Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-13

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 5.5)

It is undeniable that in the modern world, we have already discovered a lot in the field of agriculture. In this regard, many people around the world still go hungry even after advancement of agriculture. This essay will outline not only the reasons but also some solutions to mitigate this issue in the forthcoming paragraphs with logical conclusion.

To commence with, due to over-population, jobs becomes limited so it leads to poverty among unemployed people and this is one of main reason that food did not reach the people even after available in markets and stores. However climate change is the another major cause of it. Sudden change in environment like flood, heavy rain, heatwaves can distroy most of the crop in the couple of days. For example, people of africe suffers from hunger because in the conditions of drought and heatwaves, growing enough crops are difficult for them.

Nevertheless, government should take some actions to provide sufficient food to everyone. New seeds for particular climatic issues should be invented so that countries like Africa can grow food crops in their harsh climatic conditions. Some public charitable societies should pay attention towards poor people who can not afford food. New agriculture technologies and seeds should be introduced to the farmer's who are unaware of it so that the crops will be prevented from harsh climate issues.

In the conclusion, stravation is a serious concern and goverment and public should take a action to provide sufficient food to the affected people. Information of Modern technologies should be provided to local farmers so that the food crops will be prevented.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions: you identify poverty linked to unemployment and climate-related crop losses, then suggest climate-suitable seeds, charitable support, and sharing agricultural technology with farmers. These are relevant causes and responses, and the example of drought and heatwaves in Africa helps illustrate the problem. However, some points are more fully addressed than others. The link between population growth, limited jobs, poverty, and people being unable to obtain food is compressed and would benefit from clearer explanation. The proposed actions also need more detail about how governments or organisations would implement them and reach hungry communities. Your conclusion restates the concern and a solution, but does not bring the main causes together. The response meets the stated length requirement; eight words copied from the task prompt were excluded from the count.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, one on solutions, and a conclusion. This makes the main stages of your argument easy to identify, and signposts such as “However” and “Nevertheless” help distinguish the sections. Some connections are less clear or feel mechanical, though. For example, “In this regard” does not clearly show how the opening claim leads to the continuing problem, while “However” introduces climate change without a strong contrast with the preceding cause. The ideas within the solutions paragraph also move quickly from seeds to charities to technology. Use clearer links between each point and explain how one idea follows from another; this would make progression smoother and references more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “poverty,” “climate change,” “heatwaves,” “charitable societies,” and “agriculture technologies.” These choices communicate the central ideas, and you attempt some less common or topic-specific expressions. However, several word choices, collocations, and spelling errors reduce precision: “distroy most of the crop,” “conditions of drought,” and “harsh climatic issues” are not natural or accurate formulations. There are also errors such as “stravation,” “africe,” and “goverment.” Aim to use familiar topic vocabulary accurately before reaching for more elaborate phrasing. For instance, “crop losses caused by drought” is clearer than “crops will be prevented from harsh climate issues,” and “food insecurity” could help express the wider problem precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a conditional purpose clause in “so that countries like Africa can grow food crops” and a relative clause in “people who can not afford food.” The overall meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors occur across the response. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “jobs becomes limited” and “people of africe suffers”; articles and noun forms are also problematic in “one of main reason” and “the another major cause.” The opening sentence, “with logical conclusion,” is not a complete or natural grammatical construction. Work on agreement, articles, and complete sentence patterns, and check each sentence for a clear subject and verb. More accurate control of these structures would make your argument easier to follow.

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