Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-14

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 5.0)

Few people says thet in the technological age theatres and cinemas are no more important as people can watch all the entertainment they want on social media. Opponents argue that theatres and cenimas are remain important both financially and traditionaly.

Firstly, information technology helps people in each and every aspact of lifem, it helpes moraly and theroticaly.in today era of technology people divert online platform and dosenot focus on the theatres and cinemas for their entertainment. It is a good thing because each and every thing is available online, every thing has access in their pocket in the shape of mobie phone.For example, if any person want to watch a movie he can watch it by only one click by the search online. Secondly, if any person go in theather or in the cinema it will stuck in traffic and wast of time consume his vahical fule to reach the destination.Example of this is that any person go for watch theater it is burden on it for buy a ticket and it will not be economical friendly for it.

On the other hand those people who beliave that it will help for economicaly and culturally are right because if they go to watch cinema it also have to buy a ticket first and it will genrate revenue foe the governemt and it will culturly also helpful because he must go there with family and friends. In examle, both plateform are most important because people spend time with family an friends.Another thing is that both plateformaffect on over cultuer and it will be helpfull for ovwr periority .In example it flactuare with the time period and people are bore on waching on small screen. A biger screen is a good way yo entertain a movie.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both views and give a preference for online entertainment in the first body paragraph, while also acknowledging the economic and cultural value of cinemas in the second. However, the position is not fully clear: the conclusion-like statement that “both platform are most important” seems to conflict with your earlier support for online viewing. Several points are relevant but under-developed. For instance, you mention convenience and avoiding traffic, but do not explain why these benefits outweigh the shared experience or cultural contribution of cinemas. The economic point about ticket revenue is also asserted rather than supported. To strengthen the response, state your opinion consistently and develop each main reason with a clearer explanation or specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, a paragraph supporting online viewing, and a paragraph presenting the opposing view. Signposts such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “On the other hand” help identify the intended direction. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow, and some ideas are joined without a clear relationship. The repeated use of “For example” and “In example” does not always introduce a clear illustration, while the final sentences about culture, changing preferences, and screen size are loosely connected. References such as “it” and “they” can also leave the reader unsure which people or platform you mean. Group related points more clearly, use linking phrases to show cause and contrast, and finish with a concise conclusion that confirms your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “technological age,” “revenue,” “ticket,” and “small screen,” so the main subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the intended meaning hard to understand. For example, “it will stuck in traffic” appears to mean that travelling to a cinema may involve traffic, and “economical friendly” does not express the intended idea naturally. Spelling and word-form errors such as “cenimas,” “culturly,” “genrate,” and “cultuer” are also frequent. Build a bank of accurate topic vocabulary and check spelling and collocations; for example, use “convenient,” “shared viewing experience,” and “contribute to the economy” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including examples introduced with “because” and “if.” However, the range of structures is limited, and errors in basic sentence formation are frequent enough to make some ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “Few people says,” “it helpes,” “if any person want,” and “it will stuck,” where subject–verb agreement or verb forms are incorrect. Articles and sentence boundaries are also problematic, as in “in today era” and the run-on passage beginning “it helpes moraly and theroticaly.in today era.” Practise forming accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses with correct verb forms. Use full stops and capital letters consistently to separate complete ideas.

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