Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-24

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)

Technology covered almost all customary practices in the recent society. In a couple of years no one will ever buy tabloids and books hard-copies because of the availability of readings all throughout the internet without the need for monetary subscription. In connection to that, I firmly believe that hard-copies will be forgotten in the future especially people of the present generation are known to be digital users.

World wide web is one of the most successful invention of the modern world, it will allows every person to access into different platforms through their mobiles or computers. Moreover, there are plenty of websites in the internet, a news platform such as CNN, BBC, other local news in each country and more are almost available online. However, in the recent era we live today, people still reading hardcopies of newspapers, especially elder individuals who choose to read over on a printed news rather than reading online. But, in the future where modernization fully blown and digitalization takes over hardcopies, people will learn to adopt and ride on with the trend. Besides, 20-30 years from now, the present generation where technology is evolving will be on their mid 50's where reading news will be part of their daily routine. Aside from that, perhaps students of the future will be more interested in accessing their books through their digital devices. Carrying bunch of books in the backpack is exhausting for students, therefore the future generation will opted to use digital devices in school. Furthermore, in the present time, there are a lot of technology in reading books. one of them is tablet or ipad where it can open an electronic version of the book and allow its readers to access it through a special note app. Also, ipads and tablets allow individual to annotate and highlight important information without any physical highlighter of pen.

In conclusion, technology is already a part of the world where we live today. Some of the customary practices such as reading hard-copy newspapers and books are slowly dying because of digitalization. In the future I believe, digitalization will probably take over hard-copy and old practice will slowly vanish.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you firmly agree that printed newspapers and books will eventually be replaced. You address both types of print media and support your view with relevant points, including online news access, students carrying books, and the use of tablets for reading and annotation. However, some ideas are more fully explained than others. The discussion of students’ convenience is supported with examples, while the claim that older readers will adopt digital reading is mainly asserted rather than demonstrated. The prompt also specifically says online material will be available without payment, but your response focuses more on access and technology than on whether free access is realistic. Develop this aspect and qualify broad predictions to make the argument more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, moving from your position in the introduction to supporting points and then a conclusion that restates your view. The examples about online news, students’ books, and tablets give the main body a recognisable progression. You also use linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Besides,” and “Furthermore.” At times, however, these transitions feel mechanical, and several ideas are crowded into one long paragraph. The relationship between the prediction about older readers and the point about future students could be made clearer by separating and ordering them. Use paragraph breaks for distinct supporting arguments, and rely more on clear topic sentences and logical links than on adding another connector.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including “digitalization,” “electronic version,” “annotate,” and “highlight,” which help explain changes in reading habits. There are also attempts at less common phrasing, such as “customary practices” and “modernization,” though some combinations are unnatural or imprecise. For example, “hard-copies” and “hardcopies” are used inconsistently, while “readings all throughout the internet” is not a natural way to describe online material. “World wide web” should be written as “World Wide Web” or simply “the internet.” Aim for precise collocations and consistent terms such as “printed publications” and “digital content”; this will make the argument sound more fluent without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “because,” “where,” and “therefore,” and the overall meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless occur across the response. For example, “one of the most successful invention” needs a plural noun, and “it will allows” has an incorrect verb form. In “people still reading hardcopies,” the verb phrase is incomplete; use “people still read” or “people are still reading.” There are also agreement and tense problems in “there are a lot of technology” and “the future generation will opted.” Review subject–verb agreement, articles, and verb forms, and check punctuation in long sentences. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen control.

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