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)

Newspapers and books which were primary source of infromation in past, are becoming unpopular. There will be no purchasers of printed texts on pages in future, instead people will use free online content in that regard. I strongly agree with that statement.

To begin with newspaper and books, people most rely on them in past. A lot of beneficial information like headlines, geopolitics, wheather and adds were consumed by public through printed media. Moreover, books was major source of education and entertainment. Now a days, internet takeover all that sources. It is very easy to access and have knowledge of all the fields. Media houses also use social media more for their neratives rather than printed stuff.

It is peramount for every auther to publish their articles online in future due to the compitetion. Although online content is easy to access, most of the information is wrong and mislead the public. For instance, fake news of Undertaker's death spread all over the internet a few years ago. Users often believe what they saw on social media. Excessive use of social media also harms the mental health; meanwhile, by reading books mental health improves. In future even the writing tasks will be done digitally instead of papers. The future of paper is in danger.

To sum up, Future belongs to internet and artificial intelligence, so the printed stuff will be finished and will be dominated by the e-applications and online content.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

Your position is clear: you strongly agree that printed publications will disappear, and you give relevant points about the convenience of online access and the shift by media companies to social platforms. However, the response only partially develops the task. The claim that online material is free is not examined, and the discussion of misinformation and mental health introduces drawbacks without explaining how they affect your prediction that nobody will buy printed books or newspapers. The Undertaker example is specific, but its connection to future purchasing is not made clear. The response is also 10 words below the required minimum. Develop each main reason with explanation and a direct link to the question, including whether free online access is realistic.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Moreover,” and “To sum up” help signal movement between points. However, progression within the body paragraphs is uneven: the second paragraph moves from online publishing to misinformation, mental health, digital writing and the future of paper without clearly connecting these ideas. Some links are mechanical, and “Although” introduces a contrast that is not fully explained. The conclusion repeats the general prediction rather than drawing together the reasons. Group related points, use clearer references to show how each example supports your position, and make transitions express the precise relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “printed media,” “geopolitics,” “mislead the public,” and “dominated,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited by repeated general terms such as “information,” “sources,” and “online content,” while several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts difficult to interpret. For example, “adds” appears to mean advertisements, “neratives” is unclear, and “the future of paper is in danger” is vague in this context. Spelling errors such as “infromation,” “wheather,” and “compitetion” are also noticeable. Build accuracy by checking spelling and choosing precise phrases such as “digital platforms” or “printed publications,” rather than relying on broad or unclear wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both short statements and some attempts at complex sentences, such as “Although online content is easy to access, most of the information is wrong and mislead the public.” However, errors are frequent, and attempts at longer structures are not consistently controlled. Examples include “people most rely on them in past,” “books was major source,” and “internet takeover all that sources,” where tense, agreement, articles or sentence structure are faulty. The opening sentence also has an unclear construction around “which were primary source.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret your meaning. Practise accurate past and present forms, subject–verb agreement, and article use, then proofread each sentence for a complete, correctly structured clause.

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