Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-15

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 5.0)

their friends and loveones. Moreover, it gives the chance to people to explore new places and expands their knowledge regarding the features of particular landmark. At last but not least, it become the memorized momement for the person to visit the well-known places and explore the nature of the world.

In conlusion, the social-media makes the easy for individuals to visit well-known spot, without wastage of time. Although, it is a positive trend for the various aspect, it also decline the plan of that place while are not fimilar with the society but they have some advantages to visit that place.

In this modern era, most of the people are like to visit that places which are well-known among the individuals and take photos of themselves, even they are not look after that place before they visit here. The reasons for this trend will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs, and it is a positive trend and for the reasons for this will be discussed below.

Commencing with the main reason why it happened in these days, with the development of social-media the individuals easily look after the distinct features of that place without visiting that place. They basically see the reviews of the people which are posted on media. For instance, recently me and my friends went to blue-mountain just looking the review of that place. Furthermore, a lot of advertisements that have been published on newspapers and magazines of the particular place. So, with this the individual society attract more and get-known about what the place have that they are visited. Thus, these reasons the people visiting the popular places without looking at the place.

In my prospective, it is a positive trend because it wastes the save the time of the individuals while they visit the particular place for the first time. They can easily capture the memories with their friends and loveones. Moreover, it gives the chance to people to explore new places and expands their knowledge regarding the features of particular landmark. At last but not least, it become the memorized momement for the person to visit the well-known places and explore the nature of the world.

In conclusion, the social media makes the easy for individuals to visit well-known spot, without wastage of time. Although, it is a positive trend for the various aspect, it also declines the plan of that place while are not familiar with the society, but they have some advantages to visit that place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

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 repetitive and lacks depth. For instance, the argument that it 'saves time' is not fully explained in the context of taking photos without looking at the place. The structure is also confusing, as the essay begins with a paragraph that seems to be a fragment of a conclusion, followed by an introduction, and then the body paragraphs. This lack of logical flow impacts the overall task response, as the position is not consistently clear throughout the essay.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay suffers from significant organizational issues. The text begins with a paragraph that appears to be part of a conclusion, followed by an introduction, and then body paragraphs, which disrupts the logical progression of ideas. While some cohesive devices are used, such as 'Moreover' and 'In conclusion', their usage is often mechanical or incorrectly placed. Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate the introduction, body, and conclusion, making the essay difficult to follow. Referencing is also inconsistent, which hinders the reader's ability to track the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary range is limited and often repetitive. There are several instances of awkward word choices and non-standard collocations, such as 'memorized momement' (memorable moment), 'loveones' (loved ones), and 'get-known' (become familiar). While the student attempts to use some topic-specific vocabulary like 'distinct features' and 'advertisements', the overall control is weak. Spelling errors are frequent, which occasionally impedes the reader's understanding of the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently marred by grammatical errors. There are consistent issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'most of the people are like to visit'), article usage, and tense consistency. Punctuation is also problematic, with several run-on sentences and missing commas. These errors are frequent and sometimes make it difficult to grasp the intended meaning of the sentences, placing the performance firmly in the 5.0 band range.

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