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)
In the modern world , everyone have access of internet , people are living with hi-tech gadget like Smart phone and smart tv , where they can connected with every digital news regarding new movies news and celebrates, which is going to perform in theater. because of these current digital era.
on the one hand , there is an argument's , People's are watching theatres play's and cinemas movies in the houses after buying Monthly subscriptions. Some people belive's , there is alot's of online pelteforms where we can consumes entertainment for free. In Addition , viewer can pause ,rewind and stop the streaming video where they want to .In otherway they can watch the movie thousand time again and again.
on the other hand , theatres and cinemas provide high quality of experience watching movies on big screens. watching movie on cimnas is the best outdoor plane with family and friends , where they spend the quality time. Theatres and cinemas offering the discount on tickets for collage students , Family tickets and old ages .
In my opinion, entertainment have significant role in every life ,people should experioce the movies in cinemas , when you are watch the movie with same taste of audience , it feel more excitement to watch till end , afterward the discuss the movie with friend about the admiring scene in movie .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response discusses both views regarding the importance of digital streaming versus traditional theatres and cinemas, and touches upon an opinion regarding the shared atmosphere of cinemas. However, the task achievement is heavily impacted by two major issues: first, the response fails to meet the minimum word count of 250 words, stopping at only 230 words as noted in the length check; second, the ideas remain quite limited and under-developed, lacking deep exploration of the economic and cultural aspects mentioned in the prompt. While a position is presented in the final paragraph, the lack of sufficient length and depth restricts the score. This corresponds to a Band 5 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay uses basic paragraphing to separate the introduction, the two contrasting views, and the conclusion. However, the logical progression is weak and the overall arrangement feels disjointed. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with awkward transitions like 'because of these current digital era' and incorrect formatting where sentences begin with lowercase letters and have erratic spacing around punctuation marks. Paragraphing is attempted, but referencing and logical flow between sentences often break down, resulting in a Band 5 performance under coherence and cohesion descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts to use some topic-related vocabulary such as 'subscriptions', 'streaming video', and 'discount on tickets', but the lexical range is severely limited and repetitive. There are frequent word-formation and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'celebrates' instead of 'celebrities', 'pelteforms' instead of 'platforms', 'consumes' instead of 'consume', 'cimnas' instead of 'cinemas', and 'plane' instead of 'plan'. These noticeable errors and restricted vocabulary place the essay firmly in the Band 5 category for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the text. The student relies heavily on simple sentences and makes frequent basic errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('everyone have', 'people belive's'), incorrect prepositions ('access of internet', 'watching movie on cimnas'), and run-on structures linked improperly with commas instead of full stops. Complex structures are attempted but are almost always faulty, such as 'when you are watch the movie with same taste of audience , it feel more excitement'. Frequent errors cause strain and difficulty for the reader, aligning with Band 5.
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