Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Nowadays, in many countries, people can go to supermarket and buy food items all over the world. I strongle agree that supermarkets are good option to buy fruit, vegitable and other food items.

Firstly, all things can be found under one place even it is imported food item or local. Supermarket is good option among to others. For example, I had read am artical in which writer had differentiate between local and imported food items. He had written that so many of individual prefer imported food items as compared to local onces. Just because of there quality.

Secoundly, there is an policy about good quality of items. As we can see in supermarket that all vegitables and fruits are fresh and on other food items expire is written basically all of these things are part of there policy. For example, Government has an food attority department in which they always checks the environment and quality of food. If they found any type of mistake in the food item of supermarket they have attority to sealed the supermarket.

In the conclusion, supermarket is good option to buy fruits, vegitables and other food items. Moreover, individuals can found many verity of food item like imported and local in the supermarket. Imported item is difficult to found in other shops but it can easily be found in the supermarket. Many supermarkets offers so many subsidy on the food items and some time imported items are chip in cost as campared to local onces.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You take a generally positive position, especially in the opening and conclusion, and give relevant reasons such as convenience, product choice, food standards and possible lower prices. However, the response only partly develops the question of whether access to food from around the world is a positive or negative development. Much of the discussion shifts to supermarkets in general, including freshness and government inspections, rather than explaining the specific benefits or drawbacks of internationally sourced food. The examples about an article and a government department are asserted but not clearly connected to your argument. To strengthen the response, explain how imported food benefits consumers—for example, by offering seasonal variety—and develop each reason with a clear, relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body sections signalled by “Firstly” and “Secoundly,” and a conclusion. This helps the reader identify your main points. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven: the first body paragraph moves from convenience to an article and then to preferences for imported food without clearly explaining the links. The second paragraph combines supermarket quality policies with government enforcement, while the conclusion introduces subsidies and lower prices that were not developed earlier. Some linking phrases, such as “Moreover” and “For example,” are used, but they do not always make the relationship between ideas clear. Organise each paragraph around one reason, explain it in sequence, and make the conclusion summarise points already established.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “imported,” “local,” “quality,” “fresh,” and “subsidy.” However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “food items,” “supermarket,” and “good option.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as “strongle,” “vegitable,” “artical,” “onces,” and “verity,” which can distract the reader. Some combinations are unnatural, including “found under one place,” “an policy,” and “chip in cost.” Aim to use more precise expressions and check spelling carefully. For instance, “a wide range of products” and “lower-priced than local alternatives” would express your ideas more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a conditional structure in “If they found any type of mistake … they have attority to sealed the supermarket.” However, the range remains limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include missing or incorrect articles in “go to supermarket” and “there is an policy,” subject–verb agreement in “they always checks,” and verb-form errors in “to sealed.” The sentence beginning “For example, I had read…” also uses past perfect forms awkwardly and does not establish a clear time relationship. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then build longer sentences with controlled clauses. Check articles, agreement, and verb forms when editing.

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