Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-27

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)

It is agrued that in upcoming days people will prefer to read everything online. At present we can see some people still buy newspaper. But the day is not far when people will totaly stop purchaching newspaper books. Because everything will be available on internet. I completley agree with this statement. There are a number of reason why i belive soon printed newspapers or books will be going to have low at sales reason of internet. one of the main reason is internet. Today we are living is world of globalitaion by blessing of internet. because of internet it has become a piece of cake for anyone disclose any updates. We can easily figure out any news or any recent update such as political, sports, healt, education, entertaimaint and so more on online. It's needs a second to upload any recent incident. Any one can easily read any types of books according to their choice on online. Today we already have a lot of website for read news and books. And today we already can see there are online library actually exist. In addition, todays world is already becoming dependable on internet. And in the next decade the level dependency o internet will be high.and printed newspaper or books are not good for our environment. With online anyone can have the the recent update but, if some one read newspaper they have to wait for next day for what is suddreding on wolrd. thoose who read books they can find any type of books online according to their preferecnce. printed newspaper or book readers no need to go to the shops in search of newspaper or books. they can find anything online at free of cost. and they cansave it and can read it when ever they want. in conclusion, considering the factors dicussed above, i belive in the next decate people ready everything online because it dont count any charge like printed newspaper or books do

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you state, “I completely agree,” and maintain the view that online access will reduce demand for printed books and newspapers. You give relevant reasons, including rapid access to news, online libraries, convenience, and environmental concerns. However, the response only partly develops the task. The claim that everything will be available online for free is treated as certain, without considering whether all content will remain free or whether some people will continue to prefer print. Several points, such as environmental impact and saving material to read later, are introduced but not explained with examples or detail. Develop fewer reasons more fully and address the absolute prediction in the prompt to make the argument more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The paragraphs broadly group related points, and transitions such as “In addition” and “In conclusion” help signal movement between sections. However, progression within the body paragraphs is often difficult to follow because many ideas are added in a list-like way, including news categories, online libraries, environmental effects and convenience. Repeated openings such as “Today” and “And” also make the linking mechanical. Some connections between claims are unclear, and punctuation sometimes runs sentences together. Organise each paragraph around one main reason, explain it, and use clear references and linking phrases to show how each supporting point relates to that reason.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “globalisation,” “online library,” “recent update” and “free of cost,” so the reader can generally understand your main points. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “internet,” “online,” “newspaper” and “books.” Frequent spelling errors, such as “agrue[d],” “purchaching,” “entertaimaint” and “preference,” reduce accuracy. Some combinations are also unnatural, for example “disclose any updates” and “the level dependency.” Choose more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling and collocations carefully. For instance, “access news” is more natural than “disclose updates,” while “reliance on the internet” expresses the intended idea more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic structures to express reasons and consequences, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently. Examples include “people will totaly stop purchaching,” “Today we are living is world,” and “it dont count any charge”; these contain problems with verb forms, sentence structure, articles and agreement. Some sentences are fragments, such as “Because everything will be available on internet,” while others run together without appropriate punctuation. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using clauses such as “because” and “although.” Check subject–verb agreement, articles and complete sentence boundaries during proofreading.

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