Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-22

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)

From an analytical perspective, advertisment in mass media has attracted widespread attention because of its growing significance. In the given context, many believe that reports on mass media mostly represents by photographs, are very effective than words. according to my opinion these pictures has attraction for readers.

There are two fundamental reasons are images explain more things which we can not read. These attracts your attention and reading pay more intrest in news.

For instance, sometimes we have not intrest in news but picture and video explain us their intensity and attracts ourselves in updates. Involve in news and search about these all parts of report what, how is done. it is also crucial for our deaf individual who can not listen the news while they can see the picture and video and know about their knowledeg. it is beneficial for illiterate people who can not read properly then he see and listen the video and pictures understand about news.

conversely, pictures is not enough for understanding the news. sometimes news reporter upload these pictures which is detrimental effect on our older one and youngs on. However, avoid from these pictures which contain hamrful subject for our society and our growing generation, moreover spread the news which is optimistic effect on our generation.

In conclusion, as we discuss advantages and disadvatnges which play crucial role in our society. Everything has their limitation so i think do those things which is beneficial for our society and restrict from those things which has bad imapct on our society. So, literacy is more important for everything to know about intensity of news and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a relevant opinion that pictures attract readers and explain that images can communicate intensity, engage people who might otherwise ignore a story, and help people who cannot read or hear. These examples show an attempt to support your view. However, the position is not consistently clear: the opening favours pictures, while the conclusion shifts to saying literacy is more important, without explaining how this qualifies your opinion. The discussion of harmful images and their effects on young and older people is also introduced briefly rather than developed. To strengthen the response, state clearly whether pictures are more effective overall, then explain the limits of images and compare their role with words using specific, fully explained examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall shape: an introduction, supporting points, a contrasting point and a conclusion. Examples such as images attracting attention and helping people who cannot read are grouped around the main topic. However, progression between ideas is uneven, and some connections are difficult to follow. For example, the move from deaf people to illiterate people is abrupt, while the final paragraph introduces literacy without clearly linking it to the earlier argument. Linking expressions such as “For instance,” “conversely” and “moreover” are attempted, but some do not accurately show the relationship between the ideas. Use one clear paragraph for each main point, and make each paragraph develop a single claim in a logical sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “mass media,” “intensity,” “detrimental effect” and “illiterate,” and you try to express both benefits and risks of news images. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the intended meaning unclear. Phrases such as “reports … mostly represents by photographs,” “reading pay more intrest,” and “optimistic effect” do not sound natural in context. Spelling errors, including “advertisment,” “knowledeg” and “disadvatnges,” also reduce accuracy. Build a bank of common collocations for discussing news and images, and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise phrasing would help your ideas come across without requiring the reader to infer your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including clauses beginning with “because,” “which” and “while.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to understand. Examples include “many believe that reports … represents,” “these pictures has attraction,” and “There are two fundamental reasons are images explain,” where agreement and sentence construction are faulty. Some sentences also lack a complete or clearly connected structure, such as “Involve in news and search about these all parts of report.” Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. Check agreement, articles, plurals and punctuation when editing, especially in longer sentences.

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