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 practical life, more people are willingly to read online because its much more comfortable and easier and also very assesable online as compare to bua a book or a printed news paper. Technology made everything advance and easily asseable to people and had a huge impact on lifes. A lot of people prefer to read online it is beacause its easily available they dont have to got to a shop or market to find there specific type of book.
Back in the 1900s era people love to read newpaper in person whether the techology were not that advance. There are still people who believes that reading news paper or books physicly is much more fun then reading online. Its depend on the people choice to either read online through laptop or a mobile phone or read a book in a person. Because of advance technology specially phones everything is available online for free there are several apps and websites to read a book even movies are based on books or if we talk about newspaper there are many many apps like facebook, youtube or google etc which provides information around the world. People are definetly more intrested in reading online.
In my opinion agree with the given information about the last of printed newspaper and books. Because people are becaming more and more advance in comes of technology and the printed newspaper and books are becaming least popular. A lot of people do not want to invest money to buy a information which avaiable online free for them.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to address the prompt regarding whether printed newspapers and books will disappear in favour of free online reading. The student manages to present a position agreeing with the statement, noting that online materials are cheaper, more comfortable, and easily accessible. However, the ideas lack deep extension and are repetitive, particularly when discussing accessibility and technological advancements. While all parts of the prompt are touched upon, the development is somewhat superficial and over-generalized. Phrases like 'In my opinion agree with the given information' show a clear stance, but the overall argument requires more robust support and specific examples to move into higher bands. Based on the descriptors, this performance aligns closely with Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay displays some logical organisation with a three-paragraph structure, but overall progression is hindered by repetitive ideas and weak paragraph transitions. Cohesive devices are either missing or used inaccurately, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the sudden shift into historical context about the 1900s without a clear transitional link. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is somewhat disjointed, with the introduction and body points blurring together. Pronoun referencing and conjunctions do not consistently maintain clear links between sentences, leading to a mechanical and halting flow. These features are characteristic of a Band 5.0 performance for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling and word-choice errors that occasionally impede communication. Examples of non-standard usage include 'willingly' instead of 'willing', 'assesable' and 'asseable' instead of 'accessible', and 'bua' instead of 'buy'. The student attempts less common vocabulary such as 'technology' and 'information', but persistent spelling errors ('beacause', 'physicly', 'intrested', 'becaming') and incorrect collocations ('invest money to buy a information') restrict the range. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of online reading versus printed media, it falls within the boundaries of Band 4.0 due to the high frequency of lexical and spelling inaccuracies.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is limited, featuring mostly simple or poorly controlled complex sentences. There are frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and word formation throughout the response, such as 'its much more comfortable' (missing apostrophe), 'Technology made everything advance' (incorrect verb form), and sentence fragments like 'Back in the 1900s era people love to read newpaper in person whether the techology were not that advance.' Subject-verb agreement issues and tense inconsistencies are prevalent. Although the reader can generally piece together the intended meaning, the high frequency of basic grammatical errors means that communication is occasionally strained. This corresponds to a Band 4.0 level.
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