Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-10

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 6.0)

In spite of the efforts and improvements made in agriculture, alot of people in different nations still tend to go hungry. In this essay I will be explaining why this is the case and what solutions to it.

Lots of researches has been done about agriculture for its own improvement yet, it still not benefits alot of individuals in the society today. It may not yield beneficial results to most people sometimes because of a leading cause of poverty. For example, a family having no source of income can be a major reason for them not benefitting from the advances of agriculture as a result of lack of money. Most times for a farmer, lack of resources to grow healthy crops in a safe environment, unaffected by pollution can also be a leading cause of not benefiting from agriculture leading to hunger.

However, there are remedies to such cases. For example, a leading cause of poverty in a nation can be due to the economic state of the country either affected by inflation or deflation at that time. The government should therefore ensure stability of a good economy in that region. Farmers lacking of resources for plantations should be given by the government and ensuring a safe environment for the growth of healthy crops, also stopping the pollution of air caused by manufacturing companies in an area for growing resources.

In conclusion, several factors contributes to lack of benefits in agriculture for most people around the world leading to mass hunger, which is why it should be addressed properly and implement rules for it's own benefits to the citizens. There should also be available solutions for such problems.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions by identifying poverty and farmers’ lack of resources as reasons for hunger, then proposing economic stability, government support and pollution control. These are relevant starting points, but the explanation remains limited: the link between agricultural advances and people’s access to food is not always clear, and the causes are not developed with specific evidence or examples. The proposed remedies are also broad; for instance, “stability of a good economy” needs a clearer explanation of how this would reduce hunger, while support for farmers could be made more concrete. Your position is understandable, but the conclusion mainly repeats the need to address the problem rather than drawing together the causes and solutions. Develop each main idea with a clear explanation and a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, separate paragraphs for causes and solutions, and a conclusion. This gives the reader a recognisable progression, and signposts such as “For example,” “However,” and “In conclusion” help show the stages of the argument. The organisation is generally effective, though some connections are mechanical or unclear. In the causes paragraph, the move from poverty to farmers’ resources is understandable but would benefit from a clearer link between the two points. The solutions paragraph combines economic policy, farm resources and pollution control in one long sequence, making the relationships harder to follow. The conclusion also repeats general points rather than synthesising them. Use clearer topic sentences and divide or connect related solutions more deliberately.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “poverty,” “resources,” “inflation,” “pollution” and “healthy crops,” so the main ideas are usually understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, which keeps the discussion from being consistently clear. For example, “it still not benefits” and “benefitting from the advances of agriculture” do not express the intended idea naturally; “agricultural advances do not reach everyone” would be clearer. “Resources for plantations” is also an awkward choice for the inputs farmers need. There are spelling and form issues such as “alot” and “researches.” Aim for precise topic collocations, and check whether each word fits its intended meaning and grammatical form.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “because,” “as a result of” and “which is why.” This allows you to explain causes and consequences, and the overall meaning can generally be followed. However, errors in agreement, verb forms and sentence construction recur. Examples include “Lots of researches has been done,” “it still not benefits,” and “several factors contributes.” The phrase “Farmers lacking of resources … should be given by the government” is also structurally incomplete because it does not clearly state what should be given. Some sentences, particularly in the solutions paragraph, join several ideas without a complete grammatical structure. Practise subject–verb agreement and build longer sentences around a clear subject and main verb, then check punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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