Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-07

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 5.0)

In recent period of time, most of the people are intrested in reading crime books and watching crime shows. Crime series caught attention on people because of it show suspension and thriller activities. We will discuss why it so much popular in these days and give my opinion towards it.

The first and foremost reason, Crime dramas and story create suspension in people's mind. People are more attracts to such movies and story until it reveal truth of the story. Crimes are increasing in most of the countries and people also notice such activities around them. For example, Delhi crimes series shows that how brutal ans dangerous people are living around us. It major advice for womens, who are living alone in city. Moreover, crime dramas shows thrilled actions and many youngsters are like to watch such things. Most of crime stories are based on true events, so people likes to watch it.

Furthermore, crime fiction and novels create awareness in public. It shows that how dangerous people are and how to be safe from such activites. Womens are not safe in these days where crimes are on peak. Crime movies keep them aware of them to be safe and avoid to go alone in unknown places with unknown people. I believe that this kind of movies shows the harsh truth of this world and show reality od people. Nevertheless, such

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both questions by giving reasons for the popularity of crime stories—suspense, thrilling action and links to real events—and by expressing a generally positive view that they can raise awareness. The Delhi crime-series example also helps make one point more concrete. However, the response is only a partial treatment: the reasons are mostly listed rather than explained, and your opinion is not fully developed or balanced. The final sentence stops at “Nevertheless, such”, leaving the response without a completed conclusion or a clear final judgement. The response also falls 19 words short of the required minimum, which limits the space available to develop your ideas. Explain how suspense keeps viewers engaged and clarify whether the benefits outweigh any possible drawbacks.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the opening introduces the topic, the next paragraph gives reasons for popularity, and “Furthermore” introduces the awareness argument. Examples and explanations are generally placed near the points they support. However, progression is not clear throughout. The introduction promises to discuss popularity and give an opinion, but the opinion is only briefly stated later, and the response ends abruptly with “Nevertheless, such”. Linking phrases such as “The first and foremost reason” and “Moreover” help signal additions, but the ideas within paragraphs sometimes repeat rather than build on one another. Use a clearer sequence—reasons, a developed opinion, then a conclusion—and connect each example explicitly to the point it illustrates.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “crime dramas”, “true events”, “awareness” and “harsh truth”, so the reader can follow the general subject. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling, word-form and collocation errors make parts difficult to interpret. For example, “suspension” appears where “suspense” is intended, “people are more attracts” is not a natural expression, and “thrilled actions” does not convey the intended meaning clearly. There are also repeated broad terms such as “people”, “shows” and “crimes”. Aim for more precise phrases such as “build suspense”, “attract viewers” and “depict violent incidents”, and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause in “People are more attracts to such movies and story until it reveal truth of the story” and a relative clause beginning “who are living alone in city”. However, complex structures are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction can make the reader pause. Examples include “it show” instead of “it shows”, “people likes” instead of “people like”, and “Crime dramas and story create” instead of a correctly matched plural or singular subject. Some sentences also have unclear clause structure, such as “It major advice for womens”. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and complete sentence patterns before adding more complex clauses.

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