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)

in this contemporary era, in Majority of nation increasing popularity can be seen in crime novels and tv crime programs. according to my opinion there are multiferious reasons behind this phenomenon ,which i will discuss in the upcoming peragraphs along with my opinion regarding this trend .

there are many reason behind this the popularity of crime related novels and television shows .first and foremost is ,impact of social media.to explain it more, nowadays social media have such type of contents ,which tottaly relate to crime like drugs and violence in blogs as well as in movies .by watching these type of content youngsters mostly allure to do criminal activities to become like them. for example,it is generally seen that mostly youngsters watching more criminal movies and vlog now. thus ,it encourage the criminal content more and more.

morever, there are few another reasons of populartiy of criminal content ,As these types of novels and dramas teach lot of think to indivaidual . to elaborate it ,Nowadays people are watching criminal program and real novels becouse it teach many lesson at the end of content like how to save from criminal,how to find solution of problem and how to find clue to reach to criminal .for example ,'crime alart' an indian show teach in every show about investigations .As a result ,people watch to learn to become alart.

in my opinion crime related tv show and novels creates many problems as people are adopting short way to become sucessfull than doing heardwork .becouse these content increase their knowledge in criminal activities.

to conclude,it is apparent from aforementioned points there are few reasom of this trend,but i think it leads to crime.

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 somewhat superficial. For instance, the argument that social media causes youngsters to commit crimes is a significant over-generalisation and lacks nuanced support. The opinion section is clear but brief, focusing on the negative impact of these shows. To reach a higher band, the ideas need to be more thoroughly explored with more logical connections and less reliance on sweeping statements about criminal behavior.

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 and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'there are few another reasons' or 'to elaborate it'. The transition between ideas is occasionally abrupt, and the referencing is sometimes unclear. While there is an overall progression, the lack of sophisticated linking words and the repetitive nature of some transitions limit the flow of the argument. Better control over paragraph internal structure would improve the coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks the precision and variety required for higher bands. There are frequent spelling errors (e.g., 'peragraphs', 'multiferious', 'tottaly', 'allure', 'morever', 'populartiy', 'indivaidual', 'becouse', 'sucessfull', 'heardwork', 'reasom'). While the meaning is usually clear, the range of vocabulary is limited, and the errors are frequent enough to be noticeable. The student relies on basic phrasing and struggles with collocations, such as 'adopting short way' instead of 'taking shortcuts'.

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. Issues include missing articles ('in Majority of nation'), subject-verb agreement ('social media have'), and incorrect word forms ('it encourage the criminal content'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with spaces missing after commas and periods. While the meaning is generally understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar and sentence construction prevents the text from reaching a higher band. More attention to proofreading and basic syntax is required.

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