Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries, people do not recycle their rubbish as much as they could.

Why do you think this is?

What can be done to change this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Recycling rubbish is major concern for many countries as people are not doing proper recycle. I believe that it is happening because of insuffcient recycle bins or facilities provided by government and not having proper knowledge of importance of recyling plastic waste. I think this problem can be solved by government and individuals.

One major factor is not providing sufficient facilities to the local people. If individuals do not get effective solution for recycle products then they are less likely to do recycle. For instance, If local authorities is only offering by-weekly pick up for the plastic waste or any other recycle item then people will have to rubbish as much as they could. Secondly, some individuals are not aware about importance of recycle products. It is crucial to teach them how badly plastic products can affects to the environment if they do not recycle them frequently. Hence, It is importance if people should learn what can be done to increase recycle their rubbish.

There are some ways which can change this situation. First and foremost, government should start local campaign or ralleys in which they should educate how people can recycle products at home. In addition, local authorities should increase number of garbage pick up trucks in order to collect more recycle items. Second step could be individuals should start using more paper bags or items which can be easy to recycle by own. Similarly, government should promote some alternative options such as by installing recycle machine where individuals can dump their items and they will recieve some amount in exchange. As a result, people will do more recycle as they are getting something in return from garbage.

To sum up, people are not recycling their items due to less number of facilities and not having proper knowledge, but I believe that if government and indivoduals understand importance of recycling then this problem ccan be solved immeditely.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both questions and maintain a clear overall position: inadequate facilities and limited awareness explain low recycling, while government action and individual choices could improve it. The examples of infrequent collection, public campaigns, more collection trucks and recycling machines are relevant. This meets the task well, but the causes and solutions are not equally developed. For example, you mention teaching people about environmental harm without explaining what specific information or behaviour change would follow. The suggestion to use paper bags is also not clearly connected to recycling rubbish. To strengthen the response, explain the practical impact of each proposal and show more directly how it addresses one of the causes you identified; this would make the ideas more fully supported and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph explaining causes, a paragraph proposing solutions, and a conclusion. The progression from reasons to remedies is easy to follow, and signposts such as “One major factor,” “In addition,” and “To sum up” help readers navigate the argument. However, some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “First” and “Second,” and the relationship between ideas is occasionally unclear. For instance, the sentence about people having to “rubbish as much as they could” does not clearly explain the consequence of infrequent collection. Use more precise referencing and vary transitions, while making each sentence’s connection to the preceding point explicit. This would make the organisation smoother and cohesion less noticeable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “local authorities,” “plastic waste,” “campaign,” and “recycle machine,” so the reader can understand the subject and your main proposals. There are also attempts to express specific ideas, such as collection frequency and incentives. However, vocabulary is often repetitive, especially forms of “recycle,” and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate: “do proper recycle,” “recycle products,” and “do more recycle” are not natural English. Spelling errors such as “insuffcient,” “recyling,” and “recieve” also reduce accuracy. Build a wider set of natural expressions, such as “recycling facilities,” “sort household waste,” and “increase recycling rates,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including conditional structures such as “If individuals do not get…” and a relative clause in “items which can be easy to recycle.” This gives the response some structural variety, and the main meaning is generally understandable. However, errors in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction occur in several places. For example, “local authorities is” should use a plural verb, while “plastic products can affects” has an incorrect verb form. The sentence beginning “Hence, It is importance if people should learn…” is also difficult to follow grammatically. Review subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, and simplify sentences when needed. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control without sacrificing variety.

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