Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

In the contemporary world, purchasing any kind of food from any part of the world is easily accessible in many countries. From my perspective, it is a positive development, but it has some drawbacks that need to be considered.

It is a positive development, as it has made our lives easier. In the past, people used to wait so long for their favourite seasonal fruits and vegetables and some regional food to eat and enjoy. But in recent times, they do not have to wait; they just go to the market and find any kind of food they want. Firstly, farmers are continuously using technology and harvesting off-season fruits and vegetables. Moreover, the transport system has improved so much that food can easily be imported and exported. All these factors lead to easy access to food all over the world. For example. In Pakistan, mangoes usually come in summers, but now u can find mangoes i in every supermarket throughout the year.

Regarding the drawbacks of this development, we see that people are not as healthy or as long-lived as our ancestors were; the main reason for this is that food is not seasonal and has been processed through different artificial ways to store it and then to transport it to farther areas. Secondly, due to high fertilizer use, they are becoming harmful rather than giving more benefits. For example, potatoes, green vegetables and all citrus fruits have a high amount of fertilizers and external coating to ripe the fruit early and not to get spoiled early

to conclude, the availability of any kind of food is a major development as it allows us to enjoy the food whatever we like, but it has some nutritional downside which should be noticed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you consider worldwide food availability positive, while acknowledging nutritional concerns. You address both sides and support the benefits with the example of finding mangoes in Pakistan outside their usual season. This relevant example helps make the argument concrete. The response also identifies possible drawbacks, including processing and fertilizer use, but these points are less fully explained: it does not clearly show how imported food itself causes poorer health, or distinguish this from concerns about farming and preservation practices. To strengthen the response, develop each main claim with a clearer explanation and a specific example, and make the conclusion reflect the balance of your discussion more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on benefits, a paragraph on drawbacks, and a conclusion. The progression from easier access to concerns about health is generally understandable, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “Secondly” help guide the reader. However, some connections are mechanical, and the relationship between ideas is not always clear. For instance, the paragraph moves from food being available year-round to claims about processing and fertilizer without explaining the links. The example about mangoes also appears after “For example.” as a sentence fragment. Use complete transitions and clearer referencing, and organise each body paragraph around one claim followed by its explanation and evidence.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to discuss food access and its effects, including “seasonal fruits and vegetables,” “transport system,” “imported and exported,” and “nutritional downside.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and some topic-specific language is attempted. However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “easily accessible” for purchasing food, “processed through different artificial ways,” and “external coating to ripe the fruit.” There are also informal or inconsistent forms, including “u,” which is unsuitable for an academic essay. Aim for more precise collocations and formal wording, such as describing food as “available year-round” or saying it is “treated with chemicals to extend its shelf life.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses beginning “as” and “that,” and most of the argument remains understandable. Some sentences are controlled, such as “Moreover, the transport system has improved so much that food can easily be imported and exported.” However, errors in sentence boundaries, punctuation, and grammatical construction remain. “For example.” is incorrectly separated from the example that follows, while the final drawback sentence is incomplete and difficult to follow because of its broken line and unfinished construction. The opening phrase “purchasing any kind of food … is easily accessible” also has a mismatch between the subject and complement. Review sentence boundaries and ensure each sentence has a clear grammatical structure; this will make your varied forms more accurate.

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