Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-01

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 ,Thanks to the society connection between countries and corporations between companies and export import system , consumers can buy such a diverse food from the supermarkets which belongs to other areas from the world .

The way of noticing this phenomenon as a bad thing to the society and environement or important differs from one to other ,specially when we recognise its results .

Personnaly , either way are exist in this development .

At first sharing food knowing worldwid may lead to a significant effect of exploring new and different food of strange countries for example Im curious person and i love knowing about other area's culturs in diets it can expand our thoughts and knouwledge about important food cultures it may also creat personal soul's connection between habitant and /or immigrants who live in strange area and miss their traditional diets .

However , buying strange food produced all over the universty has also a negative sode ,particully affect the countrie's economy which can deteriorate because of bying massively an unlocal food products .In other words , people who are addicted of buying so many food of other countries as much as bying a local food of their environement will significantly affect the circulation of the economy of the latter because of the lack of local food demand then the number if local sales will decline means the offer deteriorates and the unemployment increases which leads to a huge fall of country's economy .

To conclude , purchasing food produced all over the world has always and with equal way two side's influence positive and negative which the consumer is the one who can control and shooses which side will affect more the country it means buying food of other places its important if our purchases wll not be massive and our life not only depends on them .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the task only partially, presenting both positive and negative aspects of global food availability as seen in paragraphs like "sharing food knowing worldwid may lead to a significant effect..." and "buying strange food produced all over the universty has also a negative sode". However, the position is not always clearly sustained throughout, and the ideas presented are somewhat limited and under-developed. For instance, the discussion on the economic impact lacks specific examples or well-reasoned progression, remaining rather repetitive in its explanation of local sales decline. To move to a higher band, the writer needs to present a fully developed position with well-supported ideas that explore the implications of globalized food trade in greater depth.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation evident in the division of paragraphs into an introduction, body paragraphs for opposing views, and a conclusion, which shows an attempt to structure the essay. However, there is no clear overall progression of ideas, and the flow is frequently disrupted by inadequate and repetitive cohesive devices, such as the frequent use of 'At first', 'However', and 'To conclude'. Additionally, referencing and paragraph internal cohesion are often faulty, making it difficult for the reader to follow the logical connections between sentences, as seen in the sprawling, run-on sentences in the fourth paragraph. To improve, the writer must ensure logical sequencing and use a wider, more accurate range of cohesive devices without over-relying on basic transition markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate for the task, allowing the writer to convey basic concepts related to food import and export. However, there are noticeable errors in word choice, collocation, and spelling—such as 'worldwid', 'environement', 'Personnaly', 'universty', 'sode', and 'shooses'—which occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. The range of vocabulary is restricted, and attempts to use less common items often result in unnatural phrasing, such as 'strange countries' or 'unlocal food products'. To achieve a higher score, the writer must expand their lexical repertoire, improve spelling accuracy, and demonstrate a better grasp of natural word partnerships and formal academic vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer employs a limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty, leading to run-on sentences and a lack of proper punctuation control. There are frequent errors in grammar, including problems with subject-verb agreement, missing articles, incorrect prepositions inside grammatical patterns, and improper clause structures, such as in the opening sentence: 'Nowadays ,Thanks to the society connection between countries and corporations between companies and export import system...'. These frequent errors place a heavy strain on the reader and can cause difficulty in comprehension. To reach the next level, the writer needs to incorporate a wider variety of error-free complex structures and pay closer attention to basic punctuation and grammatical boundaries.

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