Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries nowadays, consumers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world.

Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

These days, buying products from the convienent store are more popular in every part of the world, it may helps you to save time and energies. But on the other hand it also puts negative impact on the small bussiness owners. I believe that buying groceries from cash and carries is a postive development, and i will explain my opinion with a strong examples.

First of all, buying essentials from the marts is very simple proccess, because every product is availaible under one roof. It saves your time, and it is also a very entertaining kind of activity. For example you can go to mall with your family and do some shopping and after that you can plan a beautiful dinner with your family at the inhouse resturants.

Secondly, almost every supermarket gives you a very handsome discounts, like imitaz store, metro cash and carry etc. They have made their mobile applications and you get points after every shopping. These points will act as a discount coupen which you able to use in the next shoppings. Moreover, form the government prospective tax collection is also very easier from the shopping centers, instead of collecting tax from the hundreds of small shops, so i believe that supermarkets are aslo helps country to grow economically.

On the other hand of the dialogue, it can be a disaster for the small shops owners, because if everyone starts buying from malls than they will see a big drop in their sales which lead them towards a revenue lose. Furthermore , almost in every part of the globe, we know that there are millions of people are small enterpenures, if loses increase in the small bussiness than this can put negative impact on the GNI of the country.

In conclusion, supermarts are very a good developement, it helps people to buy food convieniently, and also very benificial for money saving, But they are a very bad dream for the small ventures.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

Your position is clear: you consider supermarkets a positive development, while acknowledging that they can harm small businesses. You give relevant reasons, including convenience, discounts and tax collection, and the example of shopping with family helps illustrate the first point. However, the response only partly addresses the specific issue of food produced all over the world. Most of your discussion concerns supermarkets generally, rather than the benefits or drawbacks of access to imported food. Some claims, such as the effect on national GNI, are asserted without explanation, and the small-business counterargument is not fully weighed against your position. Focus more directly on global food choice and develop each main reason with a clear explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two paragraphs supporting your view, a counterargument and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “Secondly” and “On the other hand” help readers follow the main stages. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “On the other hand of the dialogue” is an awkward transition, and the opening sentence joins contrasting ideas with a comma, making the relationship between them less clear. The second supporting paragraph also moves from discounts to tax collection without a strong link explaining how these points fit together. Use transitions that express the precise relationship between ideas, and organise each paragraph around one central point with clear supporting explanation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “essentials,” “discounts,” “tax collection” and “revenue,” and you attempt more specific expressions such as “under one roof.” However, the range is limited by repeated general terms such as “good,” “bad” and “small,” while several word choices or collocations are inaccurate: “handsome discounts,” “revenue lose” and “small enterpenures” make parts of the argument harder to understand. Spelling errors such as “convienent,” “availiable” and “developement” are also noticeable. Build a more precise vocabulary for international food trade and its effects, and check spelling and collocations carefully so your intended meaning is consistently clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “because,” “if” and “which,” but the range is limited and complex structures are often faulty. For example, “buying products … are more popular” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “it may helps you” uses an incorrect verb form. Other examples include “which you able to use” and “supermarkets are aslo helps,” where the clause or verb construction is incomplete or incorrect. Sentence boundaries also need attention: the opening sentence joins independent ideas with a comma, and the conclusion contains an awkwardly joined contrast. Practise accurate agreement, modal verb patterns and complete clauses, then proofread punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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