Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-13

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)

Although advancements have been made in agricultural sector, still many people in the world go hungry. While this problem is due the several reasons like ban on exports and imports, wastage of food and many other, but still there are effective measures that can be taken by government and indiviuals to solve this problem.

In the recent years, world has made progress in agriculture. Many countries like China are working on growing hybrid vegetables. Indeed we have enough resources to grow food, but still most of the African countries are facing problems like malnutrition. The biggest reason is the ban on imports and exports. The ban can be imposed due to the several reasons like, USA and Iran war or due to the bad forgein relations between the countries. An other reason for the hunger is wastage of food. Many people in the world waste food. According to thr UN report approximately over 1 billion metric ton of food is wasted every year.Moreover, high prices of fruits and vegetables could also be hurdle in eradicating the hunger issue from the world.

To cop up with these issues, organizations like World Food Programme should take initiative to end the hunger around the world. Super powers should sit together to eradicate this problem despite of their forgein relations. Moreover NGOs and government organizations should raise awareness on food wastage so every indiviual can play his role to save food. Prices of the fruits, vegetables and other food items should be controlled by the government so every needy person can have access to daily consumable food items.

Although there are many reasons that cause hunger and malnutrition around different parts of the world, but different measures can be taken at official level and indiviually so everyone can have access to food.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the task by identifying causes of hunger, such as export/import bans and food wastage, and suggesting solutions like international cooperation and government price controls. The position is clear throughout the essay. However, some ideas are somewhat general or under-developed. For instance, the mention of the 'USA and Iran war' is a specific example, but the explanation of how geopolitical tensions directly block agricultural food distribution could be expanded further. Overall, all requirements of the prompt are covered, earning a solid Band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is logically organised with a clear introduction, body paragraphs addressing causes and solutions respectively, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate ideas. Cohesive devices are employed to link sentences and paragraphs, such as 'Moreover', 'In the recent years', and 'To cop up with these issues'. However, there are some minor mechanical links and occasional awkward phrasing, such as starting sentences with 'An other reason', which detract slightly from overall fluency, placing this criterion at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, successfully using terms like 'malnutrition', 'hybrid vegetables', 'eradicating', and 'awareness'. There are several word choice and collocation errors, such as 'advancements have been made in agricultural sector' (missing article), 'due the several reasons' (incorrect preposition), 'forgein relations' (spelling error), and 'To cop up' (phrasal error for 'cope up' or simply 'cope'). Despite these inaccuracies, communication is never impeded, which points clearly to a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including conditional and transitional structures like 'Although advancements have been made...' and 'Prices... should be controlled... so every needy person can have access...'. There are several grammatical errors scattered throughout the text, including missing articles ('in agricultural sector', 'according to thr UN report'), incorrect prepositions ('due the several reasons'), and spelling/typographical errors ('indiviuals', 'forgein'). While these errors do not impede understanding, they prevent the essay from reaching a higher band, making Band 6.0 appropriate.

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