Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-29
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 4.5)
This age is ultra moderntime, so most of the countries today, crime novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more famous.I think these books and TV shows are so much famous for most of the countries.
Firstly, this is 2026 call every countries people digital age,at that time ,they get thier all belongies at any time at any cost.So it is so much joyful news for us in the whole world.Crime novels are most of the popular books for young,teenager bor old ager everyone.And crime TV dramas are also famous who are always seen the crime tv dramas .Obviously i like both crime novels and crime tv dramas.This both are so much inspires us to how will we creat our life easily,how we will develop our life increasning dad by day without any hesitation and freely.And also it helps ours to improve our working quality,to increasing our educational system and so on.
Secondly, it is sorry to say but it is really to happens everday in my or other countries, now a days our young generation are addictes the this both of crime dramas and crime tv dramas whose are so much issues decreasing our developing day by day. So every thing have some good and bad both sides and there is no doubt.So every country must be aware their all sorts of fictions.
In my oponion, time is tide wait for none, so everybody should take use their valuable time properly without any hesitation.We always see the this both of drama but not always everytime when we must be needs do another work.So we must be very carefull for our every departments of dramas.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt: why crime fiction and TV dramas are popular, and the student's personal opinion regarding them. However, the development of ideas is limited and at times unclear. For instance, the writer attempts to explain the popularity by stating that 'they get thier all belongies at any time', which lacks logical connection to crime media. The opinion is stated but clouded by vague assertions, such as claiming the media inspires us 'to how will we creat our life easily'. While the author attempts to explore both positive and negative aspects, the overall response lacks depth and clear examples from personal experience, aligning closely with Band 5 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the overall organization and logical progression are weak. The introduction introduces the topic, but transitions between sentences and paragraphs feel abrupt and disjointed. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as the mechanical repetition of 'Firstly' and 'Secondly', alongside confusing conjunctive phrases like 'it is sorry to say'. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal paragraph cohesion fails to guide the reader smoothly through the argument. Pronoun referencing is also frequently unclear, making it difficult to determine what terms like 'this both' refer to.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The lexical resource is limited and basic, resulting in frequent errors that occasionally impede understanding. The student uses repetitive vocabulary, such as 'famous', 'crime dramas', and 'life', and invents non-standard forms or severe miscollocations like 'ultra moderntime', 'old ager', and 'addictes the this both'. While there are attempts to use broader concepts like 'developing day by day' and 'educational system', the vocabulary lacks precision and control. Spelling errors (e.g., 'thier', 'belongies', 'creat', 'increasning', 'oponion') further restrict the lexical score to Band 4.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The student relies heavily on simple sentences alongside poorly constructed complex structures that frequently contain severe errors, such as 'who are always seen the crime tv dramas' and 'how will we creat our life easily'. There are pervasive tense errors, awkward word order, and missing articles or prepositions. Punctuation is also erratic, with spaces missing after commas and periods. Because errors are frequent, disruptive, and distort meaning in several places, the writing fits the Band 4 descriptor profile.
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