Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-13
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)
In an contemorary world, a wide range of customers can go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world. From my perspective, i believe that its benefits higher than its drawback aspect to disscuss.
To begin with its drawback, there are many drawbacks of this trend, it could be seen that in an digital world everybody has an dependent to others. They dont have time to buy food which is produced all over the world. In other word, Most of the people can go to a supermarket in their own city, country but they dont get a food which is required. To illustrate, it is commonly observed that, in pakistan some kind of fruits which are very famous but are not available in local cities such as kivi, dragon fruits.
To begin with its benefit, there are many benefits of this trend, In an modern world, In pakistan big cities such as lahore, faislabad, different type of food which is produced all over the world can easily buy to a market in their own country, and a city. Govenment should improve the facility of the produced food they dont rely on others. To illustrate that nowadays, in pakistan many produced food are available such as kivi and dragon food people can easily buy these kind of foods, fruits.
In conclusion, it can be summarized that its benefits higher than its drawback aspect to disscuss. Govenment should improve the facility of the food which is produced all over the world and in cities a wide ranfe of people can buy foods easiliy to go a supermarket.
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 response attempts to address the prompt regarding whether global food availability is a positive or negative development, expressing a clear position that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive. The student mentions drawbacks, such as people being dependent on others and lacking time, but fails to clearly explain how these relate to imported food. The discussion of benefits focuses heavily on the availability of fruits like kiwi and dragon fruit in Pakistani cities. While there is a position and some relevant ideas, the arguments are under-developed and lack sufficient extension or clear reasoning, fitting the criteria for Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is organized into paragraphs with basic introductory and concluding remarks, and it attempts to use transition markers such as 'To begin with its drawback' and 'To illustrate'. However, the progression of ideas is often disjointed and repetitive. Referencing is frequently unclear, and cohesive devices are used mechanically or inaccurately, such as the repeated phrase 'its benefits higher than its drawback aspect to disscuss'. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is faulty, meaning the logical flow is disrupted throughout the response. This performance aligns with Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent errors in word choice, collocation, and word formation (e.g., 'contemorary', 'dependent' used as a noun, 'disscuss'). The writer attempts some less common vocabulary related to the topic, such as 'supermarket', 'produced', and specific fruit names, but noticeable errors occur throughout the text (e.g., 'can easily buy to a market' and 'dragon food'). These lexical limitations and errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, placing the response firmly at Band 4.5, which rounds to 5.0 based on descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many complex structures are faulty or awkwardly phrased (e.g., 'From my perspective, i believe that its benefits higher than its drawback aspect to disscuss'). There are frequent errors in basic grammar, subject-verb agreement, and punctuation, such as missing capitalisation ('i', 'pakistan') and incorrect preposition use ('buy to a market'). While communication is generally maintained despite the frequent errors, the high density of structural inaccuracies keeps the score at Band 4.5, awarded as 5.0.
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