Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-11

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 5.5)

More and more people nowadays visit well-known places to take photographs of themselves, without looking at the place. This is happening quite alot lately as this completely depends on people's choice. Becoming wanderlust has been introduced as a new career options and the irony is people are enjoying while capturing their life on cameras.

On the one hand, their are plenty of reasons behind this. Technology and social media has to do alot with this. People who already had been to popular places, upload best quality pictures on social media and creating hype regarding the distinguished scenery of the place, which ignite the curiosity in those who have not been to those place and that's how they are also ended up exploring the same place without realising thr fact that the place might look different in reality. For, instance, Spiti located in India is very famous for its decrete location therefore out of curiosity, I was also ended up exploring the same place, however, personally believe that it didn't live upto the expectations.

On thr other hand, some are curious to encounter if the place is actually worthy of hype or not. Overall this is not a negative trend because this is how awareness is spread about some unexplored places. This benefits to the small business running on these places.

In my opinion, every place one in a lifetime should be explored because its nature's gift to us. Yes some places would be extremely scenic and some would be less but every place will give us chance to create a memoir.

In conclusion, its a positive trend which provoking people to take out time to explore the popular and hyped placed and their is nothing wrong in getting photographed on the same well known places.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you explain the role of social media in encouraging visits, and you clearly judge the trend to be positive because it raises awareness and supports local businesses. The Spiti example gives your explanation a personal, relevant illustration. However, some ideas are more fully addressed than others. The reasons focus mainly on social-media hype, while the point that visitors want to test whether a place lives up to its reputation is only briefly stated. Your positive position is clear, but the claim that every place should be explored and the idea of creating a “memoir” are not fully connected to the specific behaviour in the prompt. Develop these points with clearer explanation of why photographing oneself rather than appreciating the place matters.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to reasons, an evaluation, a personal view and a conclusion. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and signposts such as “On the one hand” and “In conclusion” make the direction easy to follow. However, progression within the body is sometimes uneven: the paragraph beginning “On the other hand” introduces another reason, then shifts immediately to your overall judgement, so the relationship between these ideas is not clear. Some linking is mechanical or repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” when the points are not contrasting. Make each paragraph serve one clear purpose and use pronouns and transitions to show how each example supports the main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic and attempt some less common expressions, including “wanderlust,” “distinguished scenery,” “curiosity,” and “unexplored places.” These choices help communicate ideas about travel and social-media influence, and most word-choice errors do not prevent understanding. However, several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural: “wanderlust has been introduced as a new career options,” “decrete location,” and “benefits to the small business running on these places.” Spelling and form errors such as “alot,” “thr,” and “placed” also reduce precision. Aim for natural collocations and check word forms; for example, describe travel influencing people to visit a destination, rather than calling wanderlust a career option.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “People who already had been to popular places” and a conditional idea about how a place may look in reality. This shows some range, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas harder to follow. Examples include “Technology and social media has,” where the subject requires a plural verb, and “I was also ended up exploring,” which has an incorrect verb construction. There are also problems with articles, agreement and sentence boundaries, as in “every place one in a lifetime should be explored.” Practise building accurate complex sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and proofread punctuation and agreement before submitting.

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