Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Nowadays famous people are photographed by professional photographers everywhere they go. Some people say this is a good thing because the public are interested in their lives. Other people think that photographers are wrong to follow famous people.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

As a children everyone has thought to become a famous either by the career or profession and/or through by becoming wealthy person. We will talk about two views wether a famous person should be captured all times through professional photographers or not and advantages and disadvantages of the same.

Firstly, I strong believe that famous person should be captures by professional because this people are treated as role model and set examples for the common people irrespective of field. Whether they belong to sports, film industry or Enterprenourship. This does not tell their only T.V screen time but also about their daily habits. For instance, Makika Arora who is famous bolloywood actress but who is also the person who practicses yoga on daily basis. Ten and thousand people got inspired by this course of action and her fan following is growing rapidly. Secondly, Famous people creates a peronal brand for their profession. For instance, TESLA value increased and its goodwill increased even more because of Elon Mask as personal Brand. Furthermore, Reliance brand is famous but its goodwill increase increase as Ambanis wedding photos were posted on media. The whole world discuss about the same. In conclusion Ambani created personal brand and as a result their Reliance company grow. Finally, the pitcures and photograph taken of famous people creates so of employment as it does not include one or two people. This creates a source of bread and butter to many individual.

However, in modern times same things but with different lens and approach. Photographers have crossed the boundaries. They do not understand the occasions. For instance, if there is death or demise of famous people, photographer are simply interested in clicking photos and they do not treat and respect the death of human beings. On the contrary, Perosnal boundaries are too crossed. For the same person Malika Arora. They professional photographer clicks theirs private body parts and sell to unauthorized agencies. This is unethical practice of trade and gives wrong message to society. Lastly, media and potographer went ot such extent that do not allow to have personal time off with their familes. For example, Virat Kholi famous cricketer went to United Kingdow for this personal break. People, media and photographer reach their and did not allow them to have good vacation.

To sum up, photographer should be allowed to take pictures but with keeping in mind the occasion situation and most importantly ethics and value.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both views and give a clear overall position: photographers may take pictures, but should respect circumstances, ethics and privacy. The supporting examples—public figures inspiring people through their habits, photographers intruding during bereavement, and Virat Kohli’s interrupted holiday—are relevant to the discussion. However, the two sides are not developed equally: the benefits section gives several examples, but some links to the question are unclear, particularly the claims about Tesla and Reliance’s brand value. The opposing view is more directly connected to privacy, though it would benefit from explaining why public interest does not justify intrusive coverage. Develop each main reason with a clearer explanation and keep examples tightly focused on the issue.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph supporting photography, a contrasting paragraph about intrusion, and a conclusion. Signposting such as “Firstly,” “However,” and “To sum up” helps readers follow the two sides. Within paragraphs, though, progression is sometimes uneven. The discussion moves from role models to personal branding and employment without consistently showing how each point supports the view being discussed. Some references are also unclear, as in “For the same person” and “the same,” so readers must infer the connection. Group related reasons more carefully, use topic sentences to establish each paragraph’s focus, and make pronoun references explicit. This would make the organisation more controlled rather than relying mainly on sequence markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “role model,” “personal brand,” “private boundaries,” “unethical practice,” and “source of bread and butter.” These choices show an effort to discuss both public interest and privacy. However, inaccurate word choice, collocation and spelling are noticeable and sometimes make meaning less clear: “captured all times,” “professional,” “personal boundaries are too crossed,” and “goodwill increase increase” are examples. Several words are also misspelled or formed incorrectly, such as “Enterprenourship,” “practicses,” and “Perosnal.” Aim for accurate, natural combinations and check spelling carefully. Prefer straightforward phrasing when unsure; precise vocabulary will communicate your ideas more effectively than ambitious but unclear expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and attempts at longer structures, including clauses beginning with “Whether” and “because,” and you make an effort to connect examples to reasons. However, control is inconsistent, especially in sentence structure, agreement, articles and verb forms. For example, “As a children everyone has thought” has problems with the opening phrase and verb construction, while “famous people creates” and “photographer are” show agreement errors. Some sentences are fragments, such as “Whether they belong to sports, film industry or Enterprenourship,” and “For instance, if there is death or demise of famous people.” Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check agreement and articles. More accurate complex sentences would strengthen the response.

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