Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-10

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 recent years, buying continental dishes become a trend so they use convenient stores to buy oversees produced food. I strongly believe that it is a positive development.

In this eassy, I will be discussing positives aspects of that bbefore reaching to a concrete conclusion.

To commence with, supermakets are best place to buy oversees produced food as we have vast rages of option over there. Furthermore, supermakers goes with the trends and has large coustomer base so that they keep many different type of food from different countries. Usually supermarkes are larger in size and to pay more rent and taxes which contributes in economic developement of the country. For instance, in india every individuals has to pay tax on their income as per the income form that taxes money government will use it our wellfareness which leads to overall development of our country.

Moving on further, by exporting food it also helps in building a good relationship in between different culture country and also affects foreign exchanges. To elaborate it, by making trades from different countries it increase the demande for localy produce food and making employment in that area, which helps local people to have good amount for their food. By exporting food helps in exchage of local carrency and makes our carrency stronger. For instance, a recent study was counducted, 55% of people were really happy buying food produced over the world. Therefore, a collaboration between governments, corporations and citizens ensure combat issues.

To sum up, negatives of this topic should consider carefully to increase positive outcomes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by taking a clear position that the availability of global food is a positive development. However, the development of ideas is inconsistent. While you mention economic benefits and cultural exchange, the arguments are somewhat superficial and occasionally drift into irrelevant territory, such as the specific mechanics of Indian tax collection. The conclusion is also weak, as it introduces a contradictory point about 'negatives' that was not explored in the body paragraphs. To improve, ensure each paragraph focuses on a single, well-supported idea that directly relates to why this trend is positive, rather than listing general economic concepts.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the logical progression is often hindered by awkward phrasing and mechanical transitions. While you use cohesive devices like 'To commence with' and 'Moving on further', they are sometimes used incorrectly or feel forced. Referencing is occasionally unclear, particularly in the second paragraph where the link between importing food and the impact on local currency is confusing. Paragraphing is present, but the final paragraph is underdeveloped and does not effectively summarize the preceding arguments. Improving the flow between sentences and ensuring each paragraph has a clear topic sentence would significantly enhance the coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary range is limited and contains several errors that occasionally impede clarity. You rely on basic terms and struggle with collocations, such as 'convenient stores' instead of 'convenience stores' and 'oversees produced' instead of 'overseas-produced'. There are also frequent spelling errors like 'eassy', 'supermakets', 'coustomer', and 'carrency'. While you attempt to use some topic-specific language, the lack of precision and the repetitive nature of the word choices suggest a need for a wider range of vocabulary. Focusing on learning word families and correct spelling will help you move to a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical errors are frequent and pervasive. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('supermakers goes', 'every individuals has'), incorrect article usage, and awkward sentence construction ('by making trades from different countries it increase the demande'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma placement. While the meaning is generally understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar and sentence structure prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. You should focus on proofreading for basic subject-verb agreement and ensuring that your complex sentences are constructed with correct grammatical links.

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