Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

There are various reasons for world hunger despite the advances made in the agriculture field. One of the reason is unemployment, when people are unable to earn a living or have no buying power due to inflation they will go hungry. Meaning that supply is there however, despite demand the consumer is not able to buy the product. Second reason can be political instability in the region or country. For war torn countries like syria or yemen, people simply do not have resources to buy food and basic neccessities. Furthermore, in such unstable conditions people are simply not able to grow enough food. Farming requires land, seeds, fertilisers and pesticides and in a war torn region these things are difficult to obtain. As a result when supply is little and demand is high along with inflation world hunger increases.Another reason is linked to climate change, with recent floods in otherwise dry regions and droughts or long periods of dry spells in previously wet regions the climate is not suitable for the local staple to grow.

World hunger is a pressing issue that needs to addressed urgently, eliminating or at the very least mitigating the cause is the first step. To tackle unemployment, the goverment needs to work on projects that create job opportunities for its people. It can be as small as interest-free loan scheme or a mega project like C-pack in Pakistan. Now for war torn regions, first we need to address the reason for the instability and secondly, need to improve supply in these regions which can be done through aid programs. Global platforms like humantarian aid collect donations from people to deliver food to the people of these regions which is a temporary solution to address the hunger in these places. Third issue is climate change which occurs due to global warmning. To address it we need to be concious of what we consume, reducing our reliance on fossil fuel, and taking up sustainability and decarbonisation projects might be the key.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response addresses both questions and maintains a clear focus on causes and remedies. It identifies economic hardship, conflict and climate change, then pairs these with employment initiatives, humanitarian aid and decarbonisation. The examples of Syria, Yemen and Pakistan help make the discussion relevant, and the explanation of how conflict disrupts farming extends the cause beyond simply lacking purchasing power. This fits a response that covers the task with relevant, supported ideas. Some points, however, are asserted rather than fully explained: the link between unemployment and inflation could be clarified, and the proposed climate actions are broad rather than showing how they would protect food production. Developing these connections and explaining the likely impact of each solution would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The essay has a clear overall structure: the first paragraph explains causes, while the second turns to solutions. The progression within each paragraph is generally easy to follow, and signposts such as “Furthermore,” “As a result” and “To tackle unemployment” help readers track the argument. The solutions also correspond to the causes already introduced, which gives the response a logical shape. At times, however, the linking is somewhat mechanical, particularly in the repeated “Second reason,” “Another reason” and “Third issue” pattern. Some sentences also carry several connected points, making the relationships less clear—for example, the sentence beginning “with recent floods” combines contrasting climate effects and their consequences. Use more varied transitions and divide or reshape dense sentences to make connections smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for discussing food insecurity and includes some relevant topic-specific terms, such as “political instability,” “staple,” “humanitarian aid,” “fossil fuel” and “decarbonisation.” These choices allow the writer to explain several causes and responses without losing the reader. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise or informal: “buying power” would be more naturally expressed as “purchasing power,” and “the local staple to grow” is awkward. There are also spelling errors, including “neccessities,” “goverment,” “humantarian,” “warmning” and “concious.” Greater accuracy with spelling and more natural collocations would strengthen the range already shown. Aim to use precise terms consistently rather than relying on broad phrases such as “these things.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex structures, including conditional phrasing (“when people are unable to earn a living”), relative clauses (“which can be done through aid programs”) and cause-and-effect constructions. Meaning remains clear overall, but some grammatical errors and punctuation problems are present. For example, “One of the reason is unemployment” needs plural agreement (“reasons”), while “needs to addressed” is missing “be.” The opening explanation beginning “Meaning that supply is there” is a sentence fragment, and the long sentence about climate change would benefit from clearer clause boundaries. There are also comma-splice or run-on tendencies, such as the transition from “world hunger increases” directly into “Another reason.” Check agreement, missing auxiliaries and sentence boundaries during revision.

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