Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-29

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)

Having a good photographed is good for people who wants to famous. In recent times, professional people always go with their experienced photographers. Few society of individuals of think that it is beneficial for people who they are very interested in their lifestles. However, Others believed that its not good for famous people always go with skilled photographer everytimes. I will elaborate both points of views in upcoming paragraphs.

On the one hand, well known people always go with expert photographers just of because they want to clear picture and they have to uplaod on social media for getting views. In other words, by doing this they can get more popularity from social media, and people love to follow fashion trend of popular people this is most valid reason for celebrated people so that they always go anywhere with specialist photographer, which is beneficial for influncers. As a result, they get more reviews and comments on social media.

On the other hand, renowned people is human just like other people. One thing is that they also need privacy and space. Because they want to spend time with their family and friends. Sometimes they want to go outside with their children at that time skilled photographers clicked pictures of particular moments, and then uplaod on social media, which is very amberssing moment for them. For example, In India famous people has trained photographers who clicked unusal picture of well known people, sometimes its reveal of secert by clicking pictures.

To conclude, few people think that go with skilled photographers good for celebrities for getting good comments on social media account, In contrast others think photographers reveals private life, which is not good for prominent people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses both sides of the argument and provides a personal opinion, satisfying the basic requirements of the prompt. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the argument regarding social media is mentioned in both the introduction and the first body paragraph without significant expansion. The conclusion is brief and does not fully synthesize the points made. To improve, you should aim to provide more nuanced examples and ensure that your personal opinion is clearly stated and integrated throughout the essay rather than just implied.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate. Phrases like 'In other words' and 'On the one hand' are used, but the transitions between sentences within paragraphs are sometimes abrupt. The referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'Few society of individuals of think', which makes the flow of ideas difficult to follow. Improving the variety and accuracy of linking words will help create a smoother progression of ideas.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally limited and repetitive. There are several instances of awkward word choices and incorrect collocations, such as 'Having a good photographed' instead of 'Being photographed' and 'unusal picture' instead of 'intrusive' or 'candid' photographs. Spelling errors, such as 'lifestles', 'influncers', and 'amberssing', also occur frequently. While the meaning is generally conveyed, the lack of precision and the high frequency of errors in word formation prevent the essay from reaching a higher band score. You should focus on learning word families and common collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are often marred by grammatical errors. There are frequent issues with subject-verb agreement, such as 'renowned people is human' and 'photographers clicked pictures'. Additionally, there are persistent errors with articles and prepositions, such as 'go with skilled photographers' instead of 'being followed by'. While the errors do not completely impede communication, their high frequency and the lack of a variety of complex structures limit the score. Focusing on basic sentence construction and proofreading for subject-verb agreement is essential.

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