Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-12

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 6.0)

The advancement of technology is so remarkable that having no access to physical books or newspaper is not a problem for us to get continuous news or quench our thirst for reading books.Some people may argue that near future there will be zero availability of buying newspapers and books because everything will be availabe online while other says it's never gonna happen. In my opinion i disagree with this view of uprooting offline newspaper and books.

Begining with, at present many websites are actually serving with free pdf of several books, any person can have access to these third party website's pdf and can read books.Same goes for the newspapers, anyone can use the actual websites and read news online. Carrying the newspaper and books is a hassle sometimes, having access to online portals have made it much easier. Fast paced world with fast paced news creating the idea of eradicate the concept of having offline newspaper and books.

Subsequently, advancement doest not mean everything will be cheaper, life may get easier but there is cost that must be paid. Online newspapers are now a days turning into the paid version,where to read any news poeple have to pay a certain amount. If the everything becomes oline publishers have to put charges into online reading so that they give share the royalties with the writer. Surfing into third party websites create security risk which is harmful. So maybe it may come in handy but near future there will cost and security threat that may arise and enhance with time.

In conclusion, clearly there are few positive aspects of having online newspaper and books but that will not eliminate the offline newspaper and books. New advancement may make our life easier but that will not delete the consideration for having offline newspaper and books.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you disagree that online access will eliminate printed books and newspapers. You address both the appeal of digital reading and reasons print may remain, including convenience, online charges, royalties, and security risks. These are relevant points, but they are not developed equally. The first body paragraph mainly explains why online reading is convenient, without showing clearly why this does not lead to print disappearing. The second gives a stronger counterargument, though the link between publishers charging for online content and continued demand for print could be explained more fully. To strengthen the response, develop specific reasons people will continue choosing print, such as preference for physical copies or limited internet access, and connect each example directly to your position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the ideas generally move from digital convenience to possible drawbacks. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. For example, the first body paragraph moves from free PDFs to newspaper websites, then to convenience, and finally to the idea of eradicating print without making the relationship between these points explicit. Transitions such as “Begining with” and “Subsequently” are noticeable and somewhat mechanical, while repeated references to “offline newspaper and books” make the conclusion feel repetitive. Use clearer topic sentences and link each supporting point to the paragraph’s main claim; vary referencing with terms such as “printed publications” or “physical copies.”

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including “third party websites,” “royalties,” “security risk,” and “advancement of technology.” These choices show attempts to use more specific language, and the overall meaning is usually clear. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “quench our thirst for reading books,” “serving with free pdf,” and “enhance with time” do not express the intended ideas naturally. There are also spelling errors, including “availabe,” “Begining,” and “doest.” Aim for precise, conventional collocations and check spelling carefully. For instance, “provide free PDFs,” “meet readers’ demand for books,” and “increase over time” would communicate your points more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and conditional structures such as “If everything becomes online…” This gives the response some variety, and the main argument remains understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless recur. Examples include missing articles or plural forms in “physical books or newspaper,” subject–verb agreement in “advancement doest not mean,” and the incomplete construction “so that they give share the royalties.” Several sentences also run together without appropriate punctuation, as in the opening paragraph and “read books.Same goes for the newspapers.” Review articles, agreement, sentence boundaries, and clause structure. Breaking longer sentences into complete units and proofreading punctuation would make your reasoning easier to follow.

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