Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-13

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 5.5)

In this fast developing world, mostly customers can buy such food products which manufactured all around the world from supermarkets at present. In this essay i will examine its beneficial and detrimental effects. I think it is a postive enhancement to make a country locals able to buy all food product from a single market instead of wasting their money on online shopping from other countries.

On the one hand, it has many negative impacts in the society as because of this mostly local shops face many difficulties in running their businesses. supermarkets make every consumers addict to go there even for buying a single packet of candies due to its vast quantities availability which leads to loss of money for a small product. Mostly customers waste their money just for enjoying the weather of markets even though it is located in the centre of city still residents visit it with the loss of fuel too. it also become a cause of less contact with local shops and make them able to change the business criteria. For instance, visiting supermarkets again and again for just single pack of bread is not worth it instead they should have to contact with local shops for such products and make shop owners to run their basic needs.

On the other hand, it has more positive impacts for the society members as in supermarkets they of often get discount at special occasions. Supermarkets contain every kind of product which is required for daily, by contrast resident’s can buy a month grocery in negotiable price. Moreover, Marts are also providing jobs to the people so it plays a vital role in unemployment fall. For example, food products are mostly sale out in the marts and it increases a country economy in importing and exporting. Furthermore, the supermarkets have a significant role in developing a country by its geographical locations.

In the conclusion, the positive effects are more than negative due to its role in providing opportunities of jobs to residents and giving a significant role in the country progress.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall view in the introduction and conclusion: you consider the development positive, mainly because supermarkets offer jobs and contribute to national progress. However, the response only partly addresses the specific issue of food produced around the world. Much of the discussion concerns supermarkets generally, such as local shops, fuel use, discounts and employment, rather than the benefits and drawbacks of access to imported food. The point about local businesses is relevant but needs a clearer link to international food sales, while claims about economic growth and geographical locations are not explained. To strengthen the response, develop a few directly relevant ideas—for example, greater choice and year-round availability versus environmental costs or pressure on local producers—and support them with specific reasoning.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two contrasting body paragraphs and a conclusion. The progression from disadvantages to advantages is easy to follow, and signposts such as “On the one hand,” “On the other hand” and “In the conclusion” help orient the reader. However, the contrast is somewhat mechanical, and connections between individual claims are not always clear. In the first body paragraph, the discussion moves from local shops to supermarket visits, fuel and bread without consistently showing how these points relate to the question. Some linking phrases, including “by contrast,” do not express the relationship accurately. Improve cohesion by grouping related points, using clearer references, and explaining the link between each example and your main argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “consumers,” “local shops,” “discount,” “unemployment” and “importing and exporting,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “plays a vital role.” However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive, which sometimes makes the intended meaning unclear. For example, “make every consumers addict” and “with the loss of fuel” do not express the ideas naturally, while “geographical locations” is vague in this context. Spelling errors such as “postive” and “sale out” also reduce accuracy. Build precision by learning common collocations for food trade and consumer choice, and check spelling and word forms during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “which,” “even though” and “as,” and you use paragraph-level sentence variety. However, the range is limited by frequent errors, and some complex constructions are difficult to follow. Examples include “food products which manufactured” (missing a verb form), “it also become” (incorrect agreement), and “residents can buy” preceded by the unnecessary apostrophe in “resident’s.” Articles, plurals and sentence boundaries also need attention; for instance, “for daily” is incomplete, and “it also become” begins a sentence with a lowercase letter after a full stop. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and complete clause structures, then proofread punctuation and sentence openings.

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