Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-16

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)

Nowadays, crime novels and tv crimes are getting more famous in most of the nations to which i think its a thing great for backstage artists as they are getthing more popular however, there are also some people who admire them and gets involve into some muder planing or a hiest.

In today's era, popularity amongst crime tv and novels is making backstage artist and performers moe popular as they are usually involved in acting as aa criminal or a murderer. Although they were performing in the scenes since a long time but people didn't use to recognize them as they were only visible in a few shorts. Moreover, it helped the artists to earn more money as compared to back in the days so they can come with their own production teams and creates new movies and dramas. It also helps new artists to perform and opens a lot oppotunities for them in the industry.

However, audience getting more attracted towards crimal series, initicates an evil thought in mind and creates a atmosphere of jealousy and negativity around them. Not only, youngesters but also kids starts thinking towards it and try to mimic the aritist by fighting with other students in school which later on turns out to be a hatrate. Mostly, small theives and pocket pickers take ideas from these crimal novel and dramas to plan a theft which harms our society.

Overall, criminal dramas and novels are great addition for new artisit but its repercurtions on the society cannot be overseen.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both questions and give a recognisable, though mixed, opinion: crime dramas can benefit performers, but may negatively influence viewers. The paragraph about artists gaining recognition, income and opportunities offers relevant reasons, while the discussion of imitation and theft gives a view of possible social effects. However, the task asks why crime fiction is popular with audiences; your main explanation focuses instead on benefits to actors and production teams. The audience-related explanation is brief and largely asserts harmful influence without explaining what attracts viewers, such as suspense or solving a mystery. Develop the popularity reasons directly and support your opinion with clearer, more balanced examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting contrasting effects, and a concluding sentence. Paragraphing helps distinguish the benefits to performers from concerns about viewers, and connectors such as “Moreover,” “However,” and “Overall” signal shifts. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and the opening sentence combines several ideas before the essay has established its focus. Some links are mechanical or awkward, as in “Not only, youngesters but also kids,” and the relationship between popularity and artists’ financial success needs to be made explicit. Use a clearer sequence—first explain audience appeal, then discuss your opinion—and connect each example directly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt vocabulary related to the topic, including “production teams,” “mimic,” “pocket pickers,” and “repercussions,” and the reader can generally identify your intended meaning. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making ideas difficult to follow: “crime tv and novels,” “evil thought,” and “a hatrate” do not express the intended meanings naturally. Spelling errors such as “muder,” “oppotunities,” and “repercurtions” are also frequent enough to weaken clarity. Build a more precise set of topic phrases and check spelling carefully; for example, distinguish audience appeal from the effects of crime stories on viewers.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “Although” and a sentence beginning “Not only…but also.” This shows some range, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas hard to understand. For example, “they are getthing more popular” has an incorrect verb form, while “audience getting more attracted” lacks a finite verb. Agreement is also problematic in “kids starts thinking” and “they can come … and creates.” The opening sentence contains several clauses joined without clear punctuation, and articles and sentence boundaries are often missing or misplaced. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and complete clause structures before adding more complex linking.

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