Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-29

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)

In the recent years, there is a significant development in the farming method to improve the production of crops, while a large number of people globally still suffer from the hunger. It is argued that they do not follow the modern method agricultural practices.

One of the major reasons for the ongoing hunger is poverty and unequal distribution of food. With te help of modern agriculture practices produce the enough food to feed the world but in developing countries some people still do not afford food. In many African countries there is irregular distribution of food, therefore they suffer from different nutrient deficiency diseases which cause a death of people at the young age. Furthermore, in many countries a large amount of food waste in supermarket and households. For instance, in Pakistan a large number of people store grain, so that why they sell this at higher prices for profit. As a result, the prices of food increase significantly which directly effect poor people.

On the other side, the Government should give subsidies to the people by controlling prices of food so that poor people afford. There is world organization control the fair distribution of food around the world. Due to rapid climate change many crops are destroy by the high temperature, therefore scientists develop the weather resistant seeds to get maximum production of crops in severe weather.

In developing countries the better infrastructure and proper storage facilities require to avoid the food wastage.

In conclusion, people still go hungry mainly due to poverty, climate change and improper storage. I believe that to mitigate this concern, modern farming methods and fair distribution of food with an improved infrastructure are needed to be implemented.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions by identifying poverty, unequal food distribution, waste and climate change as causes, then proposing subsidies, fairer distribution, resilient seeds and better storage. The examples about food prices in Pakistan and nutrient deficiencies in African countries help make the discussion relevant. However, some points are not fully explained: the claim that people go hungry because they “do not follow the modern method” is unclear, and the Pakistan example describes grain storage and resale without showing how this contributes to wider hunger. The solutions are also listed more than developed; for instance, explain how subsidies could reach low-income households or how distribution systems could be improved. Clearer links between each cause and a practical response would strengthen the answer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on solutions, and a conclusion. Ideas generally progress from explaining hunger to suggesting remedies, and linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “For instance,” and “As a result” help guide the reader. At times, however, the connections are mechanical or unclear. “On the other side” introduces solutions but does not accurately signal the relationship, while the sentence about food waste shifts to grain resale without a clear transition. The final paragraph also introduces infrastructure briefly after the solutions paragraph, rather than integrating it with the storage proposal. Group related causes and solutions more consistently, and use pronouns and transitions that make the links between ideas explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “unequal distribution,” “nutrient deficiency,” “subsidies,” “climate change,” and “weather resistant seeds.” These choices show an effort to discuss the issue beyond basic terms, and the meaning is generally understandable. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, however, such as “suffer from the hunger,” “produce the enough food,” “effect poor people,” and “weather resistant seeds.” There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “te” and “destroy,” which reduce precision. Aim to learn common combinations as complete phrases—for example, “food insecurity,” “afford food,” and “food is wasted”—and check spelling and word forms during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including cause-and-effect structures with “therefore” and “so that,” and the overall meaning can usually be followed. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, agreement, verb forms and sentence construction. For example, “there is a significant development” would need a more suitable plural or uncountable construction, and “a large amount of food waste” is followed by an incomplete clause in “a large amount of food waste in supermarket and households.” In “crops are destroy,” the passive verb form is incorrect; “prices … directly effect” also has a subject–verb and verb-form problem. Review articles and plural nouns, and check that each clause has a complete, correctly formed verb.

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