Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-30

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)

According to some people, in the future nobody will buy printed media espacially newspaper or books because such media will be available online for free. alThough most of the people will never pay or read print media. I do not think it will die off so i disagree with the statement.

Digital reading is on rise because of it's ease of access, most of the times free of charge for example if i just swipe right on my phone home screen i can get notifications of what is major going on in every corner of Earth.

However, people who pay for print media do not just pay so they can get news or get books that are not available online they pay so that they can read. Some people just enjoy reading more even though they have an access to things they are reading online for free. Some people also prefer print media over reading things online for exaple sometimes online media can be overwhelming as you get so much of information that you do not even know where to start from. There is also a phenomenon called 'Information warefare' where a certain news or information is shown with slight different narrative to change the viewers perspective so people do not even know what is even real or what is not.

In conclusion, online media is becoming more prominent due to how easy and cheap it is to get it, . In my opinion it will not be able to irradicate the printed newspapers or books.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you disagree that free online access will eliminate printed newspapers and books. You address both the growth of digital reading and reasons people may continue to choose print, including enjoyment and concerns about the volume and framing of online information. These are relevant points, but they are not equally developed. The opening claim that most people will not pay for or read print is not explained, and the point about “Information warefare” would be stronger with a clear link to why print remains preferable. To strengthen the response, explain each main reason with a specific example and make the distinction between free online content and the experience or reliability readers seek from print more explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on digital reading, a contrasting paragraph on print preferences, and a conclusion. “However” signals the shift to your main counterargument, and the conclusion returns to your position. Some connections are less clear or mechanical, however. The second sentence of the introduction (“alThough most of the people…”) is incomplete and its relationship to your position is unclear. The long paragraph beginning “However” combines enjoyment, information overload, and media framing without clearly separating these supporting points. Use clearer topic sentences and divide distinct reasons into separate paragraphs; also check that linking phrases express the intended relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary, including “ease of access,” “overwhelming,” “narrative,” and “viewers’ perspective,” which helps communicate your ideas about digital and printed media. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “espacially,” “exaple,” “warefare,” and “irradicate.” Some expressions are also awkward or imprecise: “what is major going on” and “get books that are not available online” do not convey your intended meaning naturally. Aim for accurate spelling and more precise collocations, such as describing access to “current news” or saying print may “survive alongside” digital media. This would make your argument clearer while retaining the relevant vocabulary you already use.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional example (“if I just swipe right…”) and a contrast introduced by “even though.” The main ideas are generally understandable, but some grammatical and punctuation errors make the writing less controlled. For example, “Although most of the people will never pay or read print media” is a sentence fragment, while “Digital reading is on rise because of it’s ease of access, most of the times free of charge” joins ideas without a clear grammatical structure. The final conclusion also contains an unnecessary comma before the full stop. Practise forming complete sentences and separating clauses with appropriate punctuation; check articles, possessives, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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