Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-20

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)

In the contemporary world, majority of people prefer visiting and taking pictures at places which are incredible according to the famous views given by previous travellers without even well educated about those places. In my opinion, this is a negative trend due to the seriousness of situation of not knowing enough about the place.

One of the primary reasons people visiting places without digging about it is because they rely on other people's feedback. People think they would have similar experience as what previous visitors had, but instead, it turns out to be the worst. People often get influence by affluent people of where they are going, what kind of costumes they are wearing and what exactly they are eating. The show off by high class people often influences poor economic background people to go to same places and click pictures to portray themselves as rich. For instance, a group of friends went to Spain to enjoy vocations and at the same time a poor child coming from a low-income family who can't afford going other countries wants to go to same country to show he also went to same place without even searching about that location.

Additionally, the another principal reason people visiting well-known places without enquiring about it is because they have visited that place before and have faith that they are going to have an incredible fun as before. Moreover, some places have special memories that can never be forgotten but experienced again, consequently, to relive that happy memory people often select known places. For example, a recently married couple had a honeymoon in Montenegro and had a wonderful experience. After an year, they could go to the same place to relive their honeymoon moments and see what evolution has been done since then.

In conclusion, I believe that revisiting the places makes a person happier and to remember old memories that were spent with some special people. Additionally, it also keeps people curious to know what development has been done since they visited last.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, identifying reasons for the trend and expressing a clear opinion. However, the development of ideas is somewhat uneven. The first body paragraph attempts to explain the 'why' through social media influence, but the example provided about a 'poor child' is slightly confusing and lacks logical clarity. The second body paragraph shifts focus to 'revisiting' places, which only partially addresses the prompt's core issue of people taking photos 'without looking at the place'. The conclusion focuses on the benefits of revisiting, which deviates from the initial argument that the trend is negative. To improve, ensure all arguments directly support the negative stance taken in the introduction.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organised into paragraphs, and there is a clear attempt to use cohesive devices such as 'In the contemporary world', 'One of the primary reasons', and 'Additionally'. However, the flow of ideas is occasionally disjointed. For instance, the transition between the social media influence argument and the example of the 'poor child' is abrupt. Furthermore, the use of referencing is sometimes mechanical, and the logical progression within paragraphs could be tighter. While the overall structure is coherent, the connection between sentences could be more sophisticated to guide the reader more effectively through your arguments.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, but it lacks the precision and range required for higher bands. There are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice, such as 'without even well educated about those places' (should be 'without being well-informed') and 'digging about it' (too informal). Phrases like 'incredible fun' and 'evolution has been done' are unnatural collocations. While the meaning is generally clear, the range of vocabulary is limited to common words, and there is a lack of flexibility in expressing more complex ideas or nuanced opinions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede the flow. Common issues include missing articles ('the majority of people'), incorrect verb forms ('people visiting' instead of 'people visit'), and awkward sentence construction ('the another principal reason'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are errors in subject-verb agreement and preposition usage. While the errors do not completely obscure the meaning, they are frequent enough to suggest a lack of control over more complex grammatical structures, which prevents the essay from reaching a higher band.

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