Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-22

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 5.0)

In this modern era, everyone wants to capture celebrities momemts, want to photographed them to get popularity or to shine in public. This happens a lot nowadays, some people taken it as good while others think that it is a bad culture to take photos of famous people everywhere. However, let us dicuss both views and why it is negative trend in up coming paragraphs.

To begin with, people who consider that taking pictures of well-known people is good.If professional photographers click photos of idols, they share it with followers.To clarify, by posting photographs at online platforms or magzines, photographers spread celebrities life's with fans and their follower copy their lifestyle in their own life. Indirectly cameraman's are agent between public and famous people.To cite an example, a survey was conducted by National Sample Survey Office, Brampton, Canada, 11th June 2019 which demonstrated that 78% people followed to paparazzo's because they shared popular personality's life with tehm through pictures.

On the other side, some people take this trend wrongly due some reasons which are in favour of celebrities. Paparazzo's do not think about or consider idol's private life.Sometimes famous people are not ready to show up or to take their photo's.As they are going somewhere with personal reasons such as to attend someone's funeral ceremony. In this sanario photographers create uncomfortable moments for them and that is totally wrong. Famous people also need privacy which is exposed by cameraman's everytime.For example, an article was published by Mr. Rajesh Chandran Editor- in- Chief

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You present both views: the first body paragraph explains that photographs let fans follow celebrities’ lives, while the second argues that constant attention intrudes on privacy, especially during a funeral. However, the discussion is only partly developed. The first view relies mainly on the claim that followers copy celebrities’ lifestyles, and the survey reference is not explained or connected clearly to the argument. The second view gives a relevant example but ends abruptly at “an article was published,” leaving the example and the essay’s conclusion unfinished. Your opening calls the trend negative, but the response does not clearly restate your own position in a complete conclusion. Develop each reason and make your opinion explicit throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and linking phrases such as “To begin with” and “On the other side.” This helps readers identify the two sides of the discussion. However, progression is uneven because the final paragraph stops mid-example, and there is no concluding paragraph to bring the discussion together. Some links are mechanical or do not show the relationship precisely: “To clarify” introduces an example-like explanation, while “Indirectly” does not clearly connect the preceding point to the claim about photographers acting as agents. Improve cohesion by grouping each paragraph around one developed reason, using clear references, and completing the argument with a concise conclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “professional photographers,” “followers,” “privacy,” and “uncomfortable moments,” and you attempt less common terms such as “paparazzi.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning harder to follow. For example, “celebrities life's” and “take this trend wrongly” are not natural expressions, while “shine in public” does not clearly convey the intended idea. Spelling errors such as “momemts,” “magzines,” and “sanario” are also noticeable. Aim for precise, natural phrases and check spelling and word forms carefully; this will make your ideas clearer without relying on awkward or overly elaborate wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentences, including “If professional photographers click photos of idols, they share it with followers” and the sentence beginning “Sometimes famous people are not ready…”. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include the incomplete construction “everyone wants to capture celebrities moments, want to photographed them,” missing or misplaced sentence boundaries in “good.If,” and agreement problems in “78% people followed.” Possessives and articles are also often mishandled, as in “celebrities life's” and “a funeral ceremony.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses. Check verb forms, sentence boundaries, and singular/plural agreement during revision.

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