Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-22

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)

Over the past few years, a considerable development has been seen in buying food products. It is irrefutable fact that today, customer can go to supermaket and can purchase food products are available at overseas. Evidently, this development has constructive outcomes in manifold ways which will be discuss in the upcomming paragraph.

To begin with, there are many positve aspects an associated with this. The first and foremost is an availability of all products, in supermarket there are possibilty of all food products which is not available at nearby shops and people can easily buy anything from supermarket in their working hours. Besides from this, in supermarket there are less crowd as compared to the local shops and all the area is hygenic and well organised and there is huge difference between in the price, all food products are affordable than local markets which we can save alot of money. For example, in supermarket there are possiblity of discounts everyday.

Furthermore, another factor worth mentioning. Firstly, many supermarket use refrigator and great stroage to keep food products safely. For example, people can find products easily such as, fruits, vegetables and other food products. Apart from this, supermarket may provides high quality of products which we can buy for sure and their products are pure and original and easy payment methods such as, supermarket can take payment by cash, by card and through online.

To conclude, today customers can go to supermarket and can purchase anyfood products all over globally and i think it is a positive development

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You clearly take a positive position, stating that access to food from around the world is a “positive development,” and you give several relevant supporting points, including product availability, affordability, storage, and payment options. However, the response only partially addresses the central issue: many points describe supermarkets generally rather than explaining the benefits or drawbacks of being able to buy food produced worldwide. The examples are also broad—for instance, “discounts everyday”—and the claim that supermarkets are less crowded is not explained or linked to international food access. Develop two or three directly relevant reasons, such as year-round access to seasonal foods or greater consumer choice, and support each with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, so the reader can identify your overall position. You also use signposting such as “To begin with,” “Furthermore,” and “To conclude.” However, progression within the body paragraphs is weak: several separate points are joined together in long sentences, and the second paragraph begins “another factor worth mentioning” before shifting to storage, product quality, and payment methods without showing how these ideas connect to the question. Some linking phrases are repetitive or do not accurately signal the relationship between ideas. Organise each paragraph around one clear reason, then explain and illustrate it, using references such as “this wider choice” to make connections clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “availability,” “affordable,” “storage,” and “payment methods,” and the general meaning is usually understandable. However, the range is limited by repeated use of broad terms such as “food products” and “supermarket,” while several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, including “available at overseas,” “great stroage,” and “pure and original.” Spelling errors such as “supermaket,” “upcomming,” and “hygenic” are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the writing. Choose more precise language connected to the topic, such as “imported produce,” “international food selection,” and “food preservation,” and check spelling and natural word combinations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use some longer sentence forms and attempt to connect ideas with clauses, but the range is limited and complex sentences are often faulty. Errors occur frequently in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, and articles. For example, “customer can go to supermaket and can purchase food products are available at overseas” combines clauses incorrectly, while “supermarket may provides” has an incorrect verb form. There are also problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation, particularly where several claims are joined by commas. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add one subordinate clause at a time. For example: “Supermarkets offer imported foods that may not be available in local shops.”

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