Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-07-29

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)

Nowadays, Supermarket that sell food and many from counties . people can buy fruit, vegetable and other product in other world that positive product in the supermarket in the food that some product in the world that clear of food in the world

One side in advantage in the country buy some food and the world than opinion of positive way food and vegetable that countries food is not infection and washed food is clear and countries pack food and than buy some food and my opinion over the world than good product no clear of the food and produce in all the world that clear the food is the buy some country

The two side than my opinion of food not the buy than some people opinion that price in the high and the food is not protect and countries the opinion that can supermarket than food is not the food and product is not sale is the clear of the world that development of the risk of the food is not buy product than clear than negative market in supermarket in the world that clear of countries

The opinion of the supermarket in positive way way that food buy some product and vegetable of the world that clear of the positive side that the way from of the negative way is not

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response fails to address the prompt effectively. While it touches on the topic of global food trade, the ideas are repetitive and lack clear development or logical support. The position is difficult to discern due to the fragmented nature of the arguments. Furthermore, the response is under the 250-word minimum requirement, which significantly impacts the ability to fully develop the task. The arguments regarding 'clear food' and 'infection' are unclear and do not provide a coherent analysis of the positive or negative developments of global food availability.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay lacks a logical structure. While there are paragraph breaks, the ideas within them do not progress in a meaningful way. There is a severe lack of cohesive devices, and the sentences are often disjointed, making it difficult for the reader to follow the writer's train of thought. Referencing is frequently unclear, and the repetition of phrases like 'that clear of the world' creates a mechanical and confusing reading experience. The overall arrangement of information is not coherent.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. The student relies on a small set of basic words, often using them incorrectly or in ways that do not convey the intended meaning (e.g., 'clear of food', 'not infection'). There is no evidence of less common lexical items or an attempt to use precise terminology related to global trade or food security. The frequent misuse of words and the lack of variety in word choice significantly impede communication throughout the text.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting almost entirely of simple, error-prone sentence structures. There are frequent and systematic errors in basic grammar, including subject-verb agreement, article usage, and sentence construction (e.g., 'Supermarket that sell food', 'The two side than my opinion'). These errors are pervasive and often distort the meaning of the sentences, making the text very difficult to comprehend. There is no evidence of complex sentence structures or accurate punctuation.

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