Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

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

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)

There is no denying the fact that many global populations are struggling from hunger despite the improving of the agriculture sector. While it is commonly held believe that many people around the world do not have enough food to eat although farming has improved a lot in the recent years. The main causes are poverty and the climate change. The essay will also discuss further solutions.

To begin with, many societies, especially in developing countries are threatened by hunger and short access of their food supplies. A reason for this is mainly because of poverty. In other words, the living expenses in such countries is ususally higher than the average salaries of local citizens, so most of them can not afford to buy fresh food for their families on a daily basis. Another crucial reason for this issue is the climate change, which has destroyed crops in many countries and disrubted their farming industries. For instance, Yemen and Sudan, both countries have suffered for decades from climate changes, and thus their population nowadays suffer from hunger.

Looking at some practical solutions, I believe that countries from all over the world should cooperate with one another to solve the issue and aid the suffering societies with sufficient donations. Another solution could be supporting and encouraging small local farmars by properly training them in order to help them to produce healthly and affordable crops to support their communities. For example, many governorates in the upper Egypt mainly depend of their local crops that are grown by their own farmers, so they do not need to depend on other external supplies.

In conclusion, regarding the former issue, many people consider the main reason for it to be related to poverty and climate change with in communities. However, there are many solutions such as training local farmers and international cooperation to aid other countries and decrease the hunger issue.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both questions and give a clear overall account: poverty and climate change are presented as causes, while international aid and support for small farmers are proposed as responses. The examples of Yemen, Sudan and Upper Egypt help make the discussion relevant. This meets the task well, but the causes and remedies are not equally developed. For example, the poverty point explains that people cannot afford food, while the climate-change point would be stronger with a specific effect such as drought or flooding. Similarly, “sufficient donations” is broad; explain how aid could improve access to food or agricultural production. The conclusion restates the main points, though it could more directly summarise how the proposed measures address the causes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure, moving from an introduction to causes, solutions and a conclusion. Paragraphing supports this progression, and signposts such as “To begin with,” “Another crucial reason” and “Looking at some practical solutions” make the stages easy to follow. Some linking is mechanical, however, and the introduction repeats the idea that people lack food despite agricultural progress before presenting the causes. A few connections are also unclear: “For instance” introduces countries but does not specify the climate events affecting them, and “regarding the former issue” is an awkward reference to the earlier discussion. Use more precise links between claims and examples, and avoid repeating the same point in adjacent sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “food supplies,” “living expenses,” “climate change,” “local farmers” and “international cooperation.” These choices make the main ideas clear, and some less common expressions are attempted. However, several word-choice, collocation and spelling errors reduce precision: “short access of their food supplies,” “suffered for decades from climate changes,” “depend of their local crops,” and “healthly” are examples. “Improving of the agriculture sector” and “hunger issue” are also less natural than standard academic phrasing. Aim for accurate, natural combinations rather than adding complexity: for instance, describe people as having limited access to food, and specify the climate-related events or agricultural impacts.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including cause-and-effect structures with “because,” “so” and “which,” and most of the argument remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction. For example, “the living expenses … is” should use a plural verb, while “commonly held believe” has an incorrect form and creates an awkward clause. In “many societies … are threatened … and short access,” the second part does not form a parallel grammatical structure. There are also errors in “their population nowadays suffer” and “depend of their local crops.” Review subject–verb agreement and build each sentence around a complete, parallel structure; this will make your complex sentences more controlled.

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