Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-17

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)

Nowadays, many individuals choose to travel to famous places to take good pictures, regardless of knowing about that place. This trend is associated with more disadvantages which will be discussed in this essay along with possible reasons behind it.

In today's world, technology has become a huge platform where people can easily watch content and try to imitate it in their personal life. Young people are influenced by social media content regarding the places where they can have a good photography. For example, young generations are not much aware of the any famous buildings or places, but when they seen on the internet they prefere to go just to take good photography. As a result, They just have content on the social media and not have any knowledge about that place. Additionally, people simply follow the trend that if someone has travel any places then they have too. They just want to add highlight on the social media about their travel. For example, young generation nowadays going far away to take pictures to post on social media for show casing them selves.

However, travel to well-known places to take photographs without knowing much about that places can be disappointing. As every place have some kind of history that has to be known to individuals. The hard-work of workers to make that place famous. If individuals will not take care of the history behind such places, a result of this a future generations will not have a proper knowledge regarding that places. And they will not understand about the important of such well-known places.

In conclusion, it is every individual's responsibility to have an idea and knowledge regarding the places where they are going is mendatory things.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: why people visit famous places just for photographs without engaging with them, and whether this is a positive or a negative trend. The student identifies reasons such as social media influence, the desire to follow trends, and online imitation. The negative viewpoint is also developed by discussing the loss of historical appreciation and the impact on future generations. However, some ideas are slightly repetitive and under-developed, particularly in the conclusion which is abrupt and fails to fully synthesise the arguments. Examples are provided, but the depth of development aligns comfortably with a Band 6.0 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay has a clear overall arrangement with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate reasons from the negative evaluation. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. For example, transitional phrases like 'As a result, They just have content...' and 'Additionally, people simply follow...' show mechanical links. Furthermore, referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'when they seen on the internet' lacking a clear pronoun subject, and abrupt shifts between sentences impact the overall logical progression, placing this firmly at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'social media content', 'history', and 'disappointing'. There are several attempts to use less common vocabulary, but these are frequently marred by word choice, spelling, and collocation errors. Examples include 'good photography' instead of 'good photographs', 'prefere' instead of 'prefer', 'travel any places' instead of 'travelled to any places', and 'important' instead of 'importance'. While these inaccuracies do not impede overall communication, they prevent the score from reaching Band 7.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'Nowadays, many individuals choose to travel to famous places to take good pictures, regardless of knowing about that place.' However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are numerous errors with verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, including 'when they seen on the internet', 'every place have some kind of history', and 'a result of this a future generations'. Fragmented or awkward constructions like 'where they are going is mendatory things' also appear. These errors frequently cause minor difficulties for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptors.

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