Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-13

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 4.0)

In this modern era people like to visit new places and intrested to capture new pic without knowing about history of these places . it put neagative as well as positive attitude on people life.

In ist point of view in this era people like to explore and travel new places in their leisure time and travel other countries They love visit at historical places and click pictures without know proper history some time they disrespect due to lack of knowlege it put bad effect on their life because the put these picutres on social media and face contovesy

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies a relevant concern: visitors may photograph themselves at historical places without understanding their history, and this can lead to disrespect or controversy on social media. It also signals that the trend has both positive and negative effects. However, the task asks for reasons and a clear judgement about whether the trend is positive or negative; neither is adequately explained. The opening says it has “positive as well as negative” effects, but the response does not clarify which view is stronger or support either side with developed examples. The answer also stops mid-thought at “secondy,” and the required minimum length is not met, leaving the task only minimally addressed. Develop the causes and your overall position in full paragraphs.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the answer: an opening statement is followed by a paragraph beginning “In ist point of view,” and “secondy” appears to introduce another point. The ideas about travel, historical places, and social media are broadly related to the topic. However, progression is difficult to follow because the first body paragraph combines several points in one long sequence, and the final transition is left unfinished. The relationship between the claimed positive and negative effects is not made clear, while connectors such as “because” do not consistently show how the ideas connect. Use separate paragraphs for causes and your evaluation, complete each point, and link examples explicitly to the main argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some topic-relevant vocabulary, including “historical places,” “history,” “social media,” and “controversy,” so the reader can identify the general subject. It also attempts to express ideas about travel and leisure. However, the range is narrow and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “intrested,” “neagative,” “knowlege,” and “contovesy.” Phrases such as “put bad effect on their life” and “click pictures” are also imprecise or unnatural in this context. Build a more accurate set of expressions for motivations and consequences, and check spelling carefully. More precise wording would help distinguish taking photographs for memories, sharing them online, and failing to engage with a place.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example, “They love visit at historical places and click pictures without know proper history,” and uses a causal clause with “because.” These attempts show some effort to go beyond isolated simple statements. However, sentence structures are often incomplete or faulty, and errors frequently make relationships unclear. Examples include the missing verb in “people like to visit new places and intrested,” the incorrect forms in “love visit” and “without know,” and the run-on sequence beginning “In ist point of view.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly where a new sentence begins after “countries.” Practise complete subject–verb structures, infinitive and gerund forms, and sentence boundaries before attempting longer sentences.

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