Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-23

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 this modern world, people are being addicted to click pictures of themselves instead of enjoying the nature or beauty of the places. I believe that the negative impact of this nature has overcome the positiveness. In the upcoming paragraphs, I would like to explain both sides of the story and the reason behind this.

The influence of social media is the root to rise the trend of taking photographs. Because majority of the people think posting their own pictures would give them extra respect in their respective social circle, as visiting famous places and taking the pictures of themselves replicate their status. Additionally, if they are not going to post or make a vlog of the cities or monuments they have visited, then their followers will unfollow them on the social media. So, this is all related to expand their reach on social websites.

If we discuss about the influence, then this trend has more negative impact. For instance, individuals are start thinking that they have to visit the specific place just to being the part of the social conversation, and this mindset is causing the inferiority among the people who could not afford that trip. Additionally, visitors are paying more attention to the quality of cameras instead of the history or beauty of the place, which is dignifying the importance of that site.

To conclude, the rise of social media impacting the real meaning of visiting the well-known places, as most of the people go there to take photographs of themselves.

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 evaluation of whether it is positive or negative. The position is clear from the introduction. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. While the influence of social media is identified as a primary driver, the explanation of why this is a negative trend could be more deeply explored. The argument regarding 'inferiority' is a good point, but it is not fully supported with detailed examples. The response meets the minimum length requirement, but the brevity prevents a more thorough exploration of the topic, which is necessary for a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organised into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Cohesive devices such as 'Additionally', 'For instance', and 'To conclude' are used to link ideas. However, the progression of ideas is sometimes mechanical, and the flow between sentences could be smoother. For example, the transition between the discussion of social media influence and the negative impact is a bit abrupt. Paragraphing is used appropriately, but the overall structure feels slightly underdeveloped due to the limited length of the body paragraphs.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, allowing the writer to convey their meaning clearly. There are some attempts at less common vocabulary, such as 'dignifying the importance' and 'respective social circle'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'the negative impact of this nature has overcome the positiveness' (should be 'outweighs the positive aspects') and 'individuals are start thinking' (should be 'individuals start thinking'). The range is sufficient for the task but lacks the precision and flexibility required for a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Examples include 'people are being addicted to click' (should be 'addicted to clicking'), 'the root to rise the trend' (should be 'the root cause of the rising trend'), and 'dignifying the importance of that site' (which is an incorrect use of 'dignifying'). Punctuation is generally correct, but the frequency of errors in verb forms and sentence construction limits the score to a 5.5.

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