Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-20

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 5.0)

In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. I complete agree that this is a positive development. This is because in future people can save their money and chance to studie whole world and easy to save this information in their mobiles.

The main reason is that though technology like smartphones and internet people can find the daily newpapers and also their books, if you want to read it, For example, who employee lead busy life and they do not have time to go shops and buy newspaper,so it's a great facilitie. Moreover, recent research illustrate that majority of people who like to ready books and newspaper now prefer ready though use of internet.

The second reason is that this facilities people can study of all countires newspapers and books and if you need to more research and information about the research they easy to find online. For instance, new studies shows that many people upload their blogs about the different topic like health, education and international issues, so can reseach without any payment and any travel.

The last reason is that so many people have acces to save their newspaper in their mobile because, if rightnow, people do not time to study than they easy to save in their free times. For example, students and employee have short of times of readying, because they have attend their classes and office meeting, so though online they store the newspaper and books in their mobile, after when they are free they can start to readying. As a result, increase the figures of people who like to ready the daily newspaper and blogs and other important information day by day.

In conclusion, not doubth in the future online readying and researching facilites provide many research opportunities or so many benefits, especially for students and employee.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to address the prompt by agreeing that digital reading without payment will replace printed books and newspapers. A position is presented in the introduction ("I complete agree that this is a positive development"), and the body paragraphs offer reasons regarding cost savings, access to global information, and convenience. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive. The argument primarily cycles around the notion that mobile phones allow people to save time and read for free, without deep elaboration. Furthermore, the prompt specifically asks whether they agree or disagree with the statement that nobody will buy printed items because online reading will be free; the student misinterprets part of the prompt by reinterpreting it as purely a positive development regarding convenience rather than directly interrogating the absolute nature of the claim ("nobody will buy..."). Consequently, this meets the criteria for Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is arranged into paragraphs, including an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing some basic organizational structure. However, overall progression is lacking because the second and third body paragraphs heavily overlap in concept, repeatedly mentioning mobile phones, saving information, and convenience for employees and students. Cohesive devices are frequently inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the overuse of transitional phrases like "The main reason is that", "The second reason is that", and "The last reason is that". Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within sentences is often faulty, making the flow somewhat mechanical and difficult to follow in places. These features place the response firmly in Band 5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and frequently strained by noticeable errors that cause difficulty for the reader. The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the topic, such as "facilitie", "research opportunities", and "international issues", but there are persistent word-form and spelling errors throughout the text. Examples include "complete" instead of completely, "studie" instead of study, "newpapers", "facilitie", "readying" used repeatedly instead of reading, "acces", and "rightnow". Collocations are frequently awkward, such as "short of times of readying". While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic topic, the high frequency of lexical and spelling inaccuracies prevents the response from reaching Band 6, fitting the Band 5 descriptor well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is weak. There is a high frequency of grammatical errors, including missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect verb tenses, and faulty clause structures (e.g., "This is because in future people can save their money and chance to studie whole world", "though technology like smartphones and internet people can find...", and "who employee lead busy life"). Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also problematic, with run-on sentences and comma splices appearing frequently (e.g., "...buy newspaper,so it's a great facilitie"). Although some simpler sentences are comprehensible, the frequency of systematic grammatical errors makes reading difficult, aligning with Band 5.

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