Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In majortiy of countries at present consumers can go to a supermarket and purchase food produced all over the world. In todays world everything is available under one roof. Consumers go to shop and they will find all the basic things which they were looking for.

Although food is the basic need of every human. Concumers go to market and buy food all over the world is a positive development in terms of trying food of different countries from the world. As from trying the food from different parts of world people also come to know a little bit about the culture of that country from food. So in that way its a good positive development.

On the other hand buy food from market which were produced all over the world also has a negative impact on society because every food is not good for human health and if you dont know the ingredients in it its also harmful for your health.According to my opinion it also has many harmful on the society in which we live at present.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You give a relevant response by identifying both a benefit—trying food from other countries and learning about their cultures—and a drawback concerning health and unknown ingredients. However, the task asks you to decide whether this is a positive or negative development, and your position remains unclear: you call it positive, then describe harmful effects without stating which side you ultimately support. The ideas are also only briefly explained; for example, you do not give a specific example of a food, cultural insight, or health risk. The response is 179 words, so it does not meet the 250-word minimum. Develop both sides with relevant examples, then state and support a clear overall judgement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a paragraph about benefits, and a paragraph about drawbacks. The contrast signalled by “On the other hand” helps readers follow the shift in focus. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and several ideas are repeated rather than developed, such as the repeated references to buying food from around the world. Some links between sentences are unclear, particularly “Although food is the basic need of every human,” which does not connect smoothly to the following point. The conclusion is also missing, leaving the overall argument unresolved. Use clearer topic sentences, connect each explanation directly to its main point, and add a concluding sentence that restates your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “consumers,” “produced,” “culture,” “ingredients,” and “harmful.” However, the range is limited, and some wording is repetitive or imprecise, particularly repeated uses of “food,” “world,” and “positive development.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as “majortiy,” “Concumers,” and “many harmful on the society,” which make parts of the response less clear. Aim for more precise expressions and check spelling carefully. For instance, you could describe “health risks” rather than saying food is “harmful,” and use “international cuisine” to avoid repeating “food from different parts of the world.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences use simple structures, and you attempt some longer forms, including “Although food is the basic need of every human” and the sentence beginning “As from trying the food…”. These attempts are not consistently controlled: the “Although” clause is left without a complete contrasting clause, and the sentence beginning “As from” is awkwardly constructed. Other errors include “In todays world” without an apostrophe, “Consumers go to shop,” and “if you dont know,” where punctuation and sentence structure need attention. The final sentence, “it also has many harmful on the society,” is grammatically incomplete and difficult to interpret. Practise building complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and use a wider mix of accurate simple and complex structures.

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