Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-07

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 6.0)

I do not have a completely opposing opinion on this statement. However, I am also not a fan of big super markets to buy food.

Supermakets have proven to be very effective on providing wide varieties of food from all the corners of the world. You can easily access the seaweed produced in Japan in a corner of supermarket of Nepal. Food has become global and carry their own unique identity over the world. It is now not difficult to make korean dish in India because of the easy availability of the ingredients at the nearest supermarket. Rare items like tuna, wasabi, kimchi has become a popular name and favorite of many across the world. On positive note, it has succeed to connect different food culture globally and opened ways to explore different types of taste and countless options for nutrition.

Yet, the arguments remains that either this is actually promoting the local cusine of killing it. Noodles are now popular choice of many, but is a person living in Nepal, tasting the local kodo of their own home land? Is it even available at the local supermarket stores at the first place? The exquisite ingredients are available, the popular foods are available, but the native local food in hard to find in supermarket stores. As per various researches, humans are biologically adapted to their environment where they are born and to the food they ate while growing up. The local food is the most nutritious food for a native person. Thus, only indulging in imported food may also cause issues in the body to adapt according to the food. For example, the spice tolerance of a person born in Europe is very less than that of a Indian who grew up chewing chillies.

Thus, I believe that even though supermarkets are notable in globalising food and contributing to the access of wide variety of ingredients, it is important to include options for local food. This is important to preserve the originality of a culture, to preserve the food diversity and also for health benefits.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Your position is clear: you recognise the benefits of access to international food but argue that supermarkets should also provide local options. This addresses the positive-or-negative question with a balanced, relevant response. The examples of finding Japanese seaweed in Nepal and making Korean dishes in India help illustrate global access, while the discussion of local kodo and cultural preservation supports your concern. The response also shows some development beyond a simple list of advantages and disadvantages. However, the health argument—that local food is most nutritious for people native to a place, and that imported food may cause adaptation problems—is asserted rather than convincingly explained or supported. To strengthen the response further, clarify whether you ultimately see the development as positive, negative, or positive only when local food is protected, and develop that judgement consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on international food access, a contrasting paragraph on local cuisine, and a conclusion. Transitions such as “Yet” and “Thus” make the broad direction easy to follow, and the examples generally appear alongside the ideas they support. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. The opening says you are “not a fan” of supermarkets, but the conclusion presents a more conditional position without clearly explaining that shift. The rhetorical questions about kodo interrupt the argument, and “As per various researches” introduces a claim without a clear link to the preceding point. Use topic sentences to signal each paragraph’s purpose and connect claims to evidence more explicitly; this would make progression smoother and referencing clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic, including phrases such as “globalising food,” “food diversity,” “availability of the ingredients,” and “preserve the originality of a culture.” These help communicate ideas about access, identity, and nutrition, and the meaning is generally clear. You also attempt less common vocabulary, but some choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “wide varieties,” “popular name,” “killing” local cuisine, and “spice tolerance … is very less.” There are also spelling errors such as “Supermakets,” “cusine,” and “chillies.” These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and polish. Aim for more natural academic combinations—for example, “a wide variety,” “well-known,” and “undermining local cuisine”—and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “because” and “even though,” and most ideas remain understandable. Some sentence patterns are controlled, such as “even though supermarkets are notable in globalising food …, it is important to include options for local food.” However, some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “Food has become global and carry” (subject–verb agreement), “it has succeed” (verb form), “the arguments remains” (agreement), and “a Indian” (article). There are also problems with sentence construction and punctuation, such as the comma splice in “The exquisite ingredients are available, the popular foods are available.” Review agreement, articles, and verb forms, and separate independent clauses with a full stop or suitable conjunction. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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