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)

In present time we don't like doing much struggle we find short cut and easy way to handel any situation, people in many countries don't like cooking they prefer ready made food that is available in supermarket and i believe that this is a negative development i will support my answer through my knowledge and will add example wehere relevant.

Life has become more fast and difficult therefore different developments have been made in previous time period some have a good impact but some are like which i believe is a negative development such as in some countries nowadays , people have become so much lazy and dependent that they could not even cook food for themself they just go to a supermarket and buy food produced all over the world i believe we should consume natural and healthy food instead of such foods our muscel needs fresh and healthy diet these can food can not provide that much energy that home cooked food can. I know it is easy way and profitable for busy people but still i believe it will cause negative impacts on your health .

Such development leave a huge impact on our life in future people will not like the taste of home cooked food and there digest system will become senstive and they may face serious health issues.

In conclusion, nowadays consumer prefer ready made food that is available in supermarkets but i believe such development is a negative and could be a harmful for our future generation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You state a clear view that access to food from around the world is negative, and you give relevant reasons, especially possible effects on health and reduced interest in home cooking. However, the response only partly develops the task: it shifts from globally produced food to ready-made food, which is not necessarily the same issue, and claims about laziness, digestion and future health are asserted rather than supported with specific examples. The conclusion repeats your position but adds little. The response is 242 words, below the 250-word minimum; the 12 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. To strengthen the response, explain more directly how international supermarket food affects consumers and develop each reason with a concrete example or explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

Your response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion, and the reader can generally follow your negative position. The second body paragraph also signals a consequence for the future. However, progression is limited because the first body paragraph combines several points—busy lifestyles, laziness, international food, nutrition and home cooking—without clearly separating or linking them. Connectors such as “therefore,” “but still” and “In conclusion” are used, but some links feel mechanical, and the reference in “these can food” is unclear. Organise one main reason per paragraph, use clear topic sentences, and make pronouns refer unmistakably to their nouns to improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “negative development,” “dependent,” “natural and healthy food” and “serious health issues,” so your main meaning is usually understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “find short cut,” “ready made food” and “our muscel needs fresh and healthy diet.” Spelling errors—including “handel,” “wehere,” “senstive” and “there”—also make the writing less clear and polished. Aim for accurate topic-specific phrases and check spelling carefully. Distinguish food produced internationally from convenience or prepared food, since these are not interchangeable ideas in this task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a cause-and-effect construction beginning “Life has become more fast and difficult therefore…”. However, control is inconsistent: several sentences run together without appropriate punctuation, and some structures are incomplete or faulty. For example, “people … could not even cook food for themself they just go” joins clauses without a suitable boundary and shifts tense; “there digest system will become” also has an incorrect possessive form. Articles, agreement and sentence boundaries need attention. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea, then combine them using correctly punctuated conjunctions. More reliable control of these basic patterns would make your argument easier to follow.

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