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)

In recent years, this is increasingly trending in my regions of the world where consumers can buy food produced from a supermarket. I firmly believes this is a positive development and open different gatheways for the ease of public and creates lots of jobs for human beings.

Firstly, food produced are available in different supermarkets and grocery zones, people simply visit and buy the products of their own choice. This is not only the source of revenue generation by selling food products by also plays significant role to save time for public because most of the products are ready to use. For example, commercially food produced are available in almost every supermarket people after completing their shopping just get their products and eat without going to different restaurants. Furthermore, this is one of the greatest blessing for the people who comes from different cities, there food related problems are addressed. They just needs to visit a supermarket and get their food products.

Secondly, food produced in a supermarket creates many jobs. People frequently opens their start-up in the malls or supermarkets. They provide quality food so people often visit their stalls and enjoynig their meals. To illustrate further, In Pakistan, people opens their food carts in the supermarkets or malls and provide both ready-made food and customized food, people choose according to their needs. In addition,

commercially prepare food are more economical and even having better flavors to attract more people. As the number of people increases, more jobs will be produced in the future.

To conclude, food produced are available in different grocery store around the globe, this play a central role to provides quality and budget friendly food and it also contributes to country's economy buy providing number of jobs.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You clearly state a positive position and give two relevant reasons: convenience for consumers and employment opportunities. The examples about ready-to-eat food and food stalls in Pakistan help connect these points to real situations. However, the response only partially develops the task because it sometimes shifts from food available in supermarkets to food produced inside supermarkets or sold at stalls. This makes the central development less precise. Some claims, such as commercially prepared food being more economical and having better flavours, are asserted without explanation or a specific example. Clarify that the issue is access to food from different countries, then explain how this benefits consumers and businesses, with each reason supported by a more focused example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and a conclusion. The main ideas are generally grouped by topic, and examples are introduced with phrases such as “For example” and “To illustrate further.” However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the first paragraph moves from supermarket shopping to restaurants and then to people from different cities, without clearly showing how each point supports the argument. “In addition” also begins a point that is not fully connected to the preceding discussion. Use clearer topic sentences and make each example directly explain its paragraph’s main reason; avoid linking ideas with transitions alone when the relationship is not explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “revenue generation,” “ready-made food,” “customized food,” and “economical.” These choices show an attempt to discuss consumer benefits and employment. However, the range is limited by repeated general terms such as “food,” “products,” and “people,” while several phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, including “food produced from a supermarket,” “different gatheways,” and “commercially prepare food.” Spelling errors such as “enjoynig” and “buy” where “by” is intended also reduce precision. Build a more accurate set of topic-specific expressions, such as “imported produce,” “international food products,” and “retail jobs,” and check collocations and spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” and “as,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors are frequent, and complex sentences are often not controlled successfully. Examples include “I firmly believes,” “food produced are available,” and “people frequently opens,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “people simply visit and buy the products of their own choice” joined to the preceding clause with a comma. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, and use full stops or conjunctions to join complete clauses. More accurate control of these basic patterns would make your ideas easier to follow.

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