Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-22

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)

In our moderen society the photography is important part of our culture.

Mostly people are visiting the famouse places and enjoying the scenario.

In a big number people go to thier favorite places and take the pictures themselves.

I think it's our society's reflection.many people behave like this seeing after other people make things.when individuals see style of another people they also try to make himself like them.

So i would like to say sometimes it's better for people who makes a plan for go to thier specific places and takes picture for themselves,because these photograph can make nostalgic memories for them.

Additionally, witout pictures or their photoghraps they can't carry enjoying trips.

I think it's part of our life.we can save our beutiful moments in cameras and can se after long time. I think it's better for our life style and habbits.

People takes photographs with out looking the place because,I think mostly people a

ignore the place for them no matter it's gorgeus or banal,they only pretend to looking nice and well for themselves.

Some time it's negative impact of our life and society,when you take like this pictures without looking the place and share your story on social media,I think this is terrible for our culture.many people can troll about our heritage or our culture.

For example once a time my friend Ahmad was go to a place which is the very famouse in our city,he took the snapshot of himself,he ignored the back ground what he saves in the camera. In that pictures the back ground palce was very dirty and lookind too banal. Without saw when he uploaded the photographs at the social media many friends of Ahmad called him and critcised him.when i saw the pictures i was also very concerned about his thoughts.

So we can be careful when we take a snapshot,pictures or photogarp,we should deciding the good place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: why people visit places to take photographs of themselves without looking at the surroundings, and whether this is a positive or negative trend. The student attempts to explain the phenomenon as a reflection of societal behaviour and the desire to save memories or project an image. However, the ideas are often repetitive and under-developed, relying on vague generalisations like "it's our society's reflection" and jumping between positive and negative views without a sustained, clear position. The personal example about a friend named Ahmad helps illustrate the negative aspect, but overall the development is limited, which aligns with the Band 5 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into several paragraphs, though paragraphing is erratic and some paragraphs are overly brief or merged incorrectly (e.g., starting new ideas without clear separation). There is some organization, but overall progression is hindered by choppy sentences and repetitive referencing. Cohesive devices are minimal, sometimes inaccurate, or overused, such as the repetitive use of phrases like "I think" and simple conjunctions ("So", "And"). Although the general meaning can be followed, the structural organization lacks clear logical progression, pointing firmly to a Band 5 level.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repeatedly uses basic terms such as "people", "place", "pictures", and "good". There are frequent spelling mistakes throughout the text, including "moderen", "famouse", "thier", "witout", "beutiful", "se", "habbits", and "photogarp". Attempts at less common vocabulary often result in unnatural word choice, such as "troll about our heritage" or "banal" used out of context. While the core message remains understandable, the frequent errors and limited range restrict the score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on minimally adequate communicative capacity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The student uses a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent attempts at complex structures that are faulty. There are constant errors in basic grammar, including subject-verb agreement ("People takes photographs"), missing articles ("at the social media"), incorrect prepositions ("go to a place which is the very famouse"), and tense inconsistencies ("once a time my friend Ahmad was go"). Punctuation and capitalisation errors are also prominent throughout. These frequent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 4 descriptor.

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