Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-08-19

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 6.0)

Nowadays individuals are rely on public media includes TV and Newspaper to get new information and get themselves upgrade with real world. Some people believes that new events which is seen on TV and Newspaper contains more visual effects and it has more impact compared to than words. In this essay I will share my opinion that visual information are more effective than words.

To begin with, as per current trends visual information has more power than story it self, though the story document does not contains any impactful information but using animation and visual effect it becomes super hit and gets more attention of public. For example, recently, one man shot by 16 years old boy at Jackson Square mall in Hamilton ON, few have seen this crime on the real spot, but using the visual image and effect now everyone can see that how this crime has happened. People can able to connect the event with feelings and emotions. Earlier any crime information, they can only be able to read it and image it then this how it has happen but now they all can able to see pictures and videos of crime. This pictures and videos has more impact and power than words.

Furthermore, sometimes simply reading stories on newspaper without any picture, young generation feeling more bored, but when then there is images, it becomes eye-catching and children like to read. Using the different animation tools when publication company prints colourful stories, it brings more attention and people tends to read more compared to black and white stories with words only. For example, NDTV news started sharing new stories using images and pictures, it become popular newspaper as people trusted this channel and feel connected with real world like they were their during that event. This how visual information has more effect then words.

To conclude, one gets feel connected with stories by looking at picture compared to words mentioned in stories which shown through newspapers and TV.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses the prompt by clearly stating an opinion that visual information is more effective than words. The ideas are relevant, such as the emotional impact of crime reporting and the engagement of younger audiences. However, the development is somewhat repetitive, and the examples, while relevant, are described in a slightly simplistic manner. To reach a higher band, you should aim to provide more nuanced arguments, perhaps discussing the limitations of images (e.g., potential for manipulation or lack of context) to create a more balanced and sophisticated discussion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into clear paragraphs, and there is a logical progression of ideas. You use basic cohesive devices like 'To begin with', 'Furthermore', and 'To conclude' to structure the response. However, the use of cohesive devices is sometimes mechanical, and there are instances where referencing is unclear, such as 'This how visual information has more effect'. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that pronouns clearly refer back to their antecedents would enhance the flow of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to express your ideas clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'visual effects', 'animation tools', and 'publication company'. However, there are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice errors, such as 'get themselves upgrade' instead of 'keep themselves updated' and 'one man shot by 16 years old boy' instead of 'a man was shot by a 16-year-old boy'. Expanding your range to include more precise collocations would improve your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('Some people believes', 'visual information are'), article usage, and tense consistency. For example, 'People can able to connect' is grammatically incorrect; it should be 'People are able to connect'. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to lower the score. Focusing on basic sentence construction and proofreading for subject-verb agreement would be highly beneficial.

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