Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

A growing number of people rely on restaurants and convenience food (frozen food and packaged meals) rather than home-cooked food to supply most of their meals.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating this way?

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

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Many people rely on restaurants and convenience food rathar than home-cooked food has become a common factor in the society. I agree that many people use frozen food and packaged meals for their ease but these things effect on people health.

To begin with, Frozen products are not good for health people use these products for their ease but these are not beneficial for their health.Like people use frozen product and packaged meal even some people ignore the expiry date of the product which is necessary to check. As we see people who use fresh products are more healthier than those who use frozen products. Some good effects of frozen products are: minimise work, easy to cook, immidiate cooking. On the other hand these products had more side effects like stores just change label after expiry date , they can't waste the expired products when people buy that it can have bad effect on the health.

Moreover, People live in village are more likely use the fresh products and they are more healthier and having more ability. Village people use more fresh and healthier products fresh products eater are more active, and relax than the people eats frozen products.

In conclusion, i said that fresh products re more healthier and reliable than the frozen food and packaged food. Eating fresh food make people active healthier but frozen food is totally a wastage of money on food because you it effect on you health, and your body face many health problems due to this.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the topic and give a clear preference for fresh food, noting convenience as a benefit and possible health risks as a disadvantage. However, the response only partly answers the question because the advantages and disadvantages of relying on restaurants and convenience food are not explored in a balanced way. The advantages are briefly listed as “minimise work” and “easy to cook,” while most of the response argues against frozen food. The discussion also shifts to village residents without explaining how this comparison supports the answer. Develop each side with specific reasons and relevant examples, and make your position on the overall trade-off clear from the introduction through to the conclusion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

Your response has a basic paragraph structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and signposts such as “To begin with,” “Moreover” and “In conclusion” help show the intended sequence. However, progression is limited: the second body paragraph repeats the claim that fresh-food eaters are healthier and more active rather than adding a distinct point. Some connections are unclear, particularly the move from expiry dates to village residents. Repeated references to “these products” and “fresh products” also make the argument feel repetitive, while several long sentences join multiple ideas without clear punctuation. Give each paragraph one main purpose and use clearer links to show how each example supports it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “frozen products,” “packaged meals,” “expiry date” and “side effects.” However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, especially “fresh products” and “more healthier.” Some word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “common factor in the society,” “fresh products eater” and “wastage of money on food.” Spelling errors, including “rathar” and “immidiate,” also reduce accuracy. Build a more varied set of expressions for convenience, cost, nutrition and food safety, and check spelling and natural word combinations when revising.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range of structures is limited, and longer sentences often contain frequent errors that make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, the opening sentence lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “people who use fresh products are more healthier” has an incorrect comparative form. There are also problems with agreement, articles and sentence boundaries, as in “People live in village are more likely use” and the run-on sentence beginning “As we see people.” Practise forming complete clauses, checking subject–verb agreement and using punctuation to separate ideas; then add complex structures only when you can control them accurately.

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