Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-16

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)

Because of advancement in technology, pepole can enjoy their favorite entertainment at their finger tips, some individuals believes, this development leads to detach the interest of people from theatres and cinemas, while some people oppose that, both both these views will discussed by following essay.

On the one hand, there are plenty of platform options are available on internet to enjoy favorite movies, web series, and cartoons. for instance Netflix, Hotstar, and Zee Prime. People who are working professionals and who are studying, they do not need to find some extra time to watch their intresting entertainments, because these platform allows them to watch their enjoyable any time and any where they want. Moreover, it is not limited to the flexibility of time, but also, it does not required any kind of travelling. Furthermore, People can enjoy their movies at their comfortable place, with their likely snacks, which becomes an affordable option compared to theateres.

On the Other hand, theatres and cinemas, plays vital role in the society, not only culturally but also it contributes economically, as a foam of tax,for the particular country. Additionally some theatres and cinemas makes a particular event very special, and memorable. in 80s people use to watch their liking movies with their loving once. However, in today's era, theatres are also getting developed, and provides much more comfortable recined seats, Bigger High defination screens, along with various snack options, therefore, people can enjoy the entertainment without any hustles.

To conclude, theatres provides numereous benefits to the individuals as well to the nations, enjoying movies and favorite showa at a cinemas house, is an incredebly wiser path, to make events memorable, and save those moment as sovineer.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by discussing both the decline of theatres due to online streaming and their ongoing economic and cultural importance. The writer also includes a clear personal opinion in the introduction and conclusion. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive, particularly in the body paragraphs. For instance, the discussion on economic impact relies on vague phrasing ("as a foam of tax, for the particular country") rather than deep elaboration, and the historical reference ("in 80s people use to watch...") is brief. While a clear position is maintained throughout, the supporting arguments lack the depth and extension expected at higher band levels. Therefore, this performance fits comfortably within the Band 6 descriptors for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introduction, two distinct body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the two opposing viewpoints. However, cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. There are numerous awkward transitions and grammatical errors in cohesive structures, such as "both both these views will discussed by following essay" and "On the Other hand, theatres and cinemas, plays vital role...". Furthermore, referencing and logical progression are occasionally disrupted by mechanical linking devices and punctuation errors. While the overall direction of the argument is understandable, the intrusive and inaccurate cohesion places this response at Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as "advancement in technology," "working professionals," and "sovineer." However, there are frequent spelling errors (e.g., "pepole" instead of people, "intresting" instead of interesting, "theateres" instead of theatres, "defination" instead of definition, "numereous" instead of numerous, "incredebly" instead of incredibly, "sovineer" instead of souvenir) and word-choice inaccuracies (e.g., "foam of tax" instead of form of tax, "loving once" instead of loved ones). These errors occasionally detract from the reading experience, though they do not completely impede communication. This vocabulary profile aligns well with the Band 5 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and conditional structures such as "People who are working professionals and who are studying, they do not need to find some extra time..." and "Moreover, it is not limited to the flexibility of time, but also, it does not required any kind of travelling." However, grammatical accuracy is weak, marked by frequent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., "theatres and cinemas, plays vital role", "it does not required"), punctuation, and incorrect verb forms. Complex structures are often faulty, and the high frequency of basic grammatical errors causes noticeable difficulty for the reader. These features are characteristic of a Band 5 performance for grammatical control.

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