Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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 upcomping times, no individual will purchase hard form of reading materials because of advanced technology, people read soft form of pdf or word document in free of cost instead of paying for it. This is because of the technolgoy advancement everything is avaible on internet where you can click and download or you read online through internet, but some of people prefer to read books and newspapers.

Although, with advancement technology people prefer easy way to solve their problems. Read everything online is one of the part, people run to internet whenever they have to finds reaserach or any article which is published in any newspaper. The use of `newspaper become least common. People prefer to read online and rather buying them, alot of stuff are available on internet for free so they choose easy way to read. Reading online benefits in many different ways such as save of time, reduce costs, save money etc.

However the use of print media is decreasing day by day, but in some extent people prefer to read it. Most of people believe reading books and newspaper have their own benefits on personal life. For instance alot of people thinks AI is dangerous for human mind and if they stop reading books, it will effect them more. Reading books build a sense of feeling in human nature where he learn and feel about the society and human nature. Different reseracher are worried that AI will replace the sense of feeling in human nature and by reading books and novels it will help to maintain the human feelings.

Furhtermore people believe read online effects on health, once they addictive to screen it's hard to minimise it. Screen time affects human eye sights, affect on human brain this is the reason people perfer to read books.

In conclusion, advanced technology makes people life easy in many extent like availability of materials online for human and on the other hand people pefer to read books and newspaper while thinking that everything have own advantage and disadvantge on human life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both sides of the prompt: online reading is convenient and often free, while printed books and newspapers still appeal to some readers. Your final paragraph also signals a balanced view. However, the extent of your agreement is not stated clearly enough; the introduction mainly restates the claim, and the conclusion says both formats have advantages without directly deciding whether printed media will disappear. The points about convenience and screen-related health concerns are relevant, but the discussion of AI and human feelings is less clearly connected to whether people will buy printed materials, and several ideas need fuller explanation or support. State your position explicitly and develop the most relevant reasons with specific examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure, with an introduction, paragraphs presenting online reading and reasons to retain print, and a conclusion. Contrast markers such as “Although,” “However,” and “Furthermore” help signal shifts between ideas. At times, though, the progression within paragraphs is difficult to follow: the discussion moves from free online content to AI and human feelings without clearly explaining the links. Some transitions are also mechanical, and the conclusion repeats the general contrast rather than drawing the argument together. Improve cohesion by giving each paragraph one clear central point, ordering supporting details logically, and using references such as “this concern” or “these advantages” to make connections explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “advanced technology,” “print media,” “availability,” and “screen time.” However, the range and control are limited by repeated general words and noticeable spelling, word-form, and collocation errors. Examples include “hard form” and “soft form” for printed and digital materials, “in free of cost,” and “people run to internet.” These choices sometimes make the meaning less natural or less precise. Aim to learn topic-specific phrases in complete collocations and check spelling carefully; more accurate wording would help you express the contrast between digital access and continued demand for print with greater clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including contrast clauses beginning “Although” and “However,” and a reason introduced by “because.” Some sentence structures communicate the main ideas, but errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction recur. For example, “Read everything online is one of the part” needs a grammatical subject and a correct plural form, while “alot of people thinks” has a subject–verb agreement problem. The opening also joins several independent ideas with commas, making the sentence difficult to control. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with one clear subordinate clause; check that subjects and verbs agree and that each sentence is complete.

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