Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In spite of the advances made in agriculture, many people around the world still go hungry.

Why is this the case?

What can be done about this problem?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Most of the people around the world still go hungry despite the advancements in agriculture. This can be due to many reasons such as all people can not afford the food and the unequal distribution of food. Practical solution for these problems can be that to improve equal distribution of food and the governement should make the food cheap.

One of the main reasons can be that many people are very poor that they even can not afford the basic necessaities of life. Prices are so much high, making it difficult for people to buy food and they have to struggle to meet their daily needs. Moreover, unequal food distribution also make it difficult for people. As a result, they still go hungry despite the country is making progress in the agriculture field.

To solve this problem, the government should make the pricess less so that every person can obtain the food and fulfill basic necessaities of life. One more solution is that the government should make sure the equal distribution of food. Because when the food is only available to the area where there is already sufficient so less food will be available to the people who live away. In addition, the government should set standards of rich and poor people and make it affordable for people and more allownces should be given

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address both questions by identifying poverty and unequal food distribution as causes, then proposing lower prices and more even distribution. These are relevant points, and the opening gives a clear general direction. However, the ideas remain limited and under-developed: for example, you state that food is expensive but do not explain what drives prices or give a specific example of how agricultural progress fails to reach poorer communities. The final suggestion about setting standards for rich and poor people and providing more allowances is unclear. The response also does not meet the stated 250-word minimum, so there is less space to explain and support your ideas. Develop each cause and solution with a clear explanation or relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, useful structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, and a paragraph on solutions. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “As a result,” and “In addition” help show relationships between points. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and the solutions are not consistently separated or explained. The sentence beginning “Because when the food is only available…” is a fragment, while the final clause about allowances is difficult to connect to the preceding point. Some links also feel mechanical rather than guiding a developed argument. Use complete sentences, group each main idea with its explanation, and make references such as “these problems” and “it” clearly identify what they mean.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “unequal distribution,” “basic necessities,” “afford,” and “agriculture.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. For instance, “make the food cheap” and “make the prices less” are imprecise ways to describe reducing food costs, while “standards of rich and poor people” does not clearly express the intended policy. Spelling errors such as “governement,” “necessaities,” “pricess,” and “allownces” are also noticeable. Aim for more precise topic vocabulary and check spelling carefully; the suggestions below offer alternatives for some repeated or unclear phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a cause-and-effect structure with “making it difficult for people to buy food” and a clause introduced by “so that.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or difficult to follow. Examples include “all people can not afford,” “unequal food distribution also make,” and “despite the country is making progress,” which show problems with word order, subject–verb agreement, and clause structure. “Because when the food is only available…” is not a complete sentence, and the final sentence has unclear grammatical connections. Practise building accurate complex sentences and check agreement, clause boundaries, and punctuation before submitting.

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