Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-24

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 customers highly recommended their district products which are basically manifacture there. Instead of those things which are import from different countries.

In my ponion there so many reasons behind this trend because they were to expensive and hard to purchase them .in addition the high rate of import export.The taxes which higly effected on there prices .furthermore in our country there is a limited options in the selection of products .our citizens mostly choose the cheapest things for their needs just because of their lowest income .Buyer always prefer low price goods .Moreover they also wants to promotes their nearby items .They belives that the vicinity marchandise are easy to buy and good in quality or quantity.

I think it is good trend to promote your locality essentials I appreciaty it because it is good for our economy growth.when our all money stays in our country.From which our local venders happily produce their articles . And willing to sell them in market.Last year I noted that our local economy grow very fast just because of the selection of surrounding items .Its impact on our economy in positive way . From this we able to refuse the imported things on our local products. I am happy because people now a days are fully sensible in their lives an fee vkniw what is good for them

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both questions: you suggest that imported goods can be expensive and that consumers want to support nearby producers, and you clearly describe the trend as positive for the local economy. However, the response only partially develops these points. For example, the claim that local purchasing helped the economy “grow very fast” is not explained or supported with a specific example, and the reasons about limited choice and low incomes are not clearly connected to choosing local goods. The final sentence is difficult to understand, so it does not add a clear concluding idea. The response is also 25 words below the required minimum. Develop two or three relevant reasons with clear explanations and examples, and finish with a direct summary of your view.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the opening introduces the topic, the next section gives reasons, and the final section explains why you consider the trend positive. Linking expressions such as “In addition,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, the progression within paragraphs is not always clear, and several points are placed together without explaining their relationship. For instance, import taxes, limited options, low incomes, and support for nearby goods appear in a sequence that is hard to follow. The final paragraph also shifts between personal approval and economic effects without a clear order. Use clearer paragraphing and organise each paragraph around one main point, supported by explanation and an example.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “imported,” “taxes,” “local economy,” and “produce their articles.” This gives the response some useful topic coverage, but the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “district products,” “vicinity marchandise,” and “refuse the imported things on our local products”; these expressions do not communicate the intended ideas naturally. There are also repeated references to “things” and “items,” which could be replaced with more precise terms such as goods, products, or locally made produce. Check spelling and learn common collocations for trade and consumer choices so your vocabulary conveys your ideas more accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, but sentence structures are limited and errors are frequent enough to make some ideas difficult to understand. The opening, “Few customers highly recommended their district products,” does not form a clear sentence for the intended meaning, while “they also wants to promotes” shows problems with subject–verb agreement and verb forms. Other examples include “our local economy grow” and the fragment “From which our local venders happily produce their articles.” Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, with several ideas joined by full stops or commas inappropriately. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, tense, and punctuation before submitting.

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