Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-12
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 the upcoming decades everyone will not buy newspapers or book in the significant factor is every content about newspapers, magazines, books and any content became online without paying and I'm strongly encouraged this Statement.
Overall, technology changed every time in 90's human had newspapers or books to read news or any other informative articles after that in the end of 90's and in the 20th century the era of radio and television changed the mindset of reading newspapers or books and now we enter in the social media revolution which has been changed everything now we have read any news, any article, any blog and any interesting and informative content online on social media with advanced technology genre and also we watch any infotainment content or news about anything around the globe on social media platforms.
In the upcoming decades the era changed and people not buy printed newspapers, magazines or books to read because every single person have their own personal smartphone and social media and they'll be able to read every content or news online on new media. For example when i was kid we read books and newspapers and my parents gives me money for buying newspapers and books but now things will be influenced we can easily read any content any news or any book on Google and other social media platforms without any use money and i believe thats encouraging useful technology and i strongly agreed with this.
Additionally, i strongly agreed and recommended that not to buy printed news paper, magazines and book while we are able to read any content, news, books and blogs on social media without paying.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to address the prompt regarding the future of printed newspapers and books versus free online reading materials, stating a clear position of strong agreement. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive. The arguments tend to over-generalise and lack concrete supporting data, relying heavily on personal anecdotes such as 'when i was kid we read books'. While the writer does cover all parts of the task broadly, the main ideas are not fully extended or substantiated with sophisticated reasoning. Consequently, the performance aligns best with the Band 5 descriptors, where the task is addressed, but the ideas remain somewhat limited and under-developed throughout the essay.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The essay lacks clear logical organisation and progression. Paragraphing is problematic; the response is essentially structured as one massive introduction/body paragraph followed by another lengthy paragraph and a brief concluding sentence. This creates a wall of text that makes the overall progression difficult to follow. Furthermore, cohesive devices are either absent or inappropriately used, with run-on sentences and a lack of proper punctuation leading to mechanical and faulty connections between clauses. Referencing is also unclear at times, particularly in the overly long compound sentences. These issues place the response firmly at Band 4, as information and ideas are not arranged in a sufficiently coherent or well-paragraph manner.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently reusing terms such as 'content', 'social media', 'newspapers', and 'books' without sufficient variation. There are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'every content about newspapers... became online without paying' and 'without any use money', which cause some difficulty for the reader and strain comprehension. While the writer attempts some less common vocabulary like 'infotainment' and 'technological genre', the lack of precision and frequent lexical inaccuracies mean the response cannot reach Band 6. The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate, fitting the Band 5 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical structure of the essay is heavily flawed. The response consists primarily of extremely long run-on sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions or commas instead of proper periods or semi-colons, as seen in the second paragraph. There is a lack of control over complex sentence forms, and basic grammatical errors are frequent, including tense inconsistencies ('technology changed every time in 90's human had...') and missing articles or prepositions. Punctuation is largely neglected, with sentences running on for lines without proper stops. These persistent errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader, aligning the grammar score with Band 4.
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