Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-28

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 6.0)

In recent years, crime novels and TV crime dramas have become increasingly popular around the world. While many people believe that this has a positive impact on society, others think that there are also drawbacks. From my point of view, they have both positive and negative impacts on viewers.

On the one hand, there are numerous reasons why these shows have a positive effect on people. Primarily, viewers not only become aware of common scams, but they also learn how criminal investigations work. Furthermore, audiences, especially senior citizens, learn to safeguard their personal belongings. For example, some criminals fake emergencies – such as claiming a family member is in the hospital – to demand money from unsuspecting or wealthy people.

On the other hand, reading crime novels and watching TV crime dramas negatively influencing on the society, particularly the younger generation. Firstly, unemployed graduates prone to crimes and robberies because of lack of money. Secondly, poverty and underprivilaged people commencing on these techinques due to target daily needs. Finally, these shows replicate crime schemes presented in the criminals real life. For instance, Gold jewellery shops robberies have been increasing drastically, criminals are attacking on retailer owners and shops as they are using these shows methods in these robberies.

In conclusion, although some people believe that crime novels and TV crime dramas positively impact on society, in my opinion both positive and negative influence there on people. Undeniably, if audience using this shows in good ways, outcomes will come positively however, if criminals using these techniques in bad ways, effects will come negatively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you suggest that crime stories are popular because they can teach viewers about scams and investigations, and you give a balanced opinion about their effects. The examples of fake emergencies and jewellery-shop robberies make the discussion relevant. However, the reasons for popularity are not fully explained: the response mainly describes possible benefits rather than why audiences are drawn to the genre, such as suspense or solving a mystery. The negative-impact argument is also unclear in places, particularly the claims about unemployed graduates and poverty, which need a clearer link to crime dramas. Your position is stated, but the conclusion repeats the positive/negative contrast rather than clarifying your overall view.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs and a conclusion. Signposts such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the main direction, and examples are placed within the relevant paragraphs. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some of the stronger progression associated with the next level. However, the argument does not always flow smoothly: the points about unemployment and poverty appear abruptly, and the connection between crime fiction and real-world robberies is asserted rather than explained. The conclusion also repeats earlier ideas. Use clearer links between each claim and its explanation, and avoid relying on formulaic transitions alone.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of topic vocabulary, including “criminal investigations,” “scams,” “unsuspecting” and “safeguard,” which helps communicate the subject. There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “fake emergencies” and “daily needs.” However, noticeable word-choice, collocation and spelling errors reduce precision: “negatively influencing on the society,” “commencing on these techniques,” “techinques” and “underprivilaged” are examples. Some phrases are difficult to interpret, including “criminals real life.” This fits a limited but usable range: the main ideas can generally be understood, but inaccurate combinations and spelling sometimes make the reader work harder. Prioritise accurate, natural phrases over more ambitious wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the balanced construction “not only… but they also…” and a conditional sentence in the conclusion. However, control is inconsistent, and several sentence structures contain errors that can make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “reading crime novels and watching TV crime dramas negatively influencing” lacks a finite verb, while “unemployed graduates prone to crimes” is missing a verb. The final sentence also needs clearer clause structure and punctuation around “however.” These examples show why greater accuracy is needed alongside your attempts at complexity. Practise complete clauses, verb forms and sentence boundaries, then check each sentence for a clear subject and main verb.

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