Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

In current scenario people are photoholic and addicted to take photograph and create a reels and more and more videos. where are they new places. without looking the place how's look and what is important this places . This is happening only because of the trend they follow and some of the influence of the other influencers so called of show off trend in there social media page.

All this trending follow this generation are because of they obsessive about there social media any kind of likes and followers increase how there video or reels in trend there page and viral so people are more busy to create reels and video and picture of them in places where they go .

It is more important where you can go how to enjoy the place like is historical , cultural and political places, or you enjoy in natures like forest area tracking and sea or beaches you are only go to relax in your holidays so why people are not enjoy in there living moment psychologist say ' every human body need to relax and stress release to free time with there family and enjoy some moments is more important in human life is release to tension and other kind of health issues also. so it is more negative trend the people are following . its not beneficial for your mind body, relations you can spend time with your family to holidays or only taking photos and videos.

so the main reason is following trend by influencer for likes more trend to viral reels of there social media pages

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, explaining why people visit places just to take photographs and whether this is a positive or negative trend. However, the development of ideas is limited and somewhat repetitive, relying heavily on concepts like 'social media likes' and 'influencers' without deep elaboration. While the writer clearly states it is a 'negative trend' due to health and relaxation impacts, the arguments lack structure and sufficient supporting examples. The response falls into Band 5 as it attempts all parts of the task, but the ideas remain under-developed and the position becomes slightly obscured by fragmented reasoning.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The organisational flow is heavily disrupted throughout the essay. The text lacks proper paragraphing and logical progression, as seen in sentences like 'where are they new places. without looking the place how's look and what is important this places .' Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, and referencing is frequently unclear (e.g., 'All this trending follow this generation are because of they obsessive about there social media'). There is no clear overall progression of ideas, and run-on sentences with poor punctuation make it difficult for the reader to follow the argument. This performance aligns closely with Band 4 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors that strain the reader. Phrases like 'photoholic', 'addicted to take photograph', and 'show off trend in there social media page' demonstrate a limited lexical range and poor control of word formation and collocation. Although the writer attempts to use topical terms such as 'influencers', 'viral', and 'psychologist', the high frequency of inaccurate lexical choices and spelling errors keeps the score at Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is very weak, with a severely limited range of structures. Almost every sentence contains major errors, including fragments, run-on sentences, tense confusion, and incorrect prepositions (e.g., 'people are more busy to create reels', 'spend time with your family to holidays'). There is an almost complete absence of accurate complex sentence forms, and punctuation is largely neglected, causing frequent breakdowns in communication. These widespread, persistent errors place the response firmly in Band 4.

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