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)

Some people like to buy goods that are produced in their local supermarkets, instead of imported goods. In this eassy, i will discuss both trends.

One main benefit is that, economy of country if, consumers buy items which are produced in their local area. For example, if they buy anything which is not available in their country so need to import that items and also, give a tax on goods and could have more benefit to that country. Furthermore, if people buy groceries from local supermarkets that will help to grow their country economy rather than imported goods.

However, this can be postive impact on overall economy. If consumers buy good from overseas and have impact on both economies. In addition, people trying to choose new things nowadays, some of not available in their local area. For instance, in these days, people choose goods from China because from there they can buy things on cheap rates.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You attempt to address both questions, but the reasons for choosing local goods and your judgement of whether this is positive or negative are not clearly developed. The opening says you will “discuss both trends,” while the body mainly mentions economic benefits and then shifts to the availability and low price of imported goods; your overall position therefore remains unclear. The example about buying goods from China supports the point that consumers want products unavailable locally, but it does not explain your final evaluation. The response is 147 words, 103 words below the 250-word minimum; the nine words copied from the prompt are excluded. To improve, state a clear view and develop each reason with a relevant explanation or example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an introduction is followed by two body paragraphs, and signposts such as “For example,” “Furthermore,” and “However” show an effort to connect ideas. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the first paragraph’s explanation of imports, taxes, and benefits is unclear, and the second paragraph does not establish a clear contrast or conclusion. “However” introduces a point about overseas goods, but the relationship to the preceding argument is not explained. The response also ends without a concluding sentence. Use one paragraph for reasons and another for your evaluation, connect each example directly to its main point, and finish by restating your position.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “imported goods,” “local area,” “economy,” and “overseas.” There are also attempts to express cause and comparison, such as “rather than” and “because.” However, the range is limited, and several choices or forms are inaccurate or awkward: “postive impact” appears to mean “positive impact,” “cheap rates” is not a natural collocation here, and “goods from their local supermarkets” does not clearly mean locally produced goods. Spelling errors such as “eassy” and “postive” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for local production, consumer preferences, and economic effects, and check spelling and collocations when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional structure in “if people buy groceries from local supermarkets that will help…” and a clause beginning “because.” These attempts show some range, but complex sentences are often faulty or incomplete, which can make the intended meaning hard to follow. For example, “One main benefit is that, economy of country if…” has an unclear structure, while “if they buy anything which is not available in their country so need to import that items” lacks a clear subject and has problems with articles and number agreement. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent. Practise forming complete conditional sentences and checking that each clause has a subject and verb; then review articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries.

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