Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-03

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)

In spite of the advance technology in agriculture, many people face problems like they can not get enough food. This case shows the countries have modern technologies, but people suffer with hungry.

Government can solve problem with giving attention on poor farmer's problems.

In the causes, food is not distributed equally in people. So, some people can not get enough foods. As a result, they suffer from hungry. Sometimes, people face illness because they have not much food for maintain their health. All people require some level of food for their body. If they are not getting much food, they become ill. For example, government is not provide equal food to people. So, poor people becomes hungry and suffer from illness. After that, they not survive for long time period of their life and probability they become death also.

In the solution, government should give equal food to all people. So, poor people can get enough food for surviving in the society. In addition, government should provide free foods with opening free food shops in all area. So poor people can get some food from this shops. For example, if government bring new scheme, like they opening shops for free food in all villages and small areas. As a result, poor people can get easily enough food from this shops.

In conclusion, countries have enough technologies therefore, people suffer from hungry. But government can improve their life style with opening new shops. Where people can get easily free food. This foods enough for them to survive easily.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt—causes and solutions—but the development is quite limited. The ideas, such as 'unequal distribution' and 'government-run food shops,' are relevant but are explained in a very simplistic and repetitive manner. The arguments lack depth, and the examples provided are generic and lack specific detail or real-world context. The position is clear, but the overall response is underdeveloped, failing to explore the complexity of the issue, which is expected at this level. To improve, you should expand on your points with more sophisticated reasoning and concrete examples.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is very mechanical and repetitive. Phrases like 'In the causes,' 'In the solution,' and 'As a result' are used frequently and often incorrectly. The progression of ideas within paragraphs is somewhat disjointed, and the referencing (e.g., 'this shops') is often inaccurate. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that pronouns and references clearly point to their antecedents would significantly improve the flow and logical progression of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and often inaccurate, which restricts your ability to express complex ideas. There is significant repetition of basic words like 'food,' 'people,' 'government,' and 'hungry.' You also struggle with word forms and collocations, such as 'suffer with hungry' (should be 'suffer from hunger') and 'become death' (should be 'die'). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to demonstrate the precision required for higher bands. You should focus on learning topic-specific collocations and synonyms to avoid repetitive and unnatural phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures. While there are some attempts at complex sentences, they are frequently marred by grammatical errors, such as 'government is not provide' and 'they not survive.' Subject-verb agreement, article usage, and verb tense consistency are problematic throughout the text. These errors are frequent and occasionally make the meaning difficult to follow. To reach a higher band, you need to work on mastering basic sentence construction, ensuring correct verb forms, and gradually incorporating more complex structures like relative clauses or conditional sentences with greater accuracy.

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