Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-24

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 5.5)

These days, a number of online shopping is growing rapidly but it will never lead to close all shops in cities i disagree with this statement i will give my answer with example

several number of people are going for shopping to markets daily for purchasing their needs they believe thats its important to see the quailty of stuff physical by touching through hand before buying it. Buying things offline is more better than online. For instance if we buy something online blindly just see the graphics of product on that time we are impressed with colours and editing of products how the company illustrate their products online when its deliver to our home in reailty the quailty is too low and the product is looking to cheap than we online shopping is just a scam

Online shopping is popular just because they give good prices to their users but the quality of online things are not satisfactory there are so many big malls in the cities which are also famous for their pricing and quailty of products and sometimes are giving offers on weekends or national days in which floks are going for shopping their and individuals are preforing the offline shopping more because they think spending money on goods is safe through normal shopping as compared to online. For example, many new users are on internet which are using the internet for shopping but they are fail to recognise which are the orginals websites for online shopping they give their orders to organisation and also send their money online but in return they get nothing because those are scamers. this is big disadvantage of online shopping

In my opinion, doing shopping offline from shope to shope is conveinent even in this way we can bargan the things which we are buying and their is chances to getting discount from shopekeepers but in onilne there is no option for discount and everything is their is for fixed price

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you disagree that online shopping will cause all town and city shops to close. You give relevant reasons, including the ability to inspect goods in person, concerns about scams and quality, and the possibility of bargaining in shops. The examples about misleading product images and fraudulent websites help explain your view. However, some points are asserted rather than fully developed: for instance, the claim that online shopping is “just a scam” is too broad, and the comparison between online and in-store prices could be explained more carefully. To strengthen the response, acknowledge that online shopping may reduce the number of some shops, then explain why physical stores are still likely to remain. This would make the argument more balanced and fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an identifiable overall structure: an introduction, two paragraphs giving reasons, and a concluding opinion. The ideas are generally relevant and the examples follow the points they are intended to support. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several claims are joined together in long, loosely connected sentences. For example, the discussion of product images, delivery, quality, and scams moves quickly without clear separation. Linking phrases such as “For instance” and “In my opinion” are used, but connections between other ideas are often unclear or repetitive. Use one main point per paragraph, divide long sentences, and make references explicit so readers can follow how each example supports your argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “quality,” “offers,” “fixed price,” and “disadvantage,” and you attempt to express distinctions between online and in-store shopping. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning less clear. Examples include “a number of online shopping,” “the quality of online things,” and “shopping their,” while “scam” is repeated and used as an overly broad description. Spelling errors such as “quailty,” “conveinent,” and “bargan” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise range for discussing retail, product reliability, and consumer choice, and check spelling and natural word combinations when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including explanations with “because” and examples introduced by “For instance.” However, control is uneven: some sentences contain several grammatical problems, which can make the reader work to identify the intended meaning. For example, “a number of online shopping is growing” has an agreement and structure problem, while “when its deliver to our home” has an incorrect verb form. There are also recurring issues with articles, plurals, sentence boundaries, and punctuation; the opening is a run-on sentence, and the final paragraph contains “there is chances.” Practise building accurate sentences around one main clause, then add subordinate clauses carefully and check agreement and verb forms.

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