Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-24

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)

We are living in a social media world where 95% people like to post about their daily life actions. So many people are want to post everyday something new. So that kind of hunger push them to visit new places without looking any specialty about places. In my words this is a positive trend and i am going to discuss positive side of this trend below.

Firstly, we are living in a modern era where we have phones and cameras to capture our lovely memories. Nowadays almost everyone active on social media and like to post thier daily life's movements. Many of us who would like to post every day something new. So they keep visiting new places randomly without any reserach reason behind it they have so many followers on social media and they want to update something new for their followers.

Secondly, many individuals intrested in photography and they also earn from social media and other websites. However they have hobbies to visit new places. So they just look at trending places and reach there for photography. Because they have win win sasution earing while treavling. I vivdly remember my last year visit at Amritsar with my friends. We all friends were there to took some photos . When we entered in Golden temple that is sikh's holy place it chnage my way of thinking just by seen beauti of that place.

In conclusion, life is name of exploring and we should keep exploring new places . we never know when and where is our life.s turning point. Nowadys more easy to visit diffrent places and photography because its also helps us in earning too.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear opinion that the trend is positive and offer two relevant reasons: social-media users want fresh content, and some people enjoy photography or earn money from it. The Amritsar and Golden Temple example also begins to show how visiting a place can lead to a deeper appreciation of it. However, the task asks why people take photographs without looking at the place, and your explanation focuses more on posting and visiting than on why the photograph takes priority over experiencing the destination. The positive judgement is asserted rather than fully weighed, and the example’s connection to the trend remains unclear. Develop this link and explain the benefits more specifically to address both parts more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

Your response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. These markers help readers identify the main sections, and the ideas about social media and photography provide some organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is often repetitive: the first body paragraph repeats that people post daily and seek new content without clearly advancing the explanation. Some links are awkward or unclear, such as “So that kind of hunger push them” and “Because they have win win sasution.” The Golden Temple anecdote also shifts from photography to personal reflection without a clear transition. Organise each paragraph around one developed point and use clearer links to show how examples support it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “social media,” “followers,” “photography,” “trending places,” and “holy place,” so the reader can follow the general subject. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or difficult to understand, such as “daily life actions,” “win win sasution,” and “life is name of exploring.” Spelling errors, including “thier,” “intrested,” and “treavling,” are noticeable and sometimes slow the reader. Some words are also repeated, particularly “new places” and “post.” Build a more precise range for describing motives and experiences, and check spelling and collocations. For example, explain that visitors seek online attention or document a destination rather than relying on vague phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic linking structures such as “where,” “because,” and “when,” but sentence patterns are limited and errors are frequent. Examples include “95% people like” (missing an article), “Many people are want” (incorrect verb construction), and “they have hobbies to visit” (faulty structure). Agreement and tense are also inconsistent, as in “that kind of hunger push them” and “it chnage my way of thinking.” Several sentences are fragments, including “Because they have win win sasution,” while punctuation and capitalisation are unreliable. These errors can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add complex clauses while checking verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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