Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Due to the availability of online entertainment contents, nowadays, theatres and cinemas are not considered as important as before. There're also a group of people who argue that theatres and cinemas have significant impact both economically and culturally. I agree with the latter group of people.

The increase in online entertainment contents is noticeable. To become a content creator, you just need a mobile phone to capture your work and an internet connection to upload it. So, basically anyone can become a content creator. And people from every corner of the world are uploading contents. The quality of the contents vary massively, having said that, the volume of contents is gigantic. Although there's a huge supply of entertainment contents online, only a handful of them can provide quality contents. For example, I'm a regular consumer of online entertainment contents. From my experience, I can say that most of the contents doesn' have any meaning behind their stories. They just upload it to make people laugh without actually making people think.

That's where theatres and cinemas have the upper hand. Theatres and cinemas are part of our cultures for many years. For centuries, theatres have developed many talented actors and actresses. All the great plays are still being played in theatres all over the world. And people all over the world enjoy these plays. Although the number of online content has increased dramatically, the audience of the cinema also increased rapidly. The craze for watching a cinema is still increasing. And these theatres and cinemas support a lot of struggling actors and actresses. These actors and actresses are now the backbone of the cinema industry. So, the importance of theatres and cinemas are very high for economic reasons. Moreover, most online contents cannot portray the condition of the societies as well as the theatres and cinemas can. Over the years, cinemas and plays have displayed many problems of the society through acting. So, it has immense impact on the culture also.

Overall, although, the online entertainment contents are massive in number, it didn't affect the impact of theatres and cinemas on the economy and culture.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction: you support the view that theatres and cinemas remain important. You also discuss both sides, explaining the accessibility and abundance of online content before presenting the cultural and economic value of live performance and cinema. These points are relevant, and examples such as your experience as an online viewer help make the discussion personal. However, the online-entertainment side is developed more fully as a description of content volume than as an argument for why this makes theatres and cinemas less important. Some claims on the other side, such as the assertion that cinema audiences are increasing, would benefit from explanation or evidence. More balanced development and support for these claims would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on online entertainment, a paragraph supporting theatres and cinemas, and a concluding summary. The progression from the opposing view to your own position is easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Although” and “Moreover” help connect ideas. At times, however, the flow becomes mechanical because several sentences begin with “And,” and repeated references to “online entertainment contents” and “theatres and cinemas” make the connections less flexible. The final paragraph also repeats the main position without adding much synthesis. Use a wider range of referencing and transitions, and group related points more tightly, to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including phrases such as “content creator,” “struggling actors,” “backbone of the cinema industry,” and “portray the condition of the societies.” These choices communicate your ideas, and some topic-specific language helps the response feel relevant. However, several expressions are repetitive or imprecise: “contents” is used repeatedly where “content” or “productions” would be more natural, and “the craze for watching a cinema” is an awkward collocation. “Impact” and “important” also recur without much variation. Aim for more precise collocations and a broader set of terms for cultural influence, audience demand, and economic contribution. These improvements would make your vocabulary more natural and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including subordinate clauses with “Although” and “So,” and most of the meaning remains clear. Some sentences are well controlled, such as “Although there’s a huge supply of entertainment contents online, only a handful of them can provide quality contents.” There are, however, some errors in agreement, tense, and sentence construction. For example, “The quality of the contents vary” should use a singular verb, while “it didn’t affect” shifts into the past despite the essay discussing a current situation. “The importance … are very high” also has a subject–verb agreement problem. Review agreement and maintain consistent tense, while continuing to practise varied complex structures.

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