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)

With the advancemant in technology nowadays mostly people use digital media and find things online and also students mostly relay on PDF's and power point slides instead of printed books nor notes. But I disagree with this statement that in future nobody will buy printted material such as books or newspapers because these materialistic items have many benefits.

To begin with, using mobile phones or computer for long period of time is very unhealthy and generate harmful effects on human body such as eye problem, creating mental health issues and release different chemicals in access in brian such as dopamine and one depression causing hormon such as cortisol and reduce sleeping hormones. While reading printed newspapers or books they do not effect your eyes nither releasing harmful chemicals in your brain.

Moreover, lots of families associated with this business of printing and selling. So, if this businesses were stoped in the future they have nothing to feed their childrens. Futhermore, several fales news spread on social media and on different online platforms like Tiktok, Facebook and X to create hype and for gaining views. On the otherhand, printed media is much more athunetic and reliable and provieds accurate information compared to socail media.

In conclusion, the future of printed media is not ended but it slows down because the reach of digital media is increasing day by day but printed media presist due to human prefrence more accuracy and need for publisher to charge for content. Therefore, one replacing the other entirly both digital and traditional print media coexit in future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you disagree that printed material will disappear, and the conclusion reinforces this by predicting that print and digital media will coexist. The response addresses the future of both books and newspapers and gives relevant reasons, including health concerns, employment in the publishing industry, and the reliability of printed sources. The health argument is explained with several examples, while the effects on families whose livelihoods depend on printing are less fully developed. The claim that print is more reliable than social media also needs qualification or support, since it is stated broadly. To strengthen the response, explain how these points specifically mean people will continue to buy print, and develop each main reason with clearer evidence or examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall structure: an introduction states your view, two body paragraphs present reasons, and a conclusion returns to the prediction of coexistence. Paragraphs generally have a central focus, and signposts such as “To begin with,” “Moreover,” and “In conclusion” help readers follow the argument. Some connections are less smooth or precise. For example, the shift from health effects to printed media in the first body paragraph is abrupt, and “So” introduces the employment point without fully explaining the link to future purchasing. The final sentence also combines several ideas in a way that makes their relationship difficult to follow. Use clearer links between each claim and its consequence, and make references such as “these materialistic items” more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “digital media,” “printed media,” “reliable,” “accurate information,” and “coexist.” These choices help communicate the main argument, and some less common terms show an effort to express specific ideas. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause: “advancemant,” “athunetic,” and “presist” obscure the intended words, while “materialistic items” is not a natural way to describe books and newspapers. There are also awkward combinations such as “generate harmful effects” and “gaining views.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations, and choose precise terms rather than using formal-sounding words that do not fit the meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, for example the opening contrast between digital use and your disagreement, and the sentence beginning “Futhermore” about false news. This gives the response some structural variety, and the main position remains understandable. However, control is uneven in longer constructions. In “using mobile phones or computer for long period of time is very unhealthy and generate,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the sentence continues with several ideas joined without clear grammatical boundaries. The conclusion’s final sentence also lacks a clear structure. Review agreement, articles and plural forms, and divide long sentences when several claims are being added. More accurate complex sentences would make your reasoning easier to follow.

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