Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-08

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 5.5)

Nowdays, people prefer to read newspapers and books on their mobile phones instead to read in going to the library becuase all material are easy to take on the interent . But some people that go to library for reading book,novels,articles and newspaper as their regular sechdule. let's discuss all the prons and cons of this statement.

Commencing with the most prominent reason that Technology is incresing and day by day in result everything is easy to avial with the help of social media handles.Moreover, Individulas can read any book and any type of news on their phones instead to go in the library and find the material. However, people no need to carry heavy books and newspapers also important part is there are some online webiste which provide free acess to read and listen. for example,A person who do job 9 to 5 daily and there is small lunch break if they had to know about specific news they can search on mobile rather than going on that.

On other hand, older people who doesnot know about how to use mobile phones and their fixed routine is made to read printed newspaper with cup of tea. there are some indiviuduals who cannot afford phones,laptops and tablets they had only facilty to go in library and take the books or printed newspaper. Moreover, people had lost their reading experience in addition, their are less realible data on internet as compare to online websites.

In conclusion, my view is all people should up to date with time and the concequnces depend on their own seeing some have phones and some does not and they would love to read printed copies instead on phones.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You discuss both online reading and reasons some people may continue using printed materials, and you give a personal view in the conclusion. The examples about a worker checking news during a lunch break and older readers’ routines are relevant. However, the task asks how far you agree or disagree with the prediction that nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because online content will be free. Your opening instead frames the response as a general discussion of advantages and disadvantages, and your final position—that people should keep up with the times but some will prefer print—does not clearly state the extent of your agreement. Develop a direct position and explain whether free online access is likely to replace printed purchases, rather than mainly describing who uses each format.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, with a broadly understandable contrast between online reading and printed materials. Connectors such as “Moreover,” “However” and “On other hand” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is not always clear: the first body paragraph moves from technology to convenience, free websites and a work-break example without a sharply stated central claim. Some linking phrases are inaccurate or mechanical, and “However” does not clearly signal the relationship between the points that follow. The conclusion also introduces a vague idea about “consequences” rather than drawing together the argument. Give each paragraph one clear focus, use transitions that express the precise relationship between ideas, and make references such as “they” unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “printed newspaper,” “reading experience,” “afford” and “reliable data,” and you use some topic-specific terms such as “novels” and “articles.” However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts of the response difficult to follow, for example “avial,” “sechdule,” “prons,” and “concequnces.” Some combinations are also unnatural, including “easy to take on the internet” and “up to date with time.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “digital publications,” “access content,” and “purchase printed copies” would help you express the comparison clearly without relying on repeated general words such as “people,” “read” and “material.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a conditional example about someone working from nine to five. However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty, so the reader sometimes has to work to understand the intended meaning. Examples include “people that go to library for reading book” and “older people who doesnot know,” where articles, plurals and subject–verb agreement are not controlled. In “there are less realible data,” the sentence structure and agreement are also problematic. Punctuation and sentence boundaries need attention, particularly where a new sentence begins after “Moreover” or “for example.” Practise building accurate sentences with relative clauses and conditionals, then check articles, verb forms, agreement and punctuation.

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