Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

News stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures.

Some people say that these pictures are more effective than words.

What is your opinion about this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

nowadays people saying that news are mostly telecast with just picture on the newspaper and photos and animated video on the telivision and the internet. according to my prespective is good as well as bad.

firstly, if i talked about the picture its shows many things people can easily watch and understand the meaning of the picture and i think its also good for those people whom may face difficulty to read. it this way person easily understand the news of any other country or any other language. moreover, nowadays all pitctures comes with color contrasts so thats not problem. for example if any flood or fire in the citry news comes for china on TV and person can easily understand with the anime video or picture.

on the other hand, if company would just print the pictures that means news could lack with information. because picture or video cannot justify somebody feeling. if reporter listen their stories and printer them as it is that show the real feel. and also provide the accurate infromation. which would be the good for reader. for examle, any channel or newspaper comany do any survay related to the election. if they report on ground and engage with people and telecast that infomation that will profoundly effect on the audience.

to the counculde, both things are good but if company telecast stories with pictures with some eloratation that would be more effective. people could easily understand the pupose of news and people can also spread among their friends and famlies.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the question by considering both the usefulness and the limitations of pictures, and your conclusion gives a clear overall view: pictures work best when accompanied by explanation. The examples about understanding a flood or fire report and election coverage are relevant. However, the position is initially broad—“good as well as bad”—and the essay does not consistently compare pictures with words, which is the central issue. The point that pictures cannot convey feelings is relevant but needs clearer explanation of what written reporting can communicate that an image cannot. Develop each main reason with a more specific comparison and make your preferred balance clear from the introduction onward.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “firstly,” “on the other hand” and “to conclude” help readers follow the broad direction of the argument. Some connections, however, are mechanical or unclear. For example, “it this way person easily understand” does not clearly link the previous point to its result, while “if company would just print the pictures” shifts between print and broadcast without a clear transition. Several ideas are joined in long sentences, and references such as “that” in “that show the real feel” are not always clear. Use clearer sentence boundaries and connect each example explicitly to its supporting claim.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to news and media, including “picture,” “video,” “reporter,” “election” and “audience,” and you attempt more specific expressions such as “color contrasts” and “profoundly effect.” However, spelling errors and inaccurate word choices are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause: “prespective,” “pitctures,” “infromation” and “survay” are examples. Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “news are mostly telecast with just picture” and “printer them as it is.” The range is sufficient to communicate the main ideas, but repeated use of “picture,” “news” and “people” limits precision. Check spelling carefully and learn common media collocations as complete phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including conditional forms such as “if company would just print the pictures” and clauses beginning with “because.” This shows an effort to vary sentence structure, and the main argument is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, agreement, verb forms and sentence boundaries. For instance, “news are” should use singular agreement, and “if i talked about the picture its shows” combines an unsuitable verb form with an unclear clause structure. The sentence beginning “which would be the good for reader” is also incomplete. Practise building accurate subject–verb patterns and complete sentences before adding subordinate clauses; this will make your reasoning easier to follow.

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