Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-26
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 this contemporary world,Most of people want to read newspapers and and books online instead of purchasing it without paying.People are nowadays read newspapers and books with less time they even dont want to be able to go for market for buying these items.Some people believe that buying these items is a kind of wastage of money.While the other believe that we should shifted ourself to paperless world.
I partly agreed with the above statement that buying and purcahsing the books or newspapers is a wastage of time if a person has a gadgets like a cell phone and have a ability to access internet.Through this access people visited different websites to get first hand knowledge.For example if a person has intrested in reading BBC news and that is only available on print media so why should they go for pay on news papers and books.They considered it to be meaningless for paying it.
On the other hand people who were not intrested in buying a books and newspapers or they were not considered tradational reading will always look for a new way to find it.Most of people concious about cleaninliness and worried about environmental changes and its harmful effects on globe.So not to buying these items could prevent from pollution which spread fastly in todays world.For example,after use of paper it was seemed to be waste and dumb of garbage of these papers were seen every where which leads to have problem and can cause serious health issues in people where they live and also in aquatic life as well.That is the reason in future no body will wants to purchase these itrems.
To conclude, buying newspaper is a kind of wastage of money in modern age world.While we should shifted ourself to paperless world.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses the prompt by discussing whether printed newspapers and books will disappear in favour of free online reading, taking a partial stance. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited and repetitive. For instance, the argument regarding environmental cleanliness and pollution is introduced in the third paragraph, but it remains underdeveloped with generalised statements like 'after use of paper it was seemed to be waste and dumb of garbage'. While the writer manages to cover the main components of the prompt, the explanation of viewpoints lacks sufficient depth and supporting evidence. The overall position is partially clear, but the ideas tend to blur into one another without robust extension, aligning closely with a Band 5 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a brief conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and poor sentence-level cohesion. Words like 'While' are misused to link contrasting ideas poorly, and referencing is often unclear (e.g., 'buying and purcahsing the books or newspapers is a wastage of time if a person has a gadgets like a cell phone and have a ability to access internet'). Furthermore, paragraphing is somewhat erratic, and the overarching flow is disjointed, making it difficult for the reader to follow the argument smoothly. Overall, the organizational structure displays features characteristic of a Band 5 level.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently revolving around terms like 'newspapers', 'books', 'online', and 'buying'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices throughout the text, such as 'purcahsing', 'shifted ourself', 'first hand knowledge', and 'dumb of garbage'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate to convey basic meaning, but attempts at less common words result in inaccuracies that occasionally cause strain for the reader, placing this essay squarely at Band 4.5 to 5.0. We will award a Band 5.0 for a minimally adequate range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are heavily flawed. Frequent errors in tense, subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions impede readability. Examples include 'Most of people want', 'People are nowadays read', 'they even dont want to be able to go', 'a gadgets', and 'if a person has intrested'. Complex structures are consistently faulty, and punctuation is weak, leading to sentences that frequently distort meaning or cause difficulty for the reader. This corresponds to a Band 4.0 descriptor profile.
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