Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

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 6.0)

Indubitaly, in this era of social media people are very keen to visit well-known places to capture their memories with their loved ones or maybe alone, but without researching about the place what it is actually about. So, to discuss this cause I will share my opinion in the subsequent sections.

Ostensibly, these days people like to post everything on social media without realising how it will affect others. For instance, if people are going to a historic site where the place is dedicated towards social fighters and reformers they will not read their history because they will be busy capturing pictures and uploading on their social sites which I believe is disrespectfull towards the place you are visiting which makes this trend negative.

Moreover, In my opinion the main cause why this is happening is due to people becoming careless about their actions also more addicted to internet and impressing people.However, these days people like to vlog their journey or particular places they visit even without realising if the place is restricted to capture photographs so this depicts how casual people have become in their life. For example, when a person uploads his or her picture or vlog they keep looking towards their number of likes and comments they have recieved rather than what they have uploaded and what message it will give to people watching their content.

Conclusively, this trend is negative as people are now becoming cold-hearted and does not care about how their actions will affect public also people these days forgot the significance of well-known places which has contributed a lot in this world.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you identify social media, internet use and the desire to impress others as reasons, and you clearly judge the trend negatively. The example of visitors photographing themselves at a historic site also supports your concern that they may overlook its significance. However, the explanation of why people behave this way is more developed than the discussion of the consequences: claims that visitors become “cold-hearted” or that their actions affect the public are asserted rather than explained. Some points also blur the task’s focus on not looking at a place, such as the separate issue of taking photographs where they are restricted. Develop the effects more precisely and connect each example directly to the behaviour in the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the reader can follow the main position. Linking expressions such as “For instance,” “Moreover” and “Conclusively” help signal relationships between ideas. However, the progression is not always smooth: the first body paragraph mainly explains why the trend is negative, while the next shifts to causes and then to restricted photography, so the relationship between these points is not always clear. Some transitions feel formulaic, and the opening promises a discussion in “subsequent sections” without giving a concise overview. Group causes together, then develop the negative effects in a separate paragraph, using clearer references to connect examples to the central issue.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including “historic site,” “reformers,” “addicted to internet,” and “significance.” These choices allow you to discuss social media and respect for places, and the intended meaning is generally clear. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices and spelling errors, such as “Indubitaly,” “social fighters,” “disrespectfull,” and “recieved.” Phrases such as “impressing people” and “cold-hearted” are also imprecise for explaining this behaviour. Aim for more natural collocations and precise terms—for example, describe people as seeking online approval or overlooking a site’s historical importance. Proofreading spelling and choosing vocabulary that directly expresses your point would make the argument more convincing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including conditional and subordinate clauses, as in “if people are going to a historic site…” and “when a person uploads…”. The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “people… does not care” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “people these days forgot” uses an unsuitable verb form for a general present-day trend. The sentence beginning “Moreover, In my opinion…” also joins several ideas without clear grammatical boundaries, and punctuation spacing is inconsistent. Work on agreement, consistent present-tense forms for general claims, and breaking long sentences into controlled clauses. More accurate sentence construction would help you express the relationships between causes and effects clearly.

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