Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-19
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)
Nowadays, it has become a common trend among people to visit renowned places and return just with pictures of themselves. As a result, these popular places have become mandatory spots for tourist attraction. Most of them leave after few good pictures and nobody understands actual importance of important monuments and building that hold such historic value. nd hguge crods are making plaes toruisty. atrrracting more and more poople
with growing social meadia the poeple feel an obligation to to share everything with the world. Some may say it for memoreis but most cases its nust for the scocial media. the monmemt a plcae gets 'viral' is crashed over by people just to take phots with no xplainantion of this is about
This trend is constanlt rising and has been in a negative trend at all the people have now knowlede of the impartance of the place and crowds gahter up to contaminate the place. places of religious importance are treated as photograpgy spots that hurt relgious sentiments. also places with ancient histiries have intricate stuff that not to b etouced but is greated as props by many
In conclusion, i would say that here should be prohobation in the photgraphy range in areas which are sensitve to sentiment of people. the people shold sometines wenjoht the places rather than caputirng it in their small phone boxes
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, identifying social media as a driver and expressing a clear negative stance. However, the essay fails to meet the minimum word count requirement (226 words), which significantly impacts the development of ideas. The arguments regarding the impact on religious and historical sites are relevant but remain underdeveloped due to the brevity of the response. To improve, you must expand your supporting points with more detailed examples and ensure you reach the 250-word threshold to allow for a full exploration of the topic.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the logical flow is often disrupted by fragmented sentences and poor transitions. For example, the transition between the second and third paragraphs is abrupt. While there is an attempt to use cohesive devices, they are often misused or missing, making the progression of ideas feel mechanical. The lack of clear linking words between sentences makes the argument feel like a list of points rather than a cohesive essay. Improving the use of transition signals like 'consequently', 'furthermore', and 'in addition' would greatly enhance the flow.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with frequent spelling errors such as 'social meadia', 'memoreis', 'constanlt', and 'prohobation'. These errors, combined with awkward phrasing like 'small phone boxes' and 'intricate stuff', occasionally impede the reader's understanding. While you attempt to use some topic-specific vocabulary, the range is insufficient to convey complex ideas with precision. You should focus on learning the correct spelling of common academic words and expanding your range of collocations to move beyond basic descriptive language.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including issues with subject-verb agreement ('people feel', 'crowds gather'), missing articles, and incorrect sentence structures. Many sentences are fragmented or lack proper punctuation, such as 'nd hguge crods are making plaes toruisty'. The range of structures is limited, relying mostly on simple sentences. To improve, you need to focus on basic sentence construction, ensuring every sentence has a clear subject and verb, and proofreading for common errors like missing articles and incorrect verb tenses.
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