Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-27
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)
The passage describes the photography of ancient, traditional and well known natural or human made architectural structure or somewhere else.
Photography is a skill by passion. People do their photography by their hobby or profession. People learn photography for their project like documentary, film, exhibition and so on. Meanwhile, Photography has many positive and negative sides.
People always like to going well-known places like parks, museum, art exhibition, fair, several heritage sites and many more. For example, Paharpur is an ancient place among Bangladesh. Besides, Its a well known human made architectural world heritage site. Many people goes their for just photography, but they doesn't about the history of that place. When they are posting those images by their photography on social media , they couldn't give any valued information about that place. For that purpose, people might couldn't know about the place or doesn't know the proper information about that place. That's a demerit side of photography of well-known places.
There are many positive sides of photography of well-known places. For example, there are many authorities and companies to make documentaries or films about well-known places by photography and cinematography. People could know about that well known places by those photography or cinematography. Sometimes photographs are goes to the art exhibitions and museums. For example, July revolution of 2024 in Bangladesh's many photographs framed in National Museum of Bangladesh. That's why we can say , Photography is useful.
In the conclusion, those were the positive and negative sides of photography of well-known places.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the prompt, identifying reasons for the trend and discussing whether it is positive or negative. However, the development of ideas is limited. The explanation for why people take photos without looking at the site is somewhat superficial, focusing on social media posting without fully exploring the psychological or cultural drivers. The discussion of the positive and negative aspects is present but lacks depth and clear structure. The position is generally clear, but the arguments could be more thoroughly supported with more nuanced reasoning to reach a higher band.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the progression of ideas is sometimes mechanical. The use of cohesive devices is limited and occasionally repetitive (e.g., 'For example' is used three times). Some transitions between sentences are abrupt, and the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the sentence 'For that purpose, people might couldn't know about the place', where the connection to the previous point is weak. Paragraphing is present but the internal logic within paragraphs could be more fluid.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks the range and precision required for higher bands. There is frequent repetition of basic terms like 'well-known', 'places', and 'photography'. Some word choices are awkward or imprecise, such as 'demerit side' instead of 'negative aspect' or 'disadvantage'. There are also instances of incorrect word forms, such as 'photography of well-known places' being used repeatedly rather than using synonyms or paraphrasing. The range is sufficient to communicate the main points, but it does not demonstrate the ability to use less common lexical items effectively.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay contains a mix of simple and some attempts at complex sentences, but these are often marred by grammatical errors. There are frequent issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'Many people goes their', 'they doesn't about the history') and tense usage (e.g., 'photographs are goes to'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with unnecessary commas and spacing issues. While the meaning is generally understandable, the frequency of these errors is high enough to cause some difficulty for the reader and prevents the essay from reaching a higher band.
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