and novel become popular so far. Firstly , they can know and be aware about the today's crime method and lastly , watching this trend become famous by having good features of movies.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the reasons for popularity and your personal opinion. However, the development is somewhat superficial. While you mention reasons like 'real stories' and 'suspense', these points are not fully explored or supported with deep analysis. The opinion part is also quite brief and lacks a clear, cohesive stance. To improve, ensure you provide more detailed explanations for your arguments and explicitly state your personal view on the genre in a more structured manner. The examples provided, such as the reference to India, are relevant but could be integrated more smoothly into the argument to enhance the overall depth of the response.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate. For example, 'Thus' and 'to commence with' are used, but the transitions between sentences are sometimes abrupt. There are also issues with referencing; for instance, 'this is the way crimes movies and novel information spread' is unclear in its connection to the previous sentence. To improve, focus on using a wider variety of linking words and ensure that each sentence flows logically from the one before it, rather than relying on repetitive or forced transitions.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks precision and sophistication. You use some repetitive phrasing, such as 'crime related movie' and 'crime novels'. There are also several instances of awkward word choices and collocations, such as 'has been burgeoning day by day' and 'has inclining'. While the meaning is generally clear, the lack of variety and the occasional misuse of terms limit the score. To improve, try to use more precise synonyms and focus on learning common collocations related to media and entertainment to make your writing sound more natural and academic.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Common issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'government... has been growing'), incorrect verb forms (e.g., 'has inclining'), and missing articles or prepositions. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with spaces before commas and periods. While these errors do not completely prevent communication, they are frequent enough to be distracting. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, and proofreading your work to catch minor slips in punctuation and article usage.
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