Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-13

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)

Nowadays, clicking photographs of every aspect of life is becoming a trend among individuals. Sometimes, instead of paying attention to the place where they are visiting, they just take photographs for fun or social media. However, these well known locations are the main purpose to show everyone our history, taking pictures of themselves on these locations is not a positive trend.

To commence with, mostly the youngsters are social media influencers and they always visit popular locations only for their social media content. To clarify, whenever individuals visit at famous places, they click images just to post it on social sites, without paying attention to know about the specialty of that site. Because they only need the picture of themselves just to post on their social accounts to influence others about their life.

Considering the issue this is happening due to lack of knowledge about culture and tradition values. In brief, in this modern era most of the youngsters have lack of information about history values, because in education centers old culture is not a part of their curriculum, which leads them to have a little knowledge about tradition and values. Therefore, if these coming generation can learn more about historical places and there significance, then they will learn how they can motivate and connect others with well known place through social media. which also helps them to gain information regarding taking photographs is not the only reason to visit such popular places, they can also come to know about the features of that place.

All in all, Although it is a negative trend going on among the people of taking picture of themselves instead of getting information about these popular location, it can be resolved by taking appropriate actions.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the reasons for the trend and the opinion on whether it is positive or negative. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. The explanation regarding the lack of historical knowledge in curricula is a relevant point, but it is not fully explored or connected back to the core issue of 'selfie culture' effectively. The position is clear, but the supporting arguments lack depth and specific examples. To improve, you should provide more concrete illustrations of how this behavior impacts the appreciation of historical sites beyond general statements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, and there is a clear progression of ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To commence with', 'To clarify', and 'In brief'. However, some transitions feel mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'Considering the issue this is happening due to...'. Additionally, the referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly in the second paragraph where the connection between the lack of curriculum knowledge and the act of taking photos is a bit disjointed. Improving the flow between sentences would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your meaning clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'social media influencers', 'curriculum', and 'historical places'. However, there are instances of imprecise word choice and collocation errors, such as 'clicking photographs' (taking photographs is more natural), 'at famous places' (in famous places), and 'there significance' (their significance). The range of vocabulary is somewhat limited, and you rely on repetitive phrasing. Expanding your range to include more sophisticated synonyms and collocations would help elevate your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors that affect the fluency of the text. Examples include 'taking pictures of themselves on these locations' (at these locations), 'have lack of information' (lack information), and 'if these coming generation can learn' (this coming generation). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with sentence fragments and comma usage. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your argument, they occur frequently enough to limit the score in this criterion.

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