Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

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)

Internationl food market is the highy demanding thing in modern age, customers can visit any multinational place and get their required food without considering their production country. in my opinion, It is a positive development in some ways if we do not bother other related aspects of transportation.

International super markets make it feasible for every one to taste the food any country aal around the world. In a country, if we have access to all eatable items from all aroud the world it will make the host country most popular.Furthermore, using these products we can also get idea of cultures of multiple counties and their tastes as well. It willa For instance, food item are expoerted to Australia then people will get the idea which type of food the local people of Pakistan like and what is their culture.

In contrast when items are exported from distant countries it becomes costly and also harmful for the environment. For example, a high cost must be paid to the transporting vehicles. These vehicles also emits toxic gases in the atmosphere. If food is transported with ships or other marine transportation then it will aslo dischare harmful substances in the water to make it dangerious for aquatic life.

In my opinion we permote this international way of food demand and access but we should take better measures to keep our environment clean.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You give a clear overall view that international food access is positive, while acknowledging transport-related environmental costs. The discussion of cultural exchange and pollution is relevant, and the Pakistan-to-Australia example helps illustrate one point. However, the position is qualified rather than fully explained: the opening says the development is positive “in some ways,” but the conclusion mainly repeats that it should be promoted without weighing the benefits against the harms. Several ideas, such as making the host country “most popular,” are unclear or insufficiently supported. The response is also 20 words below the required minimum. Develop each main reason with a clearer explanation and a specific example, and make your final judgement on the trade-off explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph about benefits, a contrasting paragraph about environmental costs, and a conclusion. Connectors such as “Furthermore,” “For instance,” and “In contrast” help signal the relationship between ideas. However, progression is not always smooth. The sentence beginning “It willa” is unfinished, and the example about food exported to Australia is difficult to connect to the claim about learning cultures. Some links are also mechanical, with each paragraph relying on a small set of transition phrases. Use complete sentences, make the relationship between each example and its main point explicit, and ensure the conclusion follows directly from the comparison of benefits and drawbacks.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “multinational,” “transportation,” “toxic gases,” and “aquatic life,” which gives you some means of discussing both international trade and environmental effects. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make meaning unclear, such as “highy demanding thing,” “eatable items,” and “international way of food demand.” Spelling errors are also noticeable, including “Internationl,” “aal,” “expoerted,” and “dangerious,” and they reduce the accuracy of the message. Aim for precise, natural phrases rather than translating ideas word by word. Proofread spelling and choose vocabulary that directly expresses the intended point.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and some attempts at more complex structures, including “if we have access to all eatable items…” and the conditional sentence about food being transported by ships. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts difficult to follow. For example, “International food market is…” lacks a determiner, “These vehicles also emits” has subject–verb disagreement, and “food item are exported” has a number-agreement problem. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention: the opening joins two independent clauses with a comma, while “It willa” is incomplete. Practise accurate articles, agreement, and complete sentence construction before adding more complex forms.

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