Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-30

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 4.0)

Now a days, people visit famous places and capture picture just like a selfie, to make the moments momorable.

In order to make this happen, people plan from very longtime take leaves from their workplace, mark calender for holiday and plan to trip for hill station or momrable place to make life enjoy.

after capture their picture they post on their social media pages

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 2.5

You identify a relevant behaviour—visitors taking selfies at famous places—and suggest that people plan holidays and share their pictures on social media. However, the response does not explain clearly why people focus on themselves rather than the place, and it does not answer whether this is a positive or negative trend. The ideas are very brief and lack reasons, examples, and development, so the task is addressed only minimally. The response also falls substantially short of the required 250 words, leaving too little space to cover both questions. To improve, state your view directly, explain the motivations behind the behaviour, and support your judgement with a specific example and consequences for visitors or destinations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic sequence: you introduce the selfie-taking behaviour, describe planning a trip, and then mention posting photographs online. This gives the reader a simple overall direction. However, the response is too brief to develop a clear progression of ideas, and the relationship between planning a holiday and ignoring the place is not explained. The final sentence is also left without punctuation, and the paragraphing does not distinguish the reasons from your opinion. Use separate paragraphs for the causes and your evaluation, and connect each point explicitly—for example, explain how sharing images online encourages people to prioritise photographs over experiencing the location.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “famous places,” “selfie,” “workplace,” and “social media pages,” so the general topic is understandable. However, the range is narrow and several spelling or word-choice problems reduce accuracy: “momorable” and “momrable” appear to mean “memorable,” while “make life enjoy” is not a natural expression. “Capture picture” is also imprecise for this context. Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “take a selfie,” “preserve a memory,” and “share photographs online.” A wider set of topic-specific terms would also help you explain motivations and effects, such as online attention, tourist experience, and cultural landmarks.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response communicates a few basic ideas through simple sentence patterns, such as “they post on their social media pages.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and the range of sentence structures is very limited. For example, “people plan from very longtime take leaves” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “plan to trip” uses an incorrect pattern. The opening also needs a complete, well-formed sentence, and the final sentence needs a full stop. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use accurate patterns such as “plan a trip,” “take leave from work,” and “after taking their pictures, they post them online.”

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