Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-09

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 5.0)

few people are increasingly chhosing to buy items that are produced in their local area, rather some of are imported goods. A product which made in our local area and it buy so local people can make profites. If people purchese from outside market, it is not benificial for local people.

People think if they purcheace from local market so it is very good way to increasing profite of locel people. some people think about theire area's people. While some individiual used to buy imported things. Because sometimes imported thinkgs good looks and quality as well also good. To cite an example, we can see that who have lot of money, they use imported items moreware some people who think about local people they alweys preffer to use locel thinkgs.

I think this is a positive trend because people should think abot thair area's people. If every people are used to local items so many things are change like employment and gowth of theire area. It lead to growth and undependeble country. For incetanse, it can be seen that contries who manufacture themselves they have very high chance to grow. They do not depand on others contries.

To conclude, few people are rising chhosing to buy goods that are produced in their local area, rather than imported things. because of their areas development and it is positive trend.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt—reasons for the trend and whether it is positive or negative. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive. The explanation of why people choose local goods is simplistic, and the argument for why it is a positive trend lacks depth, relying on vague statements about 'growth' and 'undependable country'. Furthermore, the response is under the 250-word minimum, which significantly impacts the ability to fully develop the response. The position is clear, but the supporting arguments are underdeveloped.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is often disjointed. Cohesive devices are used, but they are frequently inaccurate or misused (e.g., 'moreware', 'For incetanse'). The referencing is sometimes unclear, and the flow between sentences is mechanical. While there is an attempt at a logical structure, the lack of control over cohesive devices and the repetitive nature of the arguments make the overall progression difficult to follow at times.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive, often relying on basic words like 'good', 'things', and 'people'. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'chhosing', 'profites', 'purchease', 'theire', and 'incetanse'. These errors, combined with the lack of variety, make the writing feel simplistic. The student struggles to use less common vocabulary, and the word choice is often imprecise, which hinders the clarity of the arguments.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The grammatical range is limited, consisting mostly of simple sentences with frequent errors. There are consistent issues with subject-verb agreement ('every people are used'), article usage, and sentence structure ('If people purchese from outside market, it is not benificial'). Complex structures are attempted but are almost always faulty, leading to confusion. Punctuation is also inconsistent. The frequency of these errors is high, which often impedes the reader's understanding of the intended meaning.

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