Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-17

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)

Nowadays, technical advancement is playing a huge role in helping farmers to increase yeild of crops. Despit of these advancement some population around the world still faces hunger issues. A fact is that, there not a proper distribution channels to supply the grains cultivated, additionally some areas faces heavy enviromental conditions that reduces crop yield and quality. To avoid this problems, a world union can be formed to help harse areas with food and can teach new technique to farmers faced extreme weather condition.

Firstly, extreme weather conditions such as drought and heavy rainfall causes crop yield to drop signifiacntly. Crops need proper condition to grow and fully cultivate. For example, In countries like Tanzania extreme drought and shortage of water lead to decline in crops yield by 40%. Secondly, some area does not get reguar supply of nutrisious grains like wheat, rice etc. Also, importing these resourses from other countries have higher cost than actually growing them. For instance, India is one of the biggest suppliers of rice, but India charges heavy import duties and discriminates other countries with their economic value in the world.

To solve this issues, poor countries should gather up to form a union to support their country and people residing in it. This step will secure some percentage of resouces for them, so that the can further sell this to their population at lower rates. For example, Africa, Russian, India and New Zealand took this step and succided, hence now they get cultivated fine crops at lower price to aid their population.

To conclude, countries experiencing extreme weather condition and facing discrimination from other countries, can be tackled by building a union to provide aid to population and teaching advance technique of farming suitable for harse weather condition

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions by identifying causes—extreme weather and problems with food distribution or import costs—and proposing a union to support poorer countries, alongside farming techniques suited to harsh conditions. These points are relevant, and the Tanzania example gives one cause a concrete illustration. However, some ideas are less fully explained than others: the claim that India imposes heavy duties and discriminates against countries is not clearly connected to why people go hungry, and the proposed union’s practical role and likely impact need more detail. The examples about countries forming a successful union are also asserted rather than explained. Develop the links between each cause and hunger, and support solutions with clearer, credible examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on solutions, and a conclusion. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “To solve this issue” help readers follow the main stages of the argument. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, and connections between ideas are not always clear. For example, the move from poor access to nutritious grains to India’s import duties needs an explicit explanation of how this affects food availability or affordability. The solution paragraph also shifts from forming a union to selling resources at lower rates without clarifying the process. Use linking phrases to show cause and effect, and make references such as “this step” and “this” more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “crop yield,” “drought,” “distribution channels,” and “import duties,” which helps communicate the subject. There is also some attempt to use more specific language, such as “nutritious grains” and “extreme weather conditions.” However, spelling errors and inaccurate word choices are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause: “yeild,” “harse,” “resouces,” and “succided” are examples. Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, including “faces hunger issues,” “economic value in the world,” and “gather up to form a union.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations for agriculture, food access, and international trade.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “areas … that reduces crop yield” and a purpose clause in “so that the can further sell this.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the main meaning is generally understandable. However, errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction recur. For example, “some areas faces” should use a plural verb, while “heavy rainfall causes” needs a plural subject or a different construction. The opening also has an incomplete structure in “there not a proper distribution channels,” and the final sentence lacks a clear main clause. Review subject–verb agreement and article use, and check that each sentence has a complete, clearly connected structure.

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