Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Nowadays, few public are having trend to choose good product that manufacture within nations boundries, rather than imported from other countries. In this sitation i belive that this is positive trend as we can also support our local suppliers.

Firstly, Buying unique things is trend nowadays, that some of the products that we can phically touch and also feels about the product and easily can resolve some conflicts problems. To elobrate this, many uniques things was produce locally so we can easily visit the place and can see the product phically and also get more information about the product by the salesperson and can also guide to select suitable things for us. Moreover, if the product is not suitable to us so we can also get exchange or see different things. For instance, Suppose buying a sofa from local store rather than imported so you visit to store and can see the sofa, also sit and takes feeling of the sofa. If you don't like to your house structure you can get exchange or get the refund.

Futhermore, some kind of product which we can get it from local place which was cheaper than imported things. To explain this, there are lot of thing which we can buy from local store rather than imported from other countries. There are lot of similar goods which was cheaper than imported goods and having same quality and same design. For example, imported chocolets from foreign countries are expansive than selling same brand of chocolets which sell locally.

In conclusion, imported goods are importance as local goods were also have a great choice that we can see goods in-person can also take personal feel while imported goods can see online only and way more expensive than local market.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You give a clear overall view that buying locally is positive, and you offer relevant reasons, including the chance to inspect goods in person and the possibility of lower prices. The sofa example helps illustrate the first point. However, the response only partly develops the task: the reasons focus mainly on shopping convenience and price, while the broader benefits of choosing local goods are not explored. The conclusion also shifts to saying imported goods are important, which makes your position less consistent with the positive view stated at the beginning. Develop each reason with a clearer explanation of why consumers increasingly prefer local products, and maintain a consistent answer to whether this is a positive or negative trend.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting reasons, and a conclusion. Sequencing phrases such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “In conclusion” make the structure easy to follow. The examples also generally appear beside the points they support. However, some connections are mechanical, and the first body paragraph moves between product uniqueness, physical inspection, advice from salespeople, and exchanges without a clear central progression. The conclusion introduces a contrast between local and imported goods that is not fully reconciled with your opening position. Use clearer topic sentences and link each supporting detail directly to the paragraph’s main reason; make the final paragraph restate your position consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “local suppliers,” “imported goods,” “refund,” and “same quality.” There are also attempts to express distinctions, such as “rather than” and “suitable.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the response difficult to interpret, for example “few public are having trend,” “take feeling of the sofa,” and “similar goods which was cheaper.” Spelling errors such as “sitation,” “phically,” and “expansive” are noticeable. Build a more accurate set of phrases for consumer choices and product advantages, and check spelling and word forms carefully. For example, use “consumers are increasingly choosing” and “try out the sofa”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the response is generally organised into complete paragraphs. However, control is uneven: errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and verb forms occur frequently and can make meaning difficult to follow. For example, “few public are having trend” lacks a natural grammatical structure, while “many uniques things was produce locally” has problems with agreement and passive verb form. In “if the product is not suitable to us so we can also get exchange,” the conditional clause and main clause are not joined accurately. Practise building clear subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses with correct forms, such as “If a product is unsuitable, customers can exchange it.” Review agreement, articles, and past participles.

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