Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
Travelling play important role in everyone's life but due to influence of social media platform people prefer to travel famous places just for taking photographs and selfie rather looking places information,history,surroundings,monuments they even dont read the notice board which give information about place.This trend lead towards negetive impact on places and also visitors.
In to day's globalization world technology enhancing by leaps and bounds due to smartphone and high clear camera taking picture become simple just click.Due to high influence of social media platform like facebook,instagram,X,snapchat where everyone posting photos of anythings that they buy,travel,eat everything they like to post not because of their own hapiiness just because of show off its became an social status to showing other's they visited well known places by wating such post other people on platform tend to visit that perticular places its bacme like race.Nowadays People visit well-known places to just to take selfie,and photos they even forget to read about history of that peticular place,surrounding,culture of their local people ,religious this became so harmfull towards to that place,value of that heritage place. I recently visited famous "TAJ MAHAL" world heritage site located in agra,India where some people taking photograph at edge of tall tower risking thier life and may damage the value of that place.
Taking photograph is good for having memories but at morderest way. I belive the disadvatage of this trend outweight its benifits.When vistors focus only on taking selfies,they often fail to appreciate the history,natural beauty of the place.this can reduce travel to a superficial activity rather then a meaningful experience.furthermore,the desire to take perfect photographs often causes overcrowdeing and disturbing other visitors and even damaging histrotical sites.
In conclusion,agglomorating all the points elaborated above it can be concluded that ,the inceasing trend to visit famous places mainly for photographs is primarliy the result of social media influence and desire of online popularity.I belive this tren is tren is negative because it discourage neaningfull experience and can have harmful effect on both tourist attractions and other visitors.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the reasons for the trend (social media, status, technology) and the writer's opinion (negative). The position is clear throughout. However, the development of ideas is somewhat repetitive, particularly regarding the 'show off' aspect of social media. While the example of the Taj Mahal is relevant, the explanation could be more nuanced to reach a higher band. The ideas are generally relevant, but the analysis lacks depth in places, often relying on generalizations rather than fully exploring the implications of the trend.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, and there is a clear progression of ideas from the introduction to the conclusion. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate. For example, phrases like 'In to day's globalization world' and 'agglomorating all the points' are awkward and do not function effectively as transitions. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the flow between sentences is occasionally disrupted by grammatical errors, which makes the reading experience slightly disjointed. Improved use of linking words would enhance the overall coherence.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks precision and variety. There are frequent spelling errors (e.g., 'negetive', 'hapiiness', 'morderest', 'agglomorating', 'neaningfull') and some word choice issues, such as 'high clear camera' instead of 'high-resolution camera'. The range of vocabulary is limited, and the student relies on basic descriptors. While the meaning is generally clear, the lack of sophisticated or precise terminology prevents the response from achieving a higher score in this criterion.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Issues include missing articles ('at edge of tall tower'), subject-verb agreement errors ('This trend lead'), and punctuation mistakes, such as missing spaces after commas and periods. Many sentences are run-on or fragmented, which impacts readability. While the student attempts complex structures, the high frequency of errors—particularly in basic grammar—means that the control of language is inconsistent. The errors rarely impede communication, but they are noticeable.
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