Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-12

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 6.0)

Nowadays, in many countries people go to a super market and purchase food produced all over the globe. I believe it is positive development because people can eat, according to their own choices.

Many people go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world. Due to the import, from other countries people can enjoy the food from different countries. Furthermore, some individuals tried the food on a vacation in other country, but when they get back to their own country, they cannot find. Therefore, supermarkets import the food to facilitate the consumers. As a result, people can taste new flavors and learn the traditions of other countries by their food. A lot of people believe that we learn the culture of a country by their food. For instance, in Pakistan, residents get Italian pasta and Japanese sushi in super markets, without even visiting the specific country.

Another significant advantage is that, some fruits and vegetables are seasonal in one country. However, if people want to eat something that are not available in their country, they can easily buy from the supermarkets. International trade makes it easier to import or export the food items. For example, people in tropical regions cannot get mangoes in their country, so they can get from the supermarkets. Moreover, some people think that it will creates environmental problems because transporting requires fuel. Additionally, it will also increase carbon emission and air pollution because a lot ships supply the food.

To conclude, there are some disadvantages like pollution and some chances that food can be spoil during the process of import, but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. I believe that it is a positive development because due this facility consumers can enjoy the food from other countries through the supermarkets.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear from the introduction and conclusion: you consider global supermarket food a positive development, while acknowledging pollution and possible spoilage. You address the main question with relevant reasons, including access to international cuisine and foods unavailable locally, and the Pakistan examples help make these points concrete. This meets the task well, with some of the development expected at a stronger level already present. However, the cultural-learning point and the seasonal-food example are asserted more than explained; for instance, the mango example is confusing because mangoes are commonly associated with tropical regions. Clarify the example and explain the benefits and environmental costs more precisely to make the support consistently convincing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. The ideas generally progress from access to international foods, to availability of seasonal produce, and then to environmental concerns. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “As a result” and “To conclude” help signal these stages. However, connections sometimes feel mechanical or unclear. The second body paragraph moves from seasonal availability to international trade and then to pollution without clearly separating the advantages from the counterargument. Repetition of “food produced all over the world” and “supermarkets” also limits progression. Use clearer topic sentences and organise the environmental drawback as a distinct, balanced point; make references such as “something” and “it” more specific.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including “import,” “international trade,” “seasonal,” “carbon emission” and “air pollution.” These terms allow you to discuss both consumer choice and environmental effects, and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “taste new flavors” and “facilitate the consumers,” though some combinations are unnatural or imprecise. For example, “super market” is normally written as one word, “supermarket,” and “food can be spoil” uses the wrong form of the word. “A lot ships” is also an inaccurate phrase. Aim for more natural collocations and check word forms and spelling so that your vocabulary sounds more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and some complex structures, including contrast with “However” and a conditional clause beginning “if people want to eat something.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur and occasionally make a sentence awkward. For example, “I believe it is positive development” needs an article, while “some individuals tried the food … but when they get back” shifts tense inconsistently. In “some fruits and vegetables are seasonal … something that are not available,” the verb does not agree with its subject. The construction “it will creates” also combines a modal with an incorrect verb form. Review articles, subject–verb agreement, tense consistency and verb forms, and practise checking each clause in longer sentences.

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