Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

More and more people nowadays visit well-known places to take photographs of themselves, without looking at the place.

Why do you think this is happening?

Is it a positive or a negative trend?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

In this modern era, numerous individual love to explore famous locations to take pictures of themselves without looking at the place. There are various reasons as well as this positive trend.

To began with, the prominent reason why people visit this places without taking information about the location because of their hectic sechedule. They do not have time to see the place before visiting there. For example, if people see locations before visiting there they waste their golden time instead of spending on these things they should spend their time on other useful things which are fruitful for them.

Moving forward, another major reason is that they lose their instrest and attention. For instance, If a person knowns already about the place they lost their feeling of excitiment. Thus, young people get bore quikily and easily as well as don't get curiosity to visit the spot

In my point of view, this is positive trend because people can save their percious time by doing this. Apart from this, they show excitment towards place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both questions: you suggest that busy schedules and reduced curiosity explain the behaviour, and you state that you see it as positive because people save time. However, the response is under the required 250 words, and this leaves the ideas notably under-developed. The explanation that people avoid learning about a place to save time is not clearly connected to taking selfies without looking at it, while the point about losing excitement needs clearer reasoning. Your view is stated, but “they show excitment towards place” does not explain why this makes the trend positive. Develop each reason with a clear link to the behaviour and add a relevant example or a counterpoint.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, two paragraphs giving reasons, and a concluding opinion. Signposts such as “To began with,” “Moving forward,” and “In my point of view” help show the intended stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because the links between claims are not fully explained. For example, the first reason moves from a hectic schedule to avoiding information about a location, then to spending time on other useful things. The second paragraph also shifts from prior knowledge to losing excitement and then to young people becoming bored. Use clearer topic sentences and explain each connection; a more direct conclusion would also help the response feel complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “famous locations,” “hectic,” “curiosity,” and “excitement,” and you attempt more expressive phrases such as “golden time.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make parts of the message less clear. “Numerous individual” is not a natural way to describe many people, and “get bore quikily” obscures the intended meaning. “Precious time” is also misspelled as “percious.” Aim for accurate, natural combinations rather than decorative phrases, and check spelling carefully. More precise language for the behaviour—such as taking selfies instead of engaging with the surroundings—would help you explain your ideas.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a conditional structure in “if people see locations before visiting there…” and a reason clause beginning “because of their hectic…” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to interpret. Examples include “To began with” and “the prominent reason why people visit this places… because,” where the verb form, plural agreement, and sentence construction need correction. There are also problems with subject–verb agreement and tense in “they lost their feeling” and “a person knowns.” Practise building accurate sentences with one clear main clause and a correctly formed supporting clause, then check articles, plurals, and verb forms.

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