Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-14
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)
Nowadays, many buyers choose to buy products from local area over the imported products. This essay will discuss both positive and negative aspect of this trend along and provide evidence as why purchase of local product is superior.
To commence with, one of the most compelling reason underpinning this viewpoint is that local products are widely available and easy to access from any nearest shops at economical prices. Moreover, the function and quality are quite similar to those imported product. For example; there are many digital smart watches available with high quality definition in cheaper price with minimal tax charges. As a result consumer tend to spent less amount of money
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is severely under-length, containing only 111 words compared to the required minimum of 250 words. This substantial deficit means the task cannot be fully addressed. Although the writer attempts to introduce reasons for buying local products, the development is extremely limited. The prompt also asks whether this is a positive or negative trend, but the response only touches briefly on positive aspects without fully exploring the negative side or providing a balanced evaluation. Consequently, the ideas are under-developed and the response falls into the Band 4 category for Task Achievement due to the minimal development and failure to meet the basic length requirement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text shows some basic organizational structure with introductory and body paragraph markers like 'To commence with' and 'Moreover'. However, because the text is exceptionally short, overall progression is stunted. Cohesive devices are used, but referencing is sometimes mechanical, such as 'such as' followed by a semicolon or awkward phrasing. Paragraphing is attempted, but the lack of sufficient body content makes the overall logical structure incomplete. It meets the criteria for Band 5 as there is some basic organization, but cohesive devices are inadequate and repetitive, and overall progression is lacking due to the truncated length of the writing.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms such as 'compelling reason', 'economical prices', and 'minimal tax charges'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'from any nearest shops' instead of 'from local shops', 'digital smart watches' instead of 'smartwatches', and 'in cheaper price' instead of 'at a cheaper price'. There are also minor spelling and phrasing awkwardnesses like 'as why purchase' instead of 'as to why purchasing'. These errors cause some minor distraction for the reader, aligning the vocabulary with Band 5 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'This essay will discuss both positive and negative aspect...' and 'one of the most compelling reason underpinning this viewpoint is that...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('one of the ... reason' instead of 'reasons'), missing plural forms ('positive and negative aspect'), and awkward prepositions. Punctuation is also faulty in places, such as 'For example; there are...'. While the meaning is generally clear despite these errors, the frequency of grammatical inaccuracies keeps the performance within the Band 5 range for grammatical range and accuracy.
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