IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Museums in the computer age
A Task 2 opinion question. Give your own view and keep it clear in every paragraph: agreeing in part is fine, as long as you say how far and why.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 6.5 to 8.0. Updated on 29 October 2026.
The question
Public museums and art galleries are not needed because people can see historical objects and works on their computers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.3: Task Response 7.5, Coherence and Cohesion 7.0, Lexical Resource 7.5, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.5. Coherence and Cohesion was the weakest criterion.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
There is a view that public museums and art galleries are unnecessary because historical objects and works of art can be viewed on computers. Although modern technology…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #1
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Nowadays, many believe that museums are not needed because individuals can see ancient places and items on their computers. I firmly disagree with this viewpoint. This is…
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