Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

In recent years, There are alot of people who take only photos of their self while visiting at famous places, and they did see the importence or veiw of that place. According to my prospective this thing is happening due to social media and this is kind of negative development.

There are so many reasons behind why so many only visit at touriest place for click the picture not see the actuall thing. Frist and foremost, there want to show off people that they went to this well-known area. Secondly, for uploding the photos on social media people get name and fame. for example, when any uplode there picture on intragram, youtube or and other app then people see their pics and do like share and follow. Owing to that they earn alot of money. As a result they do more and more photographry at well-known places.

On the other hand, it is negative development due to only taking picture at well know place they can able to get knowledge about that place and also they are not able to know about history and culture behind that place.Apart for this, when people take picture they did se how many people behind them and their getting distrube form them and also so time individuals cross boundrys which is made by management. Thus, it put negative impact on the place and people who went there.

In conclousion, It is clear by above writen that people do photograp owing to uplode it on social media app annd show off to person who never went there. Not getting knowledge about that place while visiting there, and distrubing public and property This thing lead to negative trend.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions and maintain a clear view that social media and the desire for attention motivate the behaviour, and that it is negative. The explanation that people post photographs to gain likes, follows and possibly income is relevant, as are your points about missing a place’s history and disturbing other visitors. However, some ideas are asserted rather than fully explained. For instance, the claim that people “earn a lot of money” from posting photographs would be stronger with a brief explanation or example, and the point about crossing boundaries could be linked more clearly to harm to the site. Develop these supporting details so each main idea is convincing and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph explaining the causes, a paragraph evaluating the trend, and a conclusion. The progression from social-media motives to negative effects is easy to follow, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “On the other hand” help identify the stages of your argument. At times, however, linking is mechanical or unclear. “On the other hand” suggests a contrast, although the paragraph mainly develops your negative position, and “Apart for this” does not connect the next point smoothly. Some references, such as “they” and “this thing,” could also be more specific. Use transitions that show the exact relationship between ideas and make references explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “social media,” “well-known places,” “history and culture,” and “negative development.” These choices make your main meaning understandable. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors distract the reader, such as “importence,” “veiw,” “touriest,” “uploding,” and “photographry.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “get name and fame” and “do more and more photography.” Aim for accurate collocations and vary repeated words such as “picture” and “place.” Proofreading spelling and learning natural phrases for posting images, attracting attention, and experiencing a destination would make your vocabulary more precise and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause in “when people take picture” and a result structure with “As a result.” The overall message can generally be followed, but some errors in sentence construction, verb forms, articles, and punctuation reduce clarity. For example, “people who take only photos … and they did see” combines structures awkwardly, while “they want to show off people” does not form a clear grammatical relationship. There are also inconsistent verb forms, as in “they did see,” and missing sentence boundaries, particularly in the final paragraph. Practise building complete clauses with consistent tense, and check articles, subject–verb agreement, and punctuation when editing.

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