Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-20
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 6.0)
In recent year, online shopping has grown repeatedly. Online shopping become the best alternative of offline traditional shopping. Numerous individual believe that online shopping tread eventually close the physical shops in cities and town. However, i strongly disagree with this point of view. online shopping will expand in future but offline shopping will still remain.
On the one hand, Online shopping has various advantage. User can purchase any thing in any time. Internet shopping is very time saving and convenient for those people who does not like to go out for shopping. In addition online retailers provide variety, discount and home delivery. It makes shopping more convenient and cheaper. Because of that many people buy cloths, electronic item and household stuff from online.
On the other hand, Many individual like to purchase their stuff from traditional shop because most of the people like to feel texture and quality of that thing. many people link to do window shopping and malls and offline shopping is the best for them. In addition my shops provide service. For example, Restaurant, hotel, cafe and game station. In this place you can go and spend time with your friends and family. Basically, in this type of place provide you service and great experience. However this thing you can't get in online shopping.
Offline shopping gives you social space so that you can spend time with your friends and families. It also support small businesses. It is true online shopping user increasing but Physical stores will continue to play an important role by offering services and experiences that online shopping cannot provide.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
The student addresses all parts of the task by taking a clear and well-developed position on whether online shopping will cause all physical shops to close. The writer disagrees with this statement and supports their opinion with relevant arguments, such as the tactile nature of shopping, the social spaces provided by malls, and the experiential services offered by physical venues like cafes and restaurants. While some ideas are generalized, such as mentioning that offline shopping supports small businesses, the overall response covers the prompt effectively. The position is maintained from the introduction through to the conclusion, ensuring that the central topic is thoroughly discussed and that the task requirements are fully satisfied.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay displays a clear overall arrangement with an introduction, distinct body paragraphs, and a concluding summary. The writer attempts to organize ideas logically, utilizing transitional markers such as 'On the one hand', 'On the other hand', and 'In addition' to guide the reader through opposing viewpoints. However, the use of cohesive devices is at times mechanical or repetitive, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the vague transition 'Because of that many people buy...' Paragraphing is utilized appropriately to separate the advantages of online shopping from the enduring benefits of offline stores. Overall progression is present, but tighter logical transitions would elevate the organizational quality of the essay.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for discussing the topic of commerce and retail, employing terms such as 'alternative', 'convenient', 'retailers', and 'texture'. However, there are noticeable lexical and spelling inaccuracies throughout the text, including 'In recent year' instead of 'years', 'Numerous individual' instead of 'individuals', 'trend' instead of 'trend', and 'cloths' instead of 'clothes'. While these errors do not severely impede communication, they reflect a limited precision and occasional poor word choice, placing the vocabulary firmly in the mid-range category where less common items are attempted with inconsistent accuracy.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The essay features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at subordination and coordination, such as 'Internet shopping is very time saving and convenient for those people who does not like to go out for shopping.' However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent due to frequent errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('people who does not'), missing plural markers ('Many individual'), capitalization errors ('i strongly disagree'), and awkward phrasing like 'this thing you can't get in online shopping.' Punctuation and article usage also show persistent flaws. These errors occasionally cause slight difficulty for the reader, though the core meaning generally remains understandable.
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