Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)
In future nobody will buy printed newspapers or books.All peoples prefer online books and read newspapers and books without paying.
All over the word the school and colloge students can buy books for their studys.On the other hand in university level studends cannot prefer buying books they study online with the help on google and chatGpt and that types of things they use.Morever newspaper are aslo buy few peoples how love read newspaper but in future newspaper are not use beacuse peoples watch news online like Youtube and Instagram.
This statement are all most ture and in future peoples cannot buy books and newspapers.Beacuse people prefer online books beacuse its total free and you just search the book name and book are avaialbe.
On the other hand online books are aslo save your money and time.Futhermore newspaper are aslo take to much time to read.If you can search any news online they proved you all the information and aslo they proved live news of your country.
Moreover some peoples belives reading books and newspaper are good thing reading a book and reading a newspaper are proved saticfiation and they dont prefer online study and watch online news.But in future newspapers are totally end and students also depend on online study and aslo some students are comfortable with online study beacuse they think its easy for reading a book
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
You take a position that the statement is mostly true, and you give relevant reasons, including free access, saving time and money, and the continued preference some people have for printed material. However, the position is not consistently explained: the opening says nobody will buy print, while the later contrast about people who value reading is not resolved. Several points are asserted rather than supported, and the response does not fully explore whether all books and newspapers will be available online for free. The response is 221 words, below the 250-word minimum; the eight words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop your reasons with examples and explain the limits of your agreement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
There is an attempt to organise the response into paragraphs and to connect points with phrases such as “On the other hand,” “Moreover,” and “Furthermore.” The reader can identify a broad movement from online access to the benefits of digital reading and then to people who still prefer print. However, progression is not consistently clear: the first paragraph repeats the prompt, and the contrast between “nobody will buy” print and some people’s preference for it is left unresolved. Several linking expressions are used mechanically or do not clearly signal the relationship between ideas. Improve the sequence by giving each paragraph one main point, linking examples directly to it, and using pronouns and transitions with clear references.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
Your vocabulary is basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on “people,” “books,” “online,” and “prefer.” Some wording communicates the topic, such as “save your money and time” and “live news,” but errors in spelling, word form, and collocation often make the message harder to read: examples include “all over the word,” “studys,” “proved saticfiation,” and “newspaper are aslo buy few peoples.” Aim to use a wider set of accurate terms for print and digital media, and check spelling carefully. More precise phrases such as “digital publications,” “printed editions,” and “access news online” would help you express comparisons without repeating the same basic words.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
You attempt some longer sentences and use basic connectors to express contrast and reasons, but sentence structures are very limited and errors occur frequently, sometimes obscuring relationships between ideas. For example, “This statement are all most ture” has subject–verb agreement and sentence-form problems, while “some peoples belives reading books and newspaper are good thing” contains several agreement and article errors. There are also run-on sentences and missing spaces after full stops, as in the opening. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “because,” “although,” and “while.” Check agreement, articles, plural forms, and punctuation before submitting.
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