Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-12

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)

People of all the ages love to visit famous places. Now a days many people go to these places only to take photographs of themselves instead of enjoying the place itself.

In my opinion, this is happening mainly because of social media. I believe it is a largely negative trend,where everyone wants to tell others about what is happening in their lives. The main reason for this trend is the desire to showcase everything. They want to post picture of instagram and facebook to get likes.This could be dangerous to some extent. It is also not a good gesture to socialise everything. Some people do not have enough excess to visit or spending money.At the same time in this era of artifical intellegence i would say no one is safe.vloggers visit a place just to tell the world about the famous place ,food hub and everything need for todays life.

People from the previous generation had not easily accesible to smart tech.This is the reason they enjoy the nature ,attraction and making memories. They do not have enough photographes but they had enough knowlege about the famous places.

However, i feel not harm in taking photographes of famous places and keep to myself. For instant, i have laods of pictures from well know spot with my grand-parents. I love see those pictures when i feel low.

In conclusion,although taking photos is a goid way to save memories, but most of the time people fail to experience and appreciate the real beauty of the place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you identify social media and the desire to showcase experiences as reasons, and you clearly judge the trend to be largely negative. The point that people may focus on posting rather than appreciating a place is relevant, and your personal example of revisiting photographs with your grandparents helps illustrate the value of photos. However, some ideas are less fully explained or clearly connected to the question. For example, the comments about artificial intelligence and vloggers are introduced without showing precisely how they explain the trend or its effects. Develop the main cause-and-effect reasoning more fully, and explain why the negative effects outweigh the benefits you acknowledge.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has an overall structure, moving from an introduction to reasons, a contrasting personal example, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “At the same time,” “However,” and “In conclusion” help signal shifts in the discussion. However, the main body combines several points—social media, access to travel, artificial intelligence, and vloggers—without a clear progression, so some connections are difficult to follow. The contrast between previous generations and people today also needs a clearer link to the central argument. Organise each paragraph around one main idea, then use a specific explanation or example to develop it. Check punctuation around linking phrases, as in “negative trend, where,” to make relationships between ideas clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “social media,” “showcase,” “appreciate,” and “memories,” and the reader can generally understand your main points. However, the range and control are limited by repeated general words such as “place,” “people,” and “everything,” as well as inaccurate word forms and spelling. Phrases such as “post picture of instagram,” “enough excess,” and “well know spot” are unclear or unnatural, while “artifical intellegence” and “photographes” contain spelling errors. These issues sometimes make the reader pause to interpret your meaning. Build a more precise set of topic phrases and check spelling and collocations; for example, distinguish between sharing an experience online and appreciating a destination in person.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including “Although taking photos is a good way to save memories…” and sentences explaining causes. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence construction, articles, verb forms, and punctuation sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. For example, “They want to post picture” needs a plural or article, and “I love see those pictures” needs a gerund or infinitive form. The sentence beginning “In my opinion” also runs several ideas together, while the final sentence uses “although” and “but” redundantly. Practise building complete sentences with one clear main clause, then add subordinate clauses accurately. Proofread for articles, verb patterns, and sentence boundaries.

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