Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

In todays modren world, despite the advance technology in todays agriculture, a lot of people in the world still of hungry. This issue stem largely from severe ecnomic inequality, poor distribution, regional conflict. This is also due to low income and poverty. This situation creates several challanges such as staying hungry etc, but there are also effective measures to solve these issues.

One of the major problem caused by the regional conflicts, low income and poverty, the food is widely available , but million of people do not have the budget or money of buy. Another major issue is unequal distribution, as the food is widely available but due to pay off and graft the food cannot reach to the needy person. For instance, in Pakistan there is wide variety and a huge stock of food is available but due to pay of, curruption and graft it is sell to the black markets.

In addition, for small countries mean poor countires, they did not have enough money to afford new technology in agriculture and modren machines. These country also do not have enough scientist and labs to work on agriculture to improve thier economy.

In contrast, despite these problem there are effective solutions to address these issues. Firstly, stoping the black selling, and curruption, kick bick, and one of the major issue is nipotisum and under the table payment.

In conclusion, there is an advancement in agriculture field but there are alot of people who still go hungry because alot of countries are not able to afford scientist and labs to improve thier agriculture. As the food is available around the world but inequale distribution is the case for people giong hungry.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions by identifying causes such as poverty, conflict and unequal food distribution, then proposing action against corruption and black-market sales. The Pakistan example gives one cause some context. However, the response only partially develops the task: the causes are listed more than explained, and the proposed solutions are brief and do not clearly show how they would reduce hunger. The point about poorer countries lacking scientists and agricultural technology is relevant, but its connection to people going hungry could be made clearer. Your conclusion repeats the main ideas rather than drawing them together. To strengthen the response, explain the mechanisms behind two or three causes and develop practical measures, such as improving transport and storage or providing targeted food assistance.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure, with an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph introducing another cause, a solutions paragraph and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “For instance,” “In addition,” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the first body paragraph combines conflict, poverty and distribution without showing how each relates to the next, while the solutions paragraph is mainly a list. Some connections are repetitive, particularly the repeated claim that food is available but people cannot access it. Use clearer topic sentences and organise each paragraph around one main point, then explain and support it before moving on.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “economic inequality,” “regional conflicts,” “unequal distribution,” and “agriculture,” so the reader can identify the subject and main ideas. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make parts difficult to understand. Examples include “people … still of hungry,” “money of buy,” “black selling,” and “kick bick”; these do not express the intended meanings naturally. Spelling errors such as “modren,” “curruption,” and “inequale” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of phrases for food access and policy, and check spelling and word forms carefully. Prefer established expressions such as “food insecurity,” “afford food,” and “food distribution.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast clause beginning “despite” and a reason clause with “as.” However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “One of the major problem caused by the regional conflicts…” is an incomplete construction, and “they did not have enough money” shifts tense without a clear reason. There are also problems with articles, plurals and agreement, as in “million of people” and “These country.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are sometimes awkward, especially around the long opening sentence. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check agreement, tense consistency and punctuation.

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