Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-13
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)
Technology has become an integral part of modern life,transforming things are much more convinient and highly accessible. Although online streaming has become quite popular with young genration recently. Society like to prefer Netflix and Amazon Prime Subscription apps rather than to go theaters.In my view i do agree with this statement because it is more convenient and more comfortable to adapt.
The advanatages of online streaming are diverse you just need a portable internet connection for streaming latest webseries or movies.Subsequently, for the people who feel overwehleming in public spaces, rather go to theatres their priority came out to be online streaming. Also online entertainment is quite pocket friendly with lot of options with genre categories to watch , also the fees subscription is on monthly basis.Rather than spending on a big budget of travel , tickets and snacks. Enjoying your personal time at home , while watching your favourite movie.
On the other hand , there are some intense disadvantages as well like reduction in face to face interaction , less socalization . Apparently consuming online content leads to severe damage on mental health which effects on holistical social life of an individual. Excessive use online content creates boundries between friends and family which leads to social anxiety, stress and depression.
In conclusion, merits of watching entertainment online outweigh its demerits. From the overall perspective online screening is favourable towards the revenue generation which benefits to the government tax systems and individual concers are strong towards it .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt by discussing both views—the decline of physical theatres versus their ongoing cultural and economic importance—and clearly states the writer's opinion. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive, particularly regarding the convenience and cost-effectiveness of streaming. Crucially, the response falls short of the minimum word count requirement, containing only 249 words against the 250-word threshold. This has a direct negative impact on the task achievement score. To reach a higher band, the writer needs to expand on the economic and cultural arguments mentioned in the prompt and ensure the essay meets the necessary length.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is divided into four paragraphs, reflecting a basic attempt at structure with an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is hindered by choppy sentences and weak transitional links. For instance, the transition 'Subsequently, for the people who feel overwehleming in public spaces...' feels unnatural and awkward. Cohesive devices are frequently misused or mechanically applied, such as 'Also' at the start of multiple clauses. Paragraphing is present, but the internal cohesion within paragraphs requires much better control and signposting to guide the reader smoothly through the arguments.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on everyday phrases like 'digital age', 'portable internet connection', and 'pocket friendly'. There are several noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'transforming things are much more convinient' and 'people who feel overwehleming in public spaces'. Spelling mistakes also occur, including 'convinient', 'genration', 'overwehleming', 'socalization', 'boundries', and 'concers'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic message, these frequent errors restrict the lexical score to a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are numerous grammatical errors and missing punctuation marks throughout the text, such as 'Society like to prefer' instead of 'People prefer', 'rather go to theatres' instead of 'rather than going to theatres', and 'which effects on holistical social life' instead of 'which affects the holistic social life'. Run-on sentences and punctuation omissions are common, for example, missing commas in compound structures and incorrect verb forms. These frequent errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.
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