Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some consumers are increasingly choosing to buy goods that are produced in their local area, rather than imported goods.

What are the reasons for this?

Is this a positive or a negative trend?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 4.5)

all people in the world connected with ecah other via some goods sale and purchase. goods are imported and exported across the world.some cosumers prefers to buy things from their local market instead of imported from outside home country.this can be both trends negative as well as positive . we will discuss both point of views as well add our experience.

few indiviuals are prefering to purchasing things from local market. the reason is that they think this goods would be better because shopkeeper belongs to same city. other factor is that the consumer wants to increase the econmy of their country this statements could be successful if he manufacture the goods and sale locally. demand and supply concept will be implement at local level.

on the other aspect the imported things are not belong to our country .if we buy goods from other country some challanges have to face every one that is language barrier, cost effective because we have to pay custom duty, taxes and other expances.

so on the above discussion we have both positive and negiative trends by buying goods from

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify two relevant reasons for buying locally: consumers may trust local shopkeepers, and they may want to support the national economy. You also mention possible disadvantages of imported goods, such as customs duties and taxes. However, the task asks for reasons for the trend and a clear judgement on whether it is positive or negative. Your conclusion, “we have both positive and negative trends,” does not establish your own overall view, and the reasons are only briefly explained. The response also ends mid-sentence and does not provide a relevant personal or other example. The required minimum of 250 words is not met, which limits how fully you can develop the response. Explain your position directly and support each main idea with a specific example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to organise the response into an introduction, a paragraph about local purchases, a paragraph about imported goods, and a conclusion. This gives the reader some sense of the intended structure. However, progression is difficult to follow because links between ideas are often unclear: for example, the discussion moves from trust in a shopkeeper to the economy and then to supply and demand without explaining the connections. Phrases such as “on the other aspect” and “so on the above discussion” do not create clear relationships, and the final sentence is incomplete. Use topic sentences, develop one point at a time, and connect each reason explicitly to your answer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “imported,” “custom duty,” “taxes,” and “demand and supply,” so the subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make meaning less clear, such as “goods sale and purchase,” “increase the econmy,” and “cost effective” where you appear to mean that importing is costly. Spelling errors, including “ecah,” “cosumers,” “indivuals,” and “negiative,” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for discussing consumer choices and economic effects, and check spelling carefully. Prefer natural expressions such as “buy locally produced goods” and “support local businesses.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including “the reason is that they think this goods would be better because shopkeeper belongs to same city.” This shows an effort to explain causes, but control of sentence structure is inconsistent, and errors frequently make the relationships between ideas difficult to understand. Examples include “some cosumers prefers,” “few indiviuals are prefering to purchasing,” and “if we buy goods from other country some challanges have to face every one.” Articles, agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries need attention. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “because,” “if,” and “although.” Use full stops to separate complete ideas.

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