Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-12
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)
It has been observed that convenient stores are playing an important role in people's lives. Some people think that it saves time and easy way to save money, while others say that it is not good for health. Therefore, I find the given notion logically sound. My views regarding the statement both sides. I will highlight these points in the subsequent paragraphs, which will lead to a logical conclusion.
To commence with disagreement, this is not good for health. To explain it, sometime people grab unhealthy food such as chips, sugary drinks and another artificial drinks. Moreover, the food which we buy from convenient store is not fresh it is frozen food. A survey was conducted by "The Health Care Department" and revealed that 90% people suffering diseases because they are eating frozen food.
Shifting towards agreement, these stores save time and of individuals. To elaborate it, nowadays, everybody busy in their daily routine so nobody has time to cook food for themselves, and these stores are not too expensive. For example, a headline was published in "The World Ministry" shows that 70% people buy food from convenient stores because they have not time to waste on cooking. Along with this, it is easy way to get food in their busy schedule.
To conclude the discussion, it can be said despite the fact that people should buy healthy food for themselves, and make sure the food is fresh and healthy to eat. Therefore, it depends on person what kind of food they to buy from store as well they should avoid oily and fast-food
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The candidate attempts to address the prompt regarding global supermarket food, although the response frequently confuses 'supermarkets' with 'convenient stores'. The position is stated in the introduction, mentioning both sides of the argument, but the development of ideas remains superficial. For instance, the discussion on health relies on unsupported generalizations and questionable statistics, such as claiming that '90% people suffering diseases because they are eating frozen food'. Similarly, the points regarding time-saving are repetitive and lack depth. While all parts of the prompt are touched upon, the arguments are insufficiently supported, aligning best with Band 5.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, including an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, which provides a basic structural framework. However, the progression of ideas is often disjointed and mechanical. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly, such as 'To commence with disagreement' and 'Shifting towards agreement', which feel unnatural and forced. Furthermore, referencing is sometimes unclear, and the links between sentences do not always flow smoothly. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within the paragraphs is weak, placing this performance firmly at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and minimally adequate for the task. The student frequently repeats terms like 'convenient store', 'food', and 'health'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'everybody busy in their daily routine' and 'another artificial drinks'. Less common lexical items are attempted, but they are often inaccurate or misused. Spelling and word choice errors occur throughout the text, though they rarely impede overall communication entirely, which places the lexical score at a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most complex sentence attempts are faulty, missing essential verbs or conjunctions, such as in 'because they have not time to waste on cooking' and 'it depends on person what kind of food they to buy'. Simple sentences are more reliable, but frequent grammatical errors, missing articles (e.g., '90% people'), and incorrect verb forms cause noticeable difficulty for the reader. The high frequency of basic structural errors restricts the score to a Band 5.0.
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