Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

The technology is becoming more advanced and the modern generation is also well known by its use and way they attracted towards new world. Overall, we discuss the both views of didital age and the other opinion about the cinemas and theatres.

Firstly, the people who born in the digital age and have their own opinion about the entertainment sources such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops but also the need of currently generation because of it's widely useage and advantages which has serious impact on all the institutes. Moreover, watching online save much effort through which people don't need to go there and pay for waatching movies in the cinemas and theares although watching with friends has more reliability then watching alone.

Secondly, poeple who look theatres and cinemas as their part of culture and prefer the entertainment to view in the form of group. In addition, the staying inside the houses and don't explore the both new and old version of life may have less experience about combination with others. Furthermore, there are benefits that promote areas economically and socially beacause it raises money to the government and connect people with their roots which also increase the acceptence of cultural values. Meanwhile, the physically entertainment has an edge over the digital watching through which it supports social activity and good relation with others.

In my ponit of view, both statements justify them on behave of their moral values but digital age is silghtly different from the previous entertainment and become more reliable with the passage of time. Additionally, theatres and cinemas has cultural values and also represented in different areas with various languages which make it interesting and supports the society in the form of economically through both public and government individually.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views on whether cinemas and theatres are still relevant in the digital age and providing a personal opinion. However, the development of ideas is limited and at times unclear due to expression issues. For example, the student writes 'Overall, we discuss the both views of didital age and the other opinion about the cinemas and theatres', which acts as an announcement rather than an effective introduction. The arguments regarding economic and cultural benefits are mentioned in the third paragraph ('raise money to the government and connect people with their roots'), but they remain somewhat underdeveloped and superficial. The student's position is discernible in the conclusion ('In my ponit of view...'), but the reasoning is muddled by linguistic errors. This performance best aligns with Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to structure the essay with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, and the writer uses transition markers such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'In my ponit of view'. However, the overall progression is impaired by poor logical sequencing and confusing sentence structures. Referencing is frequently unclear, as seen in phrases like 'because of it's widely useage and advantages which has serious impact on all the institutes', where the antecedent is ambiguous. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is often faulty or mechanical. The relationships between ideas are not always transparent, making the text difficult to follow in places. This corresponds to a Band 5 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical resource is limited and frequently inaccurate. The student uses basic vocabulary alongside attempts at less common words, but these often result in unnatural collocations and word choice errors, such as 'physically entertainment', 'waatching', 'acceptence', and 'didital'. There are also frequent spelling and morphological errors throughout the text (e.g., 'currently generation', 'poeple', 'silghtly'). While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic topic-related discussion about cinemas and the internet, the numerous errors cause noticeable strain and difficulty for the reader. This performance sits firmly at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is restricted, and the control over complex sentence structures is weak. The student attempts complex sentences, but these are frequently faulty, leading to severe grammatical breakdowns and run-on structures, such as 'Moreover, watching online save much effort through which people don't need to go there and pay for waatching movies in the cinemas and theares although watching with friends has more reliability then watching alone.' Errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'theatres and cinemas has'), tense usage, and prepositions are frequent and often impede communication. Simple sentences also contain basic errors. This level of grammatical control matches the Band 4 descriptors.

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