Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-30

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)

An increasing number of tourists nowadays, often to take self themself in order to post on their social media. without looking iconic landmark.

To begin with, after introduced social sites it boost tourism of history place as well as natural place. but this rapidly increasing number people often take solo pictures for the collect memory without willing to get information regarding the place. this is influence of media. For example, amount of people visit London eye catching London bridge, although they does not want to get information why it concrete, challenges face during construction, how long it take time for build also major events takes place over there. Instead of this people focus to capture videos and images to upload on their social media.

On the other hand, this not only let them crucial knowledge but it makes overcrowd place as well for example, people does not concert about other people privacy they want to take images. Additionally, they forget the life important number of time people loss their life to make video reel on ocean, waterfall, river as well as mountain. this trend not only brings negative impact but it also takes person's life. Moreover, landmark information is crucial for the people so they can guide next upcoming youth if this information will not provide it will always will hidden the major events and tradition about the countries. Rather than enough photos they should focus on crucial information about the place with photos they should write on their caption it will help to the people to culture and history about the places.

In conclusion, every coins has two side.

because of influenced of media and gain followers people follow this tread to makes negative impact on people and society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, exploring reasons for taking photos without looking at landmarks (such as social media influence and collecting memories) and evaluating whether this trend is positive or negative. The writer presents a clear position that the trend is negative due to safety risks and lack of cultural appreciation. However, the ideas are under-developed and lack extension. For instance, the example of the London Eye and London Bridge is muddled and fails to articulate clear, supported arguments. Additionally, sentence fragments like the opening statement ('An increasing number of tourists nowadays... without looking iconic landmark.') detract from the overall task completion. The response fits best into Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay has some organisation, dividing the response into an introduction, body paragraphs, and a brief conclusion, but it lacks clear overall progression due to severe grammatical and syntactical issues. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal cohesion within paragraphs is often faulty and mechanical. Cohesive devices are misused or absent, and referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the logical flow of ideas. For example, transitions like 'Instead of this' and 'On the other hand' are applied awkwardly. The overall progression stalls because sentences often fail to connect logically. The coherence aligns with Band 4.5, so a band score of 5.0 is awarded.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical resource is limited and basic. The student attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'iconic landmark' and 'overcrowd place', but these attempts are marred by inaccurate word choice, incorrect forms ('self themself', 'history place'), and poor collocation. Frequent errors in word formation ('concert' instead of 'concern', 'loss' instead of 'lose') and spelling impede communication at times. The range is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic, but the frequent lexical inaccuracies restrict the score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the essay, demonstrating a very limited range of structures. The text contains numerous sentence fragments, missing verbs, and severe grammatical errors that frequently cause difficulty for the reader. Examples include 'after introduced social sites it boost tourism', 'although they does not want', and 'every coins has two side'. Complex structures are attempted, but they are almost always faulty. Punctuation is also problematic, with periods placed incorrectly in the middle of dependent clauses. The frequency of structural errors places this firmly in Band 4.0.

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