Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-14

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 5.0)

I think the picture gives more effects by adding for the imagination wide space to merge all the aspects of the subject, for example from my occupation as Dental Technician, sometimes and the most you try to explain for the patient about the suitable shape of artificial teeth for his face, he can't recognize the effects of wrong choice as much as when you show him picture for the next step how it will be, furthermore if there any requirements he wants it, it will be as notes for perfect work, I hope I have gave good prespective about the whole subject.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You give a clear opinion that pictures are more effective, and the dental-technician example is relevant: showing a patient an image can help them understand how a choice of artificial teeth may look. However, the response addresses the task only minimally. It does not explain the broader comparison between pictures and words in news reporting, and the example is not developed enough to show why pictures are generally more effective. The conclusion, “I hope I have gave good perspective,” does not add a reasoned summary. The response is also 148 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to develop your position and support it. Add several distinct reasons and examples, and explain any limitations of pictures if relevant.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a discernible central idea and uses linking expressions such as “for example” and “furthermore,” so the reader can identify your opinion and the example. However, nearly the entire answer is presented as one long sentence, with several ideas joined together rather than arranged into a clear progression. The relationship between explaining a dental choice, showing a picture, and recording requirements in notes is not fully clear. The final sentence also shifts abruptly to a comment about the response itself. To improve, use separate paragraphs for your position, supporting reasons and conclusion, and make each paragraph develop one main point. Use linking words only where they accurately show the connection between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt some topic-related vocabulary, including “artificial teeth,” “suitable shape,” “subject,” and “requirements,” and the dental example gives your language a specific context. Your meaning is generally recoverable, but several word choices and combinations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “gives more effects,” “wide space” for imagination, and “as notes for perfect work.” “Prespective” is also misspelled, and “effects” does not express the intended idea of helping someone visualise an outcome. These issues limit precision even though you show some range beyond very basic vocabulary. Build a bank of natural phrases for discussing news and images, such as “convey information,” “illustrate a story,” and “help viewers visualise events,” and check spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect several clauses and express a conditional situation, as in “when you show him picture … how it will be,” which shows an effort to use more than simple sentences. However, the response relies on one extended sentence, and the complex structure is often faulty, making some relationships difficult to follow. Examples include “sometimes and the most you try,” “if there any requirements,” and “I have gave”; these contain problems with clause construction, missing verbs or verb forms. Articles are also missing in phrases such as “show him picture.” Use shorter, complete sentences first, then combine ideas with accurate subordinate clauses. Practise forms such as “if there are any requirements” and “I have given,” and check punctuation to prevent run-on sentences.

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