Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-17
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)
Nowdays technology is very popular amoung the people as a result, it is widely belief that in the future no one will pay for stationary books or newspapers because they will be able to learn everything online without paying money. In my opinion, i agree with this viewpoint but to some extent because, there is neumeruos advantages of leraning from books.
Looking first learning from books, reading newspapers and books plays a crucial role in pupil life they provide you a better environment for learning for instance, when we go to the library so, inside the library there is no distraction you study wery will with out any destrbance on the othere hand, if you study from mobile phone so, there is a lot of distruction such as TikTok, facebook, and other social madia plate forms are available to distrub you as a result, you do not give focus well to study for example, when you starting study from mobile phone and that time any type of notification you recive on mobile as a result, you leave your study and go to social madia therefore, learning from books is beneficial instead of learning from mobile phone.
Now in term of learning online, learning online can save your money and time. This is benificial for those student who's are financialy week for instance, those students who have no money for buynig books are newspaper, it is better for that to learn online. In addition, it can save your time for axample, if you learn from books so, sometime you have to go to library or accadmy by contrast, if you learn online so you can learn from your home easily.
In conclusion, learning online can save your time and money but also there is some disadvantages. I believe that the advantages of reading from books is more than learning from online plateforms.
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 addresses the prompt by discussing both the advantages of physical books and the benefits of online learning, ultimately taking a clear position that physical books are still preferable. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive, particularly regarding distractions on mobile phones versus the quietness of libraries. While the writer addresses all parts of the task, the arguments lack depth and rely on simplistic examples. This performance aligns best with the Band 5 descriptors, as the ideas are under-developed and the position, although discernible, is supported by limited reasoning and minor tangents about cost and time.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay has a basic structure with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, satisfying the overall arrangement requirement. However, paragraphing and cohesive devices are handled poorly. The second body paragraph is a massive, run-on block of text packed with numerous clauses linked loosely by commas, conjunctions, and phrases like 'as a result' and 'for example'. Referencing is frequently unclear, and the mechanical repetition of transitional phrases creates a choppy and confusing flow. This fits the Band 5 descriptor where organisation is present, but overall progression is lacking and cohesive devices are inadequate or over-used.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive throughout the essay. The writer makes numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'Nowdays' instead of Nowadays, 'amoung' for among, 'belief' for believed, 'neumeruos' for numerous, 'leraning' for learning, 'wery will' for very well, 'destrbance' for disturbance, 'othere' for other, 'madia' for media, 'plate forms' for platforms, 'distrub' for disturb, 'benificial' for beneficial, 'week' for weak, 'buynig' for buying, and 'accadmy' for academy. These errors are frequent and occasionally strain the reader's comprehension, placing the lexical range firmly at Band 4, though some minimally adequate vocabulary is demonstrated.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The student attempts some complex structures, but these attempts are frequently faulty and result in run-on sentences with massive comma splices, such as in the second paragraph where multiple independent clauses are joined improperly. Punctuation is largely absent or misused, and grammatical errors are pervasive, including subject-verb agreement issues ('student who's are financialy week') and tense inconsistencies. The majority of sentences contain errors, many of which cause difficulty for the reader and obscure meaning at times. This reflects the characteristics of Band 4 grammar.
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