Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-20

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 5.5)

It is widely considered that in these modern era , movie theater and cinema has no significant important considering youngsters screaming this on online platform . While segment of society contends that cinema has crucial role in commercially and socially . This essay would examine both perspective before explaining why I conviced that online screaming stage is convenient .

On one hand , online portal is public first choice, due to it has many advantages . For instance , it is cheaper than cinemas and it save considerable amount of transportation time as usual money . Additionally people do not have wait for weekend they watch whenever they have time . It is extreamely convenient a person watch movie in their comfort zone like home without any disturbance . Internet platform provide planty of option and afordable price . If we bored so we easily quite that movie without any regret and scream another .

Neverthless , the traditional platform is represent our cultural value and side . Cinema and movie theaters not only show film or mobie but it also represnt our cultural activity . Such as dance , singing , dramas , circus , historical stories . However , it improve knowladge in todays generation and save our culture . Furthermore , Theaters create an amount of jobs . Like it not only provide money actor and actoresses but also the owner of cinema , the cashier , food saller and it is vital in economically role .

Taking everything into account ,online screaming platform has it own plus points as it affordable , we watch movies, series any corner of the world and also it save our trasnportation time and money .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views—the dominance and convenience of online streaming versus the economic and cultural importance of traditional cinemas and theatres—and provides a clear personal opinion. Ideas are generally relevant, such as the cost-effectiveness and comfort of home viewing contrasted with employment generation and cultural preservation. However, some arguments are somewhat under-developed and rely on over-generalised statements. For instance, the claim that online portals are 'public first choice' lacks deeper exploration. Furthermore, there are some minor confusing overlaps, such as listing circus or dance under cinema and movie theaters. Nevertheless, a clear position is maintained throughout and all prompt requirements are met, aligning with the Band 6 descriptor.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay presents a coherent overall arrangement with a recognisable introduction, body paragraphs addressing each viewpoint, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used to separate distinct ideas, although the transitions between sentences can be abrupt. Cohesive devices are attempted, such as 'On one hand', 'Neverthless', and 'Taking everything into account', but referencing and linking are sometimes faulty or mechanical. For example, phrases like 'due to it has many advantages' and 'If we bored so we easily quite that movie' disrupt the logical flow and cohesion within sentences. Paragraphing is adequate, but the overall progression of ideas sometimes stumbles due to grammatical and lexical hurdles.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical resource displays an adequate range for the task, but vocabulary is heavily impacted by frequent spelling errors, word-form mistakes, and lexical inaccuracies. The student attempts less common vocabulary such as 'commercially', 'convenient', and 'preservation', but makes frequent errors including 'conviced' instead of convinced, 'extreamely', 'planty', 'afordable', 'quite' instead of quit, 'Neverthless', 'knowladge', and repeating the typographical error 'screaming' instead of streaming throughout the essay. These errors do not entirely impede communication as the intended meaning can usually be deduced, but they 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 forms, demonstrating some awareness of subordination and relative clauses. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors occurring across almost every sentence. Examples include missing auxiliary verbs ('movie theater and cinema has no significant important'), incorrect verb forms ('a person watch movie', 'we watch movies... any corner'), tense confusion, and preposition misuse. Punctuation errors, such as spaces placed before commas and periods throughout the text, are also prevalent. While the message is mostly understood, the high frequency of grammatical inaccuracies means that error-free sentences are the exception rather than the majority, placing this response firmly at Band 5.0.

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