Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-07

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 modern time majority of nations customers now have opportunities to buy packaged food from supermarket at the global level. As, that is easy way to purchase their choices of foods at one place. Both the positive and negative impact of this development are discussed further.

There are plethora of merits attached with this notion. Primarily, Its save a lots of time and energy of peoples as that market is organized and sorted. In other words, Individuals in past times need to visits a numbereous of shops to buy a varity of foods thats is very frustracting and time consuming task But Nowdays, there is plenty of supermarkets developed near households so crowd now have one advantage that all foods now available at one place. Beside this, Supermarket like malls, marts only store fresh foods and dispose expired or rotten vagetables, so its healthy for individuals to purchase in bulk and store them in cool areas. Above all, Big marts have significant discount that also benefits financilly to the buyer. For exmaple, In my hometown also I am prefer to buy from Big malls and from supermarkets like D-marts as they gave heavy discount, wide varity of food products.

On the other hand, demerits are also obvious. Firstly, Heavy amount of food product available so overbuying is happening sometimes. Peoples have mind that may very manipulating in mean times so without any concern or reason they see discount and lured to buy unwanted food product and later time they dump in recycle-bin. Apart from this, Supermarket can also sell expired food product by changing labels from that and that exploit human healths. To examplify it, Two month ago i buyed one packeged noodle maggie which is later time around 15 days may be due to expire not looking good and also overbuyed many food products which later i need to dispose them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by discussing both positive and negative aspects of global food availability in supermarkets. However, the development of ideas is somewhat superficial. While you mention convenience and discounts as positives, and overbuying and health concerns as negatives, the arguments lack depth and specific, well-explained examples. For instance, the example regarding 'noodle maggie' is anecdotal and does not fully support the broader argument about global food distribution. To reach a higher band, ensure that each point is fully extended with clear reasoning rather than just stating the idea. The position is clear, but the overall development is limited by the lack of sophisticated analysis.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate. Phrases like 'Beside this' and 'In other words' are used, but the flow between sentences is sometimes disjointed. For example, the transition from discussing supermarket organization to the health benefits of fresh food is abrupt. Additionally, the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the sentence 'Peoples have mind that may very manipulating in mean times'. Improving the variety and precision of linking words will help create a smoother progression of ideas.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks the precision and range required for higher bands. There are several instances of awkward word choices and non-standard collocations, such as 'plethora of merits attached with this notion' and 'financilly to the buyer'. Spelling errors are frequent, including 'vagetables', 'exmaple', and 'buyed'. While the meaning is generally clear, the limited range of vocabulary and the recurring errors in word formation and spelling restrict the score. To improve, focus on learning collocations and proofreading for common spelling mistakes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('Its save a lots of time', 'crowd now have one advantage'), incorrect verb tenses ('i buyed'), and missing articles or incorrect pluralization ('Individuals in past times need to visits a numbereous of shops'). While the meaning is usually understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar prevents the text from achieving a higher score. You should focus on mastering basic sentence construction, specifically subject-verb agreement and consistent tense usage, before attempting more complex structures.

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