Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-14

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)

There are many advances made in agriculture, most of the human around the globe still face hunger. Here discuss some major reasons like climate change, political unstability, unskilled farmer and lake of storage,

The magnificant reason recently is climate change which effects the overall product of crop. specially in pakistan where people grow specific crop in a particluar time face decline in yield due to climate change because it alter the conditions which are suitable for this crop. As a result, less production from previous. The other big problem is that most nations face political unstability, governments are unable to provide basic facilities to the people and not provide subsidies. Due to this reason farmer lost interest in this field and not work hard.

On the other hand, prople from african region are not very skilled in their field. A lot free land is avaliable to there which is cultiable and produced heavy yield. This unskilled professionalism is a major lack to reduce production. Because these are not able to predict the weather and do not understand the actual facts about land.Consequences of it is that, they use huge piece of land to produce less crop.

There is a major problem specially in south indian region, where people have sufficient place to store these items. so, the crop rot due to lackege of storage and do not reach to the markets. As a result, do not grow these crops which require of storage.

In my point of view, people should stop the war policies which creates overall unstability of the world. Now it is also necessary to make laws for those companies shich emmitts gases and cause climate change. The prodution is enough for the use of people but need to make safe transportation and storage. These ways derease hunger effects on overall the world.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions by identifying possible causes—climate change, political instability, limited farming skills and inadequate storage—and suggesting action on conflict, emissions, transport and storage. The examples referring to Pakistan, Africa and southern India help make the discussion relevant. However, the causes and solutions are mostly listed rather than explained in depth. For instance, the link between political instability and farmers losing interest is asserted but not clearly developed, and the proposed laws on emissions are not connected explicitly to improving food access. Your position is understandable, but the response only partly develops the task. Explain how each selected cause leads to hunger and show how a matching solution would address it, using more precise supporting detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs on causes, and a final paragraph proposing solutions. This helps readers identify the main topics, and phrases such as “As a result” signal cause and effect. However, progression between ideas is sometimes unclear, and several links are mechanical or incomplete. The opening ends with a list, while the final paragraph shifts from causes to solutions without clearly grouping or matching them. Within paragraphs, references such as “these” and “it” can be difficult to follow, and some sentences run together without clear punctuation. Use a clearer plan—for example, one paragraph for causes and one for solutions—and connect each solution directly to the problem it addresses.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt topic-related vocabulary, including “climate change,” “yield,” “subsidies,” “cultivable” and “transportation,” so the reader can generally identify the subject of each paragraph. However, the range is limited and errors in spelling, word form and collocation are noticeable, sometimes making meaning less clear. Examples include “political unstability,” “lake of storage,” “emmitts gases” and “decrease hunger effects.” Some expressions are also imprecise, such as “the overall product of crop” and “unskilled professionalism.” Aim to learn accurate word partnerships for agriculture and food supply, and check spelling carefully. More precise choices would help you explain causes and solutions without relying on repeated general terms such as “problem” and “reason.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including cause-and-effect clauses with “because” and “as a result.” This gives the response some structural variety, but complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “most of the human … still face hunger” has an unclear subject, while “governments are unable to provide … and not provide subsidies” lacks parallel verb structure. Other sentences omit necessary subjects or verbs, as in “As a result, do not grow these crops,” and punctuation is inconsistent, including missing spaces after full stops. Practise building complete sentences with clear subjects and consistent verb forms, then check agreement, articles and sentence boundaries.

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