Convenience foods will become increasingly prevalent and eventually replace traditional foods and methods of preparation. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Sample Response

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It is argued that fast food will be more popular in this fast-paced world, and itthese will take the place of home-cooked foodhomemade foods and will change the methods of preparation. I completely agree with the statement because people have a hectic schedule and, as a resultdue to it, less time for cooking. Moreover, variety in fast food makes it change with the staple food.

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First off, a shift in working patternsthe Paradigm shift has made people's lifestylesthe lifestyle of the masses busy, and they do not have time to prepare food for themselves. Thus, they rely moreThus they more relied on pre-cooked food. So, the demand will grow rapidlywill mushroom, and this growing demand will lead people to replacemake it happen to replace traditionalstaple food with canned food. For instance, the majority of people work at different places and having fewer culinary skills. So after working around the clockdoing work round-the-clock, they consider eating junk food instead of traditional food. Being easily available at any place, it has raised its demand. So individuals do not hesitate to pay an excessive amount if they can get it at any time of dayif they get even at any time of the day.

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Furthermore, now readymade food is available in different varieties. So, people are attractedget allure to relish different kinds of pre-cooked foods. They have more choices than earlier. I think this reason is also responsible for making fast foodfoods popular and people get to know about different cultures and their traditions. To exemplify it, Chinese noodles are made savouryChinese noodles are used to make it savoury byand adding more ingredients, and these are also made nutritious by adding vegetables and fruitblending vegetables and fruits.

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To conclude. Thus, people are attracted to eatingpeople fascinate to eat more junk food because of its easy availability, rich taste and nutritional valuenutritious values. So, I think in the foreseeable future, traditional foods will be replaced, and people will tend to eat more canned foodpeople tend to eat more canned food.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 5.5

The response maintains a clear position and organizes two relevant reasons into distinct paragraphs, so its central argument is easy to follow. However, support is often generalized or loosely expressed, and frequent errors in grammar and word choice make several claims awkward or unclear. The highest priority is to develop each reason through one precise causal explanation and a credible example, then proofread sentence structures and collocations for accuracy.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

6.0
Scoring rule

A clear agreement is maintained and supported by two relevant reasons, though explanations and examples remain broad or partly unclear.

Next step

Develop each reason with a precise cause-and-effect explanation and a specific, credible example.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

5.5
Scoring rule

The paragraph structure gives the essay a recognizable progression, but repeated basic linkers and weak referencing make cohesion mechanical.

Next step

Use fewer sentence-opening linkers and connect ideas through clear referencing and logical sentence relationships.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.5
Scoring rule

The response attempts a reasonably varied vocabulary, but frequent inaccurate collocations and word choices reduce precision.

Next step

Prioritize accurate common expressions for convenience food, demand, availability, and consumer choices over ambitious but unsuitable wording.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.0
Scoring rule

A mixture of sentence forms is attempted, but frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and clause construction limit control.

Next step

Build shorter complete sentences first, checking subject-verb agreement and verb patterns before adding complex clauses.

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Convenience foods will become increasingly prevalent and eventually replace traditional foods and methods of preparation. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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