Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-31

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)

In the new modern advanced agricultural era, farmers growing a rapid production compared to past time but still lots of people from different parts of the world remain hungry due to lack of foods because of inflatuation and capitalism.

To begin with, inflatuation is the main reason that people are not getting food and become hungry. Due to high price of daily necessary grocary items it's become less affordable for many people. For instance, in Bangladesh now 1 KG rice is selling around 90 Taka but few years back it was around 50 taka. Not only rice, every groceries items become extremly expensive for many peoples and due to high price, they aren't buying proper food with their low income. Capitalism is another which plays and cruicial role for hungerness. Not every country produce every kinds of crops and they have to depend on importing food source from other countries. Those country are well established financially, they always try to control on this food market by buying these crops earlier for higher benefits. Not only that but sometimes they make some obligatory rules that a few countries must need to purchage these type of agricultural items from those countries with higher prices.

To resolve this issue, first we need to establish a global market where no one willl be affected because of inflatuation. Financially established countries need to come forward with low rate interest on these food items and proper supply to needed countries. Capitalism need to remove to setttle a balanced worldwide market where everyone will share their overproduced products and with the sharing they will import their required product. As example, Bangladesh produces lots of jute based products so they can export these items to nearby countries and by exchange they can import their necessary items like rice, onions from nearby countries.

In conclution, we can say that to remove this problem every country needs participation and if we can prevent this inflatuation and capitalism they it will be easier to overcome this challenges.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both questions: you identify high food prices and unequal control of food markets as causes, then propose international support and trade based on countries’ different products. The Bangladesh rice-price example gives one cause useful context, and the jute-for-rice exchange illustrates your proposed solution. However, the explanation of capitalism is difficult to follow and makes broad claims about countries controlling markets without showing clearly how this leads to hunger. The solutions also need more detail: explain how a global market would keep food affordable or ensure that supplies reach people who need them. A clearer, more consistently stated position and fuller development of these ideas would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on solutions, and a conclusion. Signposting such as “To begin with,” “To resolve this issue,” and “In conclusion” helps readers follow the main stages. Within paragraphs, however, several ideas are joined in long sentences, and the links between them are sometimes unclear—for example, the shift from countries importing crops to claims about obligatory purchasing rules. Repeated “Not only” constructions also make the progression feel mechanical. Use clearer topic sentences and divide complex explanations into shorter units; then make the cause-and-effect relationship explicit. This would strengthen the overall flow while preserving the useful paragraph structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “agricultural,” “importing,” “overproduced products,” and “low income,” and the examples make your meaning generally understandable. However, the range is limited by repeated or inaccurate wording, and several choices make the argument harder to interpret. “Inflatuation” appears repeatedly where “inflation” is intended; “hungerness” and “grocary items” are also inaccurate forms. Phrases such as “control on this food market” and “low rate interest on these food items” do not express the intended ideas naturally. Aim for precise collocations and check spelling and word forms carefully. More accurate terms for food affordability, supply, and trade would help you explain the issue with greater clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “because,” “where,” and “that,” so there is some variety. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence construction can make parts difficult to read. For example, “farmers growing a rapid production” lacks a finite verb, while “every groceries items become” has problems with agreement and plural form. In “it's become less affordable,” the verb form is also incorrect for the intended meaning. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. Check each sentence for a clear subject and verb, and use punctuation to separate distinct ideas.

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