Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Nowdays people can purchase products all over the world easily in supermarket. People can buy things all over the world proudcts in under a one roof that they are want to purchase. It have some much useful for economy of other countries but it have harmful for country local products. other countries food have so much advantages.

Food produced other countries have many advantages other countries gdp and economy.Fruits and vegtables are available of other countries and people can purchase without season. People can taste food their favourite food under a one roof and learn about the taste. It increase the develop of country and and start foreign policy on international level. Export and import are start and work found to other coiuntries local people. For instance pakistan import fruits and vegtables all over the world without the season when these items are not available in pakistan.It import fruits from china all iran america australia when the season out these fruits are not available in pakistan these countries export to pakistan.

Food produced other countries have also disadvantages becacuse these food are very high prices and local people cannot afford it easily in low price. Import rent also rise up that people fulfill to sell in high expensive rate the people not interest to buy these and shopmen are not sell easily. Otherwise it destroy local people bussiness and local farmers the local farmer grow crops all types when they grow this the crops are not sell in high prices the goverment purchase in low prices public have interest buy to other countries things. For instance pakistan import dragon fruits by china apricot from italy apples almonds from the usa and mango from australia.

Other countries products have advantages for people to enjoy things without season.But these prices are very high because import rent also include in this and shopkepper sell in high prices. Accoarding to mine it is useful for countries it create relationship on international level and start foreign policies and make relationships. So that the countries are get development.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both sides of the development, giving benefits such as year-round access to fruit and vegetables and international trade, and drawbacks for local farmers and consumers facing high prices. Your final view is that international food availability is useful, so a position is present. However, the response only partially develops the question: several points are asserted rather than explained, and the examples of imported foods do not show clearly how these imports affect people or the economy. The discussion also shifts between benefits to consumers, national development and foreign relations without establishing which is the main reason for your judgement. Explain the effects of your strongest points and connect them directly to why the development is positive overall.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on advantages, one on disadvantages and a concluding opinion. This helps the reader identify the main sections. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear, and ideas are joined mechanically or repeated. For example, the advantages paragraph moves from seasonal availability to taste, development, foreign policy and employment without clear links. Phrases such as “other countries” and “these countries” are repeated, while some references are difficult to follow. Use a clearer topic sentence for each paragraph, group related points together, and explain each point before moving to the next. More precise linking and referencing would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “import,” “export,” “local farmers,” “economy” and “international level,” so the reader can recognise the subject and your main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to interpret. Examples include “under a one roof,” “import rent,” “the crops are not sell in high prices” and “shopmen.” Spelling errors such as “vegetables,” “government” and “business” also occur, alongside repeated use of “other countries” and “high prices.” Build a more precise set of phrases for trade, affordability and competition, and check spelling and collocations when revising.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic linking structures, but sentence forms are limited and errors are frequent enough to make parts of the response difficult to understand. Problems include subject–verb agreement (“It have”), verb forms (“the crops are not sell”) and incomplete or awkward clause structures (“people can purchase without season”). Articles and plurals are also often inaccurate, as in “under a one roof” and “these food.” Some sentences run together, particularly in the examples about imports, which obscures the relationships between ideas. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “because,” “although” and “when.” Check each sentence for a clear subject, correctly formed verb and appropriate articles.

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