Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that in the digital age, theatres and cinemas are no longer important as people can watch all the entertainment they want online. Others argue that theatres and cinemas are still important both economically and culturally.

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)

The digital age has been fruitfull for the public because they dont have to go to the Cinemas any more to watch their favourite movies. By the help of internet, people can watch the movies at their home, online. They dont need to go anywhere which saves times, money and energy as well. They can stay at home and scroll their laptops at their comfort space. It give them more time to do their important work such as , office work, making meals, doing the laundry and exercising. However, it also as negative aspects, bacuse the people who dont have a good screen and a good sound effect might not enjoy the movies that they could have enjoyed at the theatre.

Coming towards, the opposite side, while others argue that threatres and cinemas are still important for both economically and culturally. I also agree with this situation. While going to cinema, people can promote the GDP of the Country by going to watch move in the threatre. They can be educated about the places and the valuable things that had happened in the past. So, whenever they had to go to cinema they will spend money which will driectly be contributing to country's economy and in the cultural aspect they can be promoted to all over the world. Many people around the world can know about the specific country's culture.

In my opinion, going to threatres and cinemas are importnat because it reflects the culture we share around the globe. The Country's history and the anciet stopry can be known by the overall world which can also lead to the tourism in the hosting country.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both views and state your own position: online viewing is convenient, while you agree that cinemas remain important. The points about saving time and money, supporting the economy, and sharing a country’s culture are relevant to the question. However, the discussion is uneven and several ideas are asserted rather than explained. For example, the claim that cinema attendance promotes GDP needs a clearer account of how ticket sales support jobs or businesses. The cultural point about films teaching audiences about a country is also repeated in the conclusion without a specific example. Develop each side with a reason and an illustration, and make your position more precise about why cultural and economic value outweighs—or complements—the convenience of online entertainment.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an opening paragraph presents the advantages and a limitation of online viewing, the next discusses the opposing view, and the final paragraph gives your opinion. This makes the main direction understandable. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and linking phrases can feel mechanical. “Coming towards, the opposite side” is an awkward transition, while “So” does not clearly show how the preceding point leads to the claim about culture. The conclusion also repeats the cultural argument rather than drawing the discussion together. Use straightforward transitions such as “By contrast” and “Furthermore,” and organise each paragraph around one main idea, followed by explanation and an example. Clearer references would also help readers follow connections between claims.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “digital age,” “GDP,” “economy,” “culture,” and “tourism.” There are also attempts to express less basic concepts, such as “cultural aspect” and “contributing to country's economy.” However, the range is limited and several word choices, collocations, and spellings are inaccurate or repetitive. Examples include “fruitfull,” “threatres,” “move,” and “anciet stopry”; these errors can distract the reader. Phrases such as “scroll their laptops” and “comfort space” are also unnatural in context. Build a more precise set of expressions for discussing online access, cinema revenue, and cultural representation, and check spelling and collocations carefully. This would make your meaning clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a conditional idea about viewers who lack good equipment. Nevertheless, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or difficult to process. For example, “It give them more time” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “However, it also as negative aspects” is missing a verb. The sentence beginning “While going to cinema” is also not formed as a complete, clear construction. Articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries need attention as well. Practise building accurate complex sentences with clauses such as “Although online viewing is convenient, cinemas provide…” and proofread each sentence for a complete verb and correct agreement.

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