Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-03

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)

Well if we are here to talking about the local goods vs the imported i will do sport the local goods becouse of serval of reasons.

1-Economy,

2-Local Sport,

3-culture Sport,

4-Own Tridition,

First of all we will talk about economy we someone is buying local goods insted of imported he/she is dricetly spoting the countery's economy becouse if some one is buying imported goods so the countery should have to import the said goods for exmples if i am buying local mangos insted of impoted so i am rejecting the import as i said if every one should start to do the same countery's wealth will start growing

Local Sport;

As we will start to buying local goods own people will start growing it will help to own countery's peopel to grow in good ways local goods demand will rase and more locals will get job becouse this all is interconnected and this act will sport local people insted of others

Culture Sport;

It will obviously sport as well as our culture becouse as much people will use local goods it boosts local culture for foruners as well as becouse what people see in trand the do the same so it helps in grouth of our culture.

Own Tridition;

Local goods means own terditionals promotions every person would love to permote the own terdition in any ways it will help to do the, This simplely means we are promoting own tridition as well as we are full filling our daily need its a doul combo packeg in one go insted of other countries pay for the promotion there triditions.

In my openion this is the positive trand and the reasons are i guess also the same which i discribed earlier.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, identifying several reasons for buying local goods and expressing a clear position that this is a positive trend. However, the ideas remain limited and under-developed, which restricts the score. While the writer lists four distinct headings, the supporting explanations tend to be repetitive and lack specific details or extended examples. For instance, the discussion on culture and tradition often circles back to general statements about promotion rather than exploring deep socioeconomic impacts. To progress, the writer needs to expand each main idea with more elaboration and concrete examples, moving beyond surface-level assertions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation in the text, highlighted by numbered lists and paragraph breaks, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. The transitions between points feel mechanical, and referencing is sometimes unclear, as seen in vague phrases like 'this all is interconnected'. Cohesive devices are frequently inadequate or repetitive, with sentences linked loosely by basic conjunctions. Paragraphing is attempted through bullet-like headings, but the flow between sections remains disjointed. To achieve a higher level, the writer must use a wider and more accurate range of cohesive devices and ensure that paragraphs logically build upon one another to create a smoother, more unified argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The writer relies heavily on basic, repetitive words and experiences noticeable errors in spelling, word form, and word choice that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. Examples include terms like 'sport' instead of support, 'counterys' instead of country's, 'tridition' instead of tradition, and 'doul combo packeg'. These frequent lexical inaccuracies restrict the precision of the argument. To improve, the student needs to expand their range of vocabulary, pay closer attention to standard spelling conventions, and ensure correct word forms are used in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The text demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on basic sentence forms with frequent run-on sentences. Attempts at complex sentences are often faulty, lacking proper subordination and punctuation. There are frequent errors in verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and articles throughout the response, such as 'we are here to talking' and 'every one should start to do the same counterys wealth'. These frequent errors can cause some difficulty and confusion for the reader. To move up, the writer must focus on improving sentence boundary control, ensuring accurate subject-verb agreement, and building a stronger foundation of grammatically correct simple and complex structures.

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