Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-28

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 5.0)

Most recent years, people are considering the online news or books rather then paying for the printed newspaper or the physical books.This essay, agree on the following statement and the reasons for this opinion are discussed below.

Firstly, People are reducing the use of paper for news or books and planning to make it digital so the envirnoment can be safe, due to the physical books or newspaper public cut down millions of tree to spreed the information which nowaday, can be upload easily on any social media plateform so the youngster are understanding and even elderly are also supporting to make it digital. Sometimes, people can not afforted the books for their studies and those books will be aviable for free on online website, so it will benefits the next generation also, and sometimes who do reachers donot have to spend hours to find a partical book.

Secondly, it will helps the childerns to understand the importan of nature and plante trees. Making everything online, it will solve the problem for those who like to read books or journels or newspaper in there day to day life, it will help them to download multiple books or reserach for their studies, and the paper also after a long pereiod of time the paper will be getting terared and it is diffecult to store the printed books or newspaper. Online helps everyoen to read the past or persent news easily, which cannot be stored due to consuming the unnecessary storage and diffecult to store the books or journal from late 80ths or 70ths.

In conclusion, the future is based on technology, so the online which provide books or news or any information without paying is good very people. In my opinion, it will safe the envirnoment from cutting down the trees for the perpars making paper for books or notebook, so making it digital will help a lot to save the naturel resource and even safe the nature from getting destored.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you agree that online access will replace printed materials, and you give relevant reasons, including reducing tree use, making study resources more accessible, and avoiding storage problems. These points address the topic, but the response only partly develops the question’s key claim that people will be able to read everything online without paying. The discussion focuses more on the benefits of digital reading than on whether printed books and newspapers will disappear entirely; for example, you do not consider reasons people may continue to buy print. Some claims, such as online access being free, are asserted rather than explained. To strengthen the response, qualify your agreement and develop each main reason with a specific explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. The ideas are generally related to the topic, and the reader can follow the broad argument. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven: the first body paragraph moves from environmental concerns to free study books and then research, while the second combines nature, downloading, paper deterioration, and archiving older news. Several points repeat, particularly the environmental benefit and the difficulty of storing print. Linking phrases such as “so” and “and” are used repeatedly, sometimes joining ideas that need clearer separation. Group related points into focused paragraphs and use more precise referencing and transitions to show how each example supports your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “physical books,” “social media,” “research,” “storage,” and “natural resource,” and you attempt to express ideas about access and the environment. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts difficult to understand, such as “the future is based on technology,” “safe the environment,” and “the paper will be getting terared.” Spelling errors are also frequent, including “envirnoment,” “aviable,” and “diffecult,” which can distract the reader. Aim to learn accurate topic phrases as complete units, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise terms for access, publication, and preservation would help you express your ideas clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses with “because,” “so,” and “which,” but complex sentences are often difficult to control. For example, “due to the physical books or newspaper public cut down millions of tree” lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “Sometimes, people can not afforted the books” has an incorrect verb form. Agreement and sentence construction are also problematic in “it will helps the childerns” and “Online helps everyoen to read.” Punctuation and spacing around sentence boundaries are inconsistent, and some sentences run several ideas together. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Check verb forms, articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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