Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-07
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 5.0)
𝑁𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠.
𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑏𝑢𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ, 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑗𝑜𝑏𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑦𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑗𝑜𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. 𝑆𝑜 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 24/7 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦.
𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑦, 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦, ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑡𝑐.
𝑇𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑢𝑝 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑗𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, reaching only 184 words. This significantly impacts the development of ideas. While the prompt asks for an opinion on whether the availability of global food is a positive or negative development, the response lacks a clear, consistent position. The arguments provided are repetitive and under-developed, particularly the section on health impacts, which is very brief. To improve, you must expand your arguments with specific examples and ensure you address all parts of the prompt with sufficient depth to meet the length requirement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'Secondary' to introduce the second paragraph, which is not standard usage. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the concluding paragraph does not effectively summarise the main points or provide a final thought, instead repeating the prompt's premise in a confusing manner. To improve, use a wider variety of linking words (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'Conversely', 'Consequently') and ensure each paragraph has a clear topic sentence that supports your overall position.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is limited and repetitive. Phrases like 'ready made produced food' are used repeatedly, which lacks variety. There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'hard time jobs' instead of 'demanding professions' and 'jeneral' (spelling error). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to express complex ideas clearly. To improve, focus on learning topic-specific collocations related to global trade, nutrition, and lifestyle, and avoid repeating the same phrases throughout the essay.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The essay contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. Examples include 'because of they having a really hectic job' (incorrect clause structure) and 'leads in diseases' (incorrect preposition). Sentence structures are mostly simple or contain errors when attempting complexity. There are also issues with subject-verb agreement and punctuation. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence structures, specifically the use of 'because of' versus 'because', and ensure that your verb forms are consistent and accurate.
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