Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-11

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 6.0)

It is often argued that the upcoming generations will no longer be interested in purchasing newspaper or books since they will have free access to reading materials. I completely disagree with this statement, as online materials are free and easy to access, but also creates certain problems, somehow, it can lower the sales of books or newspaper but cannot be completely replaced.

To begin with one major reason is that use of smart phone is increasing day by day, and reading online is convenient and accessible everywhere, we can carry our smartphone everywhere and read whatever we want. Although it has several merits but at the same time, there are some demerits, it is hard to focus on the content for long time, especially online, and we do not remember what we have red, because we face many distractors like social media apps and notifications etc.

On the other hand, books or newspapers have their own benefits. We can focus on our content and keen to learn something that writer wanted us to teach. Books have their own aroma, they help us to concentrate and improve focus, also it is physiological proven that what we read through books, we remember it for a long run. For instance, it is seen that aspirant who are preparing for competitive exams, they often prefer newspapers or books over digital sources

In conclusion, I largely disagree that nobody from upcoming generation will buy books or newspaper and they will only be relying on Digital media because they both have different merits so advantages of one cannot outweigh the disadvantages of other.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

Your position is clear from the introduction to the conclusion: you disagree that printed books and newspapers will disappear, while acknowledging that online reading is convenient and may reduce print sales. You address both sides and support your view with relevant points about distraction, concentration, and exam candidates’ preferences. This gives the response a clear, relevant argument. To strengthen it further, develop the supporting points with more precise explanation: for example, explain why print helps readers retain information, rather than presenting this as a general claim, and clarify how the exam-preparation example supports the future-focused question. The discussion is persuasive overall, though some claims are broad and the ideas could be extended more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting contrasting considerations, and a conclusion that restates your position. Transitions such as “To begin with” and “On the other hand” help signal the movement between ideas, and the argument is generally easy to follow. However, some links are mechanical, and several sentences join multiple points without clear boundaries. For instance, the introduction’s “as online materials are free and easy to access, but also creates certain problems” combines contrasting ideas awkwardly, while the first body paragraph moves from convenience to distraction in a long sentence. Use clearer sentence breaks and more precise referencing, and make each paragraph’s central point explicit. This would preserve the logical progression while making cohesion more flexible and natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main argument, including “convenient,” “accessible,” “disadvantages,” “notifications,” and “competitive exams.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “concentrate” and “retain” (though the latter idea is expressed as “remember”). However, the range is limited by repeated basic terms such as “books,” “newspaper,” “benefits,” and “read,” and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate. Examples include “distractors” for sources of distraction, “physiological proven” for a claim about research, and “what we read through books.” These choices sometimes make the meaning less natural. Build a wider set of precise collocations for print and digital reading, and check word forms and spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a concession with “Although” and a reason clause beginning “since.” This shows some range, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, complex sentences are often not controlled successfully, and errors occur in agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries. For example, “online materials … creates” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “Although it has several merits but…” uses an incorrect conjunction pattern. The opening paragraph also runs several clauses together, and “they help us to concentrate and improve focus, also it is…” needs clearer punctuation or restructuring. Practise building accurate compound and subordinate sentences, checking that subjects match verbs and that each sentence has a complete, clearly punctuated structure.

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