Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-22

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 5.5)

AS WORLD IS GOING UNDERGOES INVENTIONS DAY BY DAY PEOPLE WILL MORE PREFER TO RAD BOOKS AND NEWSPAER BY INTERNET WITHOUT INVESTMENT RATHER THEN ON PAPER.I PERSONALY BLEAVE LEARNING AND READING ONLINE IS MUCH BETTER .IN THIS ESSAY I AM GOING TO DISCUSS BOTH POINTS WITH SOLID REASONS.

ON ONE HAND WORLD IS SHIFTING TOWORDS DIGITAL MODE EVERY FIELD HAVE ADVANCMENT EVEN MOSTLY INDIVIDUAL CHOOSE TP READ BOOKS FREE BY USING DIFFERNT WEBSITES ,JOURNALS,WIKIPIDIA BY CHROMEBOOKS,TABLETS,MOBILES.IN ADDITION PERSONS PERIORITISE TO AWEARE NEWS BY DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKEYOUTUBE,TWITTER,INSTAGRAM,FACEBOOK PAGES ,WHTSAPP CHANNALS EVEN VIA DIFFERENT NEWS CHANNAL PUBLISH NEWSBLOGS ON THEIR PERSONAL WEBSITES.MOREOVER PEOPLE WATCH DIFFERENT TALKSHOWS ,PODCASTS TO LISTEN DAILY NEWS.HOWEVER STUDENTS CHOOSE ONLINE MODE FOR STUDY EVEN DURING PENDEMIC CONDITIONS LIKE CORONA MOSTLY EDUCATIONAL SECTORS SHIFTED THEIR SCHOOLS ONLINE MODE IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR CHILDREN SIMILARLY MANY INSTITUTES OFFER PERMOTIONAL OR FREE ACCESS TO THEIR DIGITAL LIBRARIES FOR WELLBIENG OF THEIR PEOPLE.

ON OTHER HAND SOME HUMANS FELT MORE COMFERTABLE TO READ BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS ON PAPER MODE.FIRSTLY THEY BELIEVE STUDY ONLINE IS NOT ONLY EFFECTS ON THEIR HEALTH BUT HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO SOME EXTENT .SECONDLY THEY LOVE READ NEWSPAPER ON BREAKFAST TABLE WHILE ENJOYING TEE OR COFFEE OR SOMETIME LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPENION ABOUT SOCIAL NEWS IN FRONT OF PTHERS DURING READING .SIMILARY MANY STUDENTS CONSIDER MORE CONVIENT TO READ PHYSICAL BOOKS TO MAKE NOTES OR HAVE OPTION TO HIGHLIGHT BASIC POIUNTS ON BOOKS FORE EXAM PREPERATIONS THATS WHY CHOOSE TO BUY BOOKS WITHOUIT HASITATION OF SPENDING MONEY.

FROM MY PRESPECTIVE READING BOOKS AND NEWSPAPER IS NO DOUBT COST EFFECTIVE AND TIME SAVING EFFORT BUT IT NEVER OUTWEIGHT THE BENEFITS OF PAPER BASED PRACTICES .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both sides of the prompt and give a clear overall view that online reading is preferable, while acknowledging that some people value printed materials. Relevant support includes free digital resources, online news and study during the pandemic, as well as the convenience of making notes in physical books. However, the position becomes unclear in the conclusion: calling online reading “cost effective and time saving” but saying it “never outweigh[s] the benefits of paper based practices” appears to favour print, contradicting your opening. Some points, such as the health effects of online study and the benefits of digital libraries, are mentioned but not explained. Make your degree of agreement consistent and develop fewer examples more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting contrasting views, and a conclusion. The signposts “On one hand,” “On other hand,” and “From my perspective” help readers follow the broad direction. Within the paragraphs, however, many examples are crowded into long sequences, so the progression is sometimes difficult to track—for instance, the first body paragraph moves from websites to social media, podcasts, pandemic schooling and digital libraries. Some linking expressions are mechanical, and the relationship between ideas is not always explicit. The conclusion also conflicts with the position in the introduction, weakening the overall progression. Group related examples, use clearer sentence boundaries, and ensure the final paragraph directly confirms the argument established earlier.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “digital mode,” “social media platforms,” “physical books,” “highlight,” and “digital libraries.” This gives you some range beyond basic terms. However, spelling and word-choice errors are very noticeable and sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to identify, as in “perioritise,” “comfertable,” and “wellbieng.” Several expressions are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “read books and newspaper by internet” and “without investment.” Repeated use of “people,” “books,” and “read” limits flexibility. Build accuracy by learning common topic collocations and checking spelling, then replace repeated general words with precise alternatives where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “while,” “because,” and “that’s why.” This shows an effort to connect ideas rather than relying only on short statements. However, control is inconsistent: “every field have advancement” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “study online is not only effects on their health” has an unclear structure and verb form. Articles and sentence boundaries are also often missing, while several long sentences join many ideas without clear punctuation. These issues sometimes make relationships between points hard to follow. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea and a supporting clause, then check agreement, verb forms, articles and punctuation before adding further detail.

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