Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-20

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)

First of all, the development of availability of foods all the over the world is genuinely a very great development. And yes i genuinely think it is the best thing can happen for people who is living i foreign countries.

Comfort: first positive impact is comfort. People have another kind of comfort in eating food of their home land. So when they are far from their home, it will be very beneficial and wholesome thing for them to eat types of food they ate in their homeland.

Taste:

Second thing is taste, the very human always love the taste of home foods or at least homeland foods, when there is food from all over the world in the country they are currently in, they can still have a taste of their homeland food,

Specificity:

Everyone has a different kind of choices in eating,there are so many people who don't like every type of food, because they are very specific type of person when it comes to food. Plus for Muslims, they can't eat Haram thing, which will be a very hard for them to get a halal food in any other country. If a country has a food from all over the worlds means have a food from everywhere, Muslims might won't survive in foods anymore, they can easily get a halal food from the supermarket easily.

So yes for my perspective i think that country having a food from all over the world is a very great thing. And my knowledge is specifically for Muslim people's.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You clearly take a positive position, and the points about familiar food helping people feel comfortable abroad and about dietary needs are relevant to the question. However, the response addresses the issue only partially: most of the discussion focuses on migrants and Muslims, rather than considering consumers more broadly or weighing the wider effects of globally sourced food. The “taste” point largely repeats the comfort idea, and the halal example is difficult to follow, especially the claim that people “might won't survive in foods anymore.” To strengthen the response, explain how international food availability benefits or affects the general population, develop each reason with a clear example, and make the link between your evidence and your overall judgement explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence, moving from an opening opinion to several reasons and a concluding view. Labels such as “Comfort,” “Taste,” and “Specificity” help signal the topics, and “First” and “Second” indicate order. However, these labels are not developed into clear, connected paragraphs, and the progression is repetitive: comfort and taste overlap, while the final point shifts abruptly to halal food. Some linking is awkward or unclear, as in “Plus for Muslims” and “So yes for my perspective.” Use a conventional introduction, separate body paragraphs with one main idea each, and a conclusion. Connect ideas with precise transitions and explain how each example supports the central position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “homeland,” “choices,” “specific,” and “halal,” and the reader can generally identify your main points. However, the range is limited and several expressions are repetitive or imprecise, such as “very great development,” “food from all over the world,” and “a taste of their homeland food.” Some word combinations make meaning difficult to interpret, particularly “survive in foods anymore.” Aim for more precise topic vocabulary and natural collocations, for example, “internationally sourced products,” “familiar cuisine,” and “dietary requirements.” Vary repeated words such as “food” and “great,” and check spelling and word forms, including “worlds” where you mean “the world.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences, but the range of structures is limited and errors are frequent enough to make some sentences difficult to understand. For example, “the best thing can happen for people who is living” needs a relative clause and subject–verb agreement, while “when there is food from all over the world in the country they are currently in” is awkwardly structured. The sentence “Muslims might won't survive” also combines modal forms incorrectly. There are recurring problems with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, including the comma splice in the taste section. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses; proofread each sentence for a clear subject, verb, and punctuation.

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