Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-21

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 6.0)

In this contemporarily era the locally produced goods is significantly increased to but by the users that has the positive impact in the market as well as the local farmers.

As predominantly the locally produced food is very helpful as environment factors in that the lower carbon footprints will reduce by the lower transportation in that the lower transportation will reduce the fuel consumption and the road accidents. Eventually this will help to local people for the better employment and also from this the domestic growth will increase and help to gain desire support as a economically. A few years ago there was a COVID-19 came and its disrupted the whole globally supply chain and its gone very bad that time in the end people turned into locally goods.

Compounding this a locally produced foods gives the freshness and the better food-tastes also the farm to the mall or store table that give local farmer to easy business. To buy locally goods its create the culture pride and the transparency to the community that people are trusting each other and form this you will get the and its very very important in today's lifestyle is that a organic produced food that will help your body as well.

Never the less the locally produced goods generate the positive aspects that are growing locally will open the jobs and the lower co2 emissions by lower transportation while there are some negative aspects its going to be very expensive because its locally also the storage area has lower for local farmer not that much bigger that they can give all the consumers. and in the last the verity of good is going to be very limited dur to the lower global imports.

On the balance this is positive trend but the global trade should be active that has the positive for the two nations for their relations. So its should be based on the consumers choice to buy what they need.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: the reasons for buying local and the evaluation of the trend. You clearly identify environmental benefits, economic growth, and the impact of the pandemic as reasons. Your position is clear, stating that it is a positive trend while acknowledging some drawbacks like cost and limited variety. However, some ideas are under-developed; for instance, the mention of 'culture pride' and 'transparency' is brief and could benefit from more specific examples. To reach a higher band, ensure that each point is fully extended with a clear explanation or example to demonstrate a deeper engagement with the topic.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, each with a distinct focus. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'Compounding this' and 'On the balance', to link ideas. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly inaccurate, such as 'In this contemporarily era' or 'from this you will get the and its very very important'. The flow between sentences is occasionally disrupted by awkward phrasing, which makes the progression of ideas feel slightly disjointed at times. Improving the variety and accuracy of your linking words will help the essay read more naturally.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'carbon footprints', 'supply chain', and 'transparency'. However, there are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'contemporarily era' (contemporary era), 'the locally produced goods is significantly increased to but by the users' (the purchase of locally produced goods has increased), and 'the verity of good' (variety of goods). These errors occasionally impede the reader's understanding. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and ensuring that words are used in their correct grammatical form.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('the locally produced goods is'), incorrect preposition usage, and awkward sentence construction ('the lower carbon footprints will reduce by the lower transportation'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with some run-on sentences and missing commas. While the meaning is generally clear, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar prevents the essay from reaching a higher band. Focusing on sentence structure, tense consistency, and subject-verb agreement will significantly improve your score.

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