Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-07-31
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
The growth of online shopping will one day lead to all shops in towns and cities closing.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 6.5)
Task-2
In today's era, everybody is doing full-time jobs even all adult members of the family to tackle with the inflation therefore, people prefers online shopping instead of visiting physical stores to buy daily routine essentials. I agree with this statement and I will include related example from my own knowledge.
One of the biggest factor is full time jobs. Now a days inflation rate is on its peak as the price of all things goes up. To elaborate it, after coming from work individuals feels tired and they have other responsibilities like household chores. That is why they prefer to shop from digital applications. As a result, the number of digital applications goes up and physical stores goes down.
Moreover, online shopping provides variety of different products, clothes. To explicate it, people can see number of products in just one minute. Apart from this online platforms provide huge discount on all products. For instance, Amazon is a prominent online shopping platform where all kind of products related to fashion, beauty, kids wear, home decorations, women hygiene are available as well as they provides the offer of same day delivery which is a big advantage.
However, physical stores in cities and towns are also plays an important role. To explain it, people can personally watch the product, touch the product. Such as, sometimes women purchases the clothes from retail shops then they can check the quality of the clothes as well as durability which its a merit.
In conclusion, although online shopping platforms provides huge discounts and save the time and energy and fast delivery services yet physical stores gives the option to examine the product before buying.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
You have addressed the prompt by taking a clear position and providing supporting arguments. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited. While you mention the convenience of online shopping and the benefits of physical stores, the arguments could be extended further to explain why you believe online shopping will eventually lead to the total closure of physical stores. The conclusion is a bit contradictory, as it highlights the benefits of physical stores without clearly linking back to your initial agreement with the prompt's premise. To improve, ensure that your supporting points directly reinforce your thesis throughout the entire essay.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5
The essay is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your argument. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Apart from this', and 'In conclusion' to link your ideas. However, the transition between the body paragraphs and the conclusion is slightly abrupt. Additionally, some sentences are repetitive in structure, which affects the flow. To reach a higher band, try to use a wider variety of linking words and ensure that the progression of ideas within each paragraph is more logical and sophisticated.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.5
Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to express your ideas clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'inflation', 'digital applications', and 'retail shops'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'price of all things goes up' (instead of 'the cost of living is rising') and 'women hygiene' (instead of 'feminine hygiene products'). To improve, focus on learning more precise collocations and academic vocabulary to replace common, informal phrasing.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'people prefers', 'stores is also plays', 'they provides') and article usage. Some sentences are also slightly awkward in their construction. To improve, pay closer attention to basic grammatical rules like subject-verb agreement and pluralization. Incorporating more complex sentence structures with greater accuracy will help you achieve a higher band score.
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