Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-11

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 6.0)

In the recent years huge number of people are depending on ready to eat food than meals which prepared at home. This trend is having both negative and positive outcomes. This essay will discuss both merits and demerits along with a relevant example from personal experience.

First and foremost upside to be consider as packed food is acting like a life saviour for the students and professional who are going through academic pressure as they do not have enough time to cook and prepare their meals. So, it is allowing them to nurture themselves. Secondly, generation today are much keen into their career and goals which is demolishing their interest in the cooking and house hold chores. For example, youngsters today are spending more time to gain extra ordinary skills which contributing them to achieve their goals and secure better future . As a consequence they consider cooking as wastage of time.

On the other hand biggest disadvantage of this trend can be considered as people are relying on unhealthy products which are impacting badly on the digestion system. As an example, companies usually use different types of products to make food fresh and secure from contamination. Moreover, freezing the food for a longer time is killing the nutritional values of the product and making it as a source to fulfill hunger only.

In my prospective , ready to eats should be focused only when a person do not have enough time to cook otherwise humans need to cook it from scratch with all hygiene. As an example, cooking from raw groceries are more beneficial from human body.

To conclude , even frozen foods are not enrich in values but still it has become a huge choice among the society as

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both the advantages and disadvantages of relying on convenience food. The position is clear, and the ideas are relevant. However, the development is somewhat limited; for instance, the explanation of why convenience food is a 'life saviour' for students is brief, and the conclusion is incomplete, cutting off mid-sentence. To reach a higher band, you should ensure that each point is fully extended with more detailed reasoning and that the essay is brought to a complete, coherent conclusion. The structure is logical, but the lack of a finished final paragraph impacts the overall task completion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organised into paragraphs, and there is a clear progression of ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'First and foremost', 'Secondly', and 'On the other hand' to signal transitions. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical, and the referencing is occasionally unclear. Furthermore, the abrupt ending of the essay significantly disrupts the flow and coherence of the final section. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that every paragraph has a strong, complete concluding sentence would help improve the logical flow of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'nurture', 'contamination', and 'nutritional values'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'huge number of people are depending', 'demolishing their interest', and 'not enrich in values'. These errors occasionally make the text sound unnatural, though they do not impede communication. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and using more precise academic vocabulary rather than relying on direct translations or slightly informal phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'In the recent years', 'meals which prepared at home', 'generation today are much keen into their career', and 'cooking from raw groceries are more beneficial from human body'. These errors in subject-verb agreement, preposition use, and article usage are noticeable. While the meaning remains clear, the frequency of these errors prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. Focus on proofreading for basic grammatical accuracy, particularly verb forms and prepositions.

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