Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-13

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)

It often argue that peoples nowadays do all type of shoping of food and other FMCG product in supermarket. I compleatly agree that this is a positive devlopment becouse customer get all goods at same place and it is also affordable moreover a clean hygenic enviroment.

One of the important reasion is avaliblity of product at same place, supermarket are run on large scale it provide every day to day food product and kept at on dalicated place that easly represent becouse of that customer know the location of items where they kept moreover helping staf is there as a result it make much convineance compare to local market where indivdual need to go diffrent shops even without any idea of avilabilty of items.

Other significent reasion is that affordable moreover a clean hygnec enviroment. Due to diffrent types of offers (like buy 1 get 1 free) provider by these type of supermarkets moreover it I also a very clean hygenic place and a enviroment due to proper cleaning staff managment. As a result customer have affordable option with a clean enviroment that likely not easly posible in local market.

In conclusion, People get a varitey of food product at same place without finding singly moreover due to diffrents type of offers make is a affordable option other then that Customer expreance a better hygenic and crean enviroment compare to genlar local shops and markets At result no doubt indivdual preffer supermarket for every diffrent type of food product is a positive development.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

Your position is clear: you consider access to food from supermarkets a positive development, and you give two relevant reasons—convenience and affordability/cleanliness. The examples of “buy 1 get 1 free” offers and being able to find products in one place help connect your view to everyday shopping. However, the response focuses mainly on supermarkets in general rather than explaining the specific benefit of food produced all over the world. The reasons are also asserted more than developed: for example, you could explain how imported foods provide choice or access to seasonal products. The conclusion repeats earlier points instead of adding a final insight. Develop each reason with a clearer explanation and a specific example tied to international food availability.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each body paragraph has a main focus, and linking expressions such as “One of the important reason,” “Other significant reason,” and “In conclusion” help signal the progression. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, especially through repeated use of “moreover” and “as a result.” Some references are unclear, as in “it provide every day to day food product,” where the reader must infer what “it” refers to. Several sentences combine multiple points without clear boundaries, making the progression within paragraphs harder to follow. Use fewer, more precise linking phrases, and organise each paragraph around one claim followed by explanation and an example.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to shopping and the topic, including “supermarket,” “offers,” “local market,” “availability,” and “clean environment.” These choices make your general meaning understandable. However, the range is basic and repetitive, and frequent spelling errors—such as “shoping,” “compleatly,” “devlopment,” and “hygnec”—make the writing less clear and less controlled. Some word combinations are also unnatural, including “do all type of shopping of food” and “kept at on dalicated place.” Aim to use accurate topic-specific phrases and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “international food selection,” “product range,” and “competitive prices” would help you explain the task more directly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons, using structures such as “Due to different types of offers…” and “As a result…”. This shows an effort to connect ideas rather than relying only on short sentences. However, errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and punctuation occur throughout and sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “supermarket are run on large scale it provide” joins clauses without suitable punctuation and has agreement problems; “a enviroment” also shows an article error. The opening, “It often argue,” lacks a clear grammatical subject and correct verb form. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time, checking agreement and sentence boundaries.

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