Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22
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)
Today, the peinted news papers and books were offen readed by people in society, because of increasing use of technolocal advancement and e-news with easy reading facility without paying. I strongly agree with this statement and in this essay i will explain my point of view.
The increasing use of mobile phones, tablets, computers and different AI tools, everything is now comes to online, like e-learning, online lectures, e-reading, e-newspapers and etc. In many colleges, universities and in schools , students were learn from online platforms and also they like to read e-books because the online books are easy to read all explainations. Also, the youngsters were using online apps or websites to read daily news. Moreover it is time saving and worthy in cost, best for employees and workers. The highlighted poits of news were make them easy to read.
There are several disadvantages from my point of view, because the young generation and gen-z were never understood the value of reading books from library and newspapers.
The using e-books and online newspapers will decrease the concentration from reading also make them lazy day by day. Most people will use mobile phones over printed matterial to read. In contrast, some people also prefer to read books and news paper, they like to read from offline matterial or make reading as a habbit. Make a reading habbit is the best advantages in todays world.
In conclusion, using online matterial of books and newspaper make people life easier than before and i totally agree with the statement, but also people do not forget the value of printed matterial to read. There are some people who still like to read books from liberty and offline paper.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response attempts to address the prompt regarding whether free online reading will completely replace printed books and newspapers. The writer takes a clear position by strongly agreeing with the statement, stating 'I strongly agree with this statement'. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. While the writer mentions convenience, cost, and time-saving aspects in the second paragraph, the arguments remain underdeveloped and rely on over-generalizations. Furthermore, the discussion shifts slightly into the disadvantages of online reading and acknowledges people who still prefer offline materials, which creates a slight contradiction in a strictly agreed stance. To achieve a higher band, the ideas need more substantial extension and clearer logical progression throughout the body paragraphs.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organized into four paragraphs, including an introduction and a conclusion. However, the logical progression within and between paragraphs is faulty. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as starting a sentence with 'Moreover it is time saving' and 'The using e-books and online newspapers'. Referencing is also problematic; for instance, the phrase 'Most people will use mobile phones over printed matterial to read. In contrast, some people also prefer to read books...' lacks smooth transition. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal unity of the paragraphs is weak, as thoughts on advantages and disadvantages are mixed together rather than clearly separated.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The lexical resource is limited and heavily impacted by spelling and word-formation errors. Examples of basic spelling mistakes include 'peinted', 'news papers', 'offen', 'readed', 'technolocal', 'matterial', 'habbit', and 'liberty'. The vocabulary used is quite repetitive, relying on basic terms like 'online', 'read', 'books', and 'newspapers'. Although the student attempts some less common phrasing like 'technological advancement' and 'time saving and worthy in cost', the pervasive errors in spelling and word choice ('the using e-books') significantly impede the clarity of communication and pull the score down into the lower bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The grammatical range is restricted, consisting primarily of simple and faulty complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'Today, the peinted news papers and books were offen readed by people', 'everything is now comes to online', and 'students were learn from online platforms'. Tense consistency is frequently broken, shifting inappropriately between past and present forms ('were offen readed', 'is now comes', 'were learn'). Punctuation and article usage are also unreliable. These persistent and dense errors cause frequent difficulty for the reader and prevent the response from achieving a higher grammatical score.
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