Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In the future nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In time to come no one will purchase hard copy newspapers neither will anyone buy books, the rationale is people will view all they want in internet without making payments. I strongly agree to this statement.

On one hand, advancements in technology is one the reasons people will want to read online rather than using newspapers. With the availability of smartphones, a product of technology had mad it easier for people to access informations they need online. For instance, before now during olympics in early 2000s there was no use of cell phones easily accesible to people, the few phones available were expensive and were obtained by well to do individuals. But nowadays phones are accessible and affordable to masses to get the information want.

Similarly, easy accessibility of information online. Many communication companies post information online inorder to generate revenue. Most of these news are easily gotten without restrictions thereby allowing individuals to log into websites and access information and in turn generate income from the data users used to log in to their websites.

On the other hand, printed newspaper has its own advantage by reducing rate of eye diseases young ones are facing in society. According to statistics, the rate of eye injury as a result of constant fixing of eyes to electonic devices had increased dramatically. For example, people who constantly use their phones instead of newspapers to access information have given numerous complaints of painful eyes and most are diagnosed with corneal injury and are advised to limit the way they use their phones.

In summary, aside the benefit of reduced eye injury, I am still strongly of the opinion that people will no longer buy printed newspapers because of technology advancements and accessibility of informations online.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you strongly agree that online access will replace purchases of printed newspapers and books. You give relevant reasons, including wider smartphone access and the availability of online news, and you acknowledge a counterpoint about eye health. However, the response only partly develops the full claim. Most examples concern newspapers and news, while the future of printed books receives little attention. The point about companies earning revenue from users’ data also needs a clearer explanation of how this makes reading free. To strengthen the response, address both books and newspapers directly, explain whether all online material will truly be free, and develop each reason with a precise example or explanation. The position is relevant, but several ideas remain general or unclear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, supporting paragraphs, a counterargument and a conclusion. The signposts “On one hand,” “Similarly,” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the broad direction of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. The paragraph beginning “Similarly, easy accessibility of information online” is a sentence fragment, and its explanation about companies’ revenue and users’ data is difficult to follow. The first supporting paragraph also moves from the Olympics to phone affordability without making the example’s relevance fully explicit. Use complete topic sentences, connect each example directly to its main point, and make references such as “these news” more precise. This would make the organisation more consistently clear rather than relying mainly on basic signposting.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “advancements in technology,” “accessibility,” “revenue,” and “corneal injury,” which helps convey the main ideas. There is also an attempt to vary expression through phrases such as “hard copy” and “printed newspaper.” However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive, and some errors make the meaning less clear. For example, “informations” is not normally plural, “well to do individuals” is an awkward expression, and “fixing of eyes to electronic devices” is unnatural. Spelling errors such as “accesible” and “electonic” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more natural combinations, such as “access information,” “affordable for the general public,” and “prolonged screen use,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “Although” in the final paragraph and a relative clause in “a product of technology had mad it easier.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur across the response. For example, “advancements in technology is” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the information want” is missing a subject and verb structure. “Similarly, easy accessibility of information online” is not a complete sentence, and the opening sentence has an unclear construction with “neither.” There are also problems with articles, plurals and verb forms, as in “printed newspaper has its own advantage.” Practise building accurate complete sentences first, then combine ideas using subordinate clauses and clear punctuation.

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