Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-11

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)

In the present era ,individuals go to the food store to purchase food produced all over the world it is a good way to buy a fresh food but it also a wastage of time. so ,in some cases it is a positive progress or in some it is negative developnment .so i will discuss both the positive or negative points.

The primary reason of his positive developnment is that people go to the grocery store and buy the foods which are fresh and buy them by their own mind which they like to eat for example, they want to eat a coliflower but they only get fresh when they buy from fresh food stores.

The other reason for positive progress is that when the males and especially females go to purchase in their society market they spent some time with each other and know eachother which type of person is other are and the talk about the current affairs of the society and build a strong relation with each other in a time to buy food and make them friends especially womens .

My reson for his negative growth is that it is very time consuming work it waste a lot of time so by this resons many peoples order food online to save their time and some waste their time in grocery store without any reason like they spend half hour instead of ten minutes to search fresh food instead of buying they start barganing so by this they waste their time.

In conclusion everything have both negative and positive developnments so like ,finding of fresh food and discussing current affairs of society but also negative progress like wastage of time instead of saving time .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You discuss both positive and negative aspects, including access to fresh food, social interaction in local markets, and the time involved in shopping. However, the task asks whether worldwide food availability is positive or negative, and your response shifts towards the general experience of visiting a grocery store. The examples about cauliflower and bargaining do not clearly explain the effects of being able to buy food from different countries. Your opening says the development is positive in some cases and negative in others, but the conclusion repeats this balance without making a clear overall judgement. To strengthen the response, state which side you consider more important and develop relevant reasons, such as greater choice, year-round availability, or effects on local producers.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for positive and negative points, and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify the main sections. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and the ideas are not consistently linked to the question. For example, the paragraph about people discussing current affairs moves from shopping to friendship without explaining how this relates to international food availability. Connectors such as “The primary reason” and “The other reason” provide some organisation, but repeated “so” and “but also” make the links feel mechanical. Use clearer topic sentences and explain how each supporting example develops the paragraph’s main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “grocery store,” “fresh food,” “current affairs,” and “time consuming.” This gives you enough language to communicate the general ideas. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “positive developnment,” “negative growth,” and “wastage of time.” Spelling errors, including “coliflower,” “barganing,” and “developnment,” also make the writing less clear and polished. Some expressions, such as “buy them by their own mind,” do not convey the intended meaning naturally. Build a more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling and collocations; for instance, distinguish “international food availability” from simply shopping at a local store.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a sentence beginning “when the males and especially females go to purchase,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in sentence boundaries and punctuation occur throughout, as in the opening, where several ideas run together without full stops. There are also frequent problems with articles, agreement, and verb forms: “it also a wastage” needs a verb, “everything have” has incorrect agreement, and “they spent some time” does not match the general present-tense meaning. These errors sometimes make the reader work to understand the intended relationships. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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