Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-08-21

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)

Three R's which are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle has been slogan that we all hear from our primary school. But, In many countries, people fail to follow this, and they throw away all the recyclable products as much as possible. There are plethora of reasons on why people do this, and in this essay, we will discuss on how proper awareness on how recycling can change our world.

Firstly, children should be educated by their parents on how things can be recycled and reused from their home. Most of the parents have no time for this and they ask their children to throw their garbage away. They have jobs and enough money, so they think it is ideal to buy new than recycling it from rubbish, eve though, they are aware how cost effective this method is. In fact, they are forgetting that are nurturing their children in a way that they don't value money. For example, toy wastes are one of the major concerns in the world nowadays, because it is made of plastics. These plastic toys with good shapes are made garbage for no reason instead of recycling and reusing it. So, parents should teach their children.

Papers which are wasted in large numbers by offices, schools and colleges are another concern, because wood from trees are used for the manufacturing of papers. Paper industries have already cut down a large number of trees from decades. Deforestation will significantly bring adverse effect on the existence our planet. This can only be stopped by giving proper awareness to the public from children to old age people. Sustainability and recycling is corelated, because we need to save our planet for our future generations.

To conclude, it can be reiterated that we should always give high importance to recycling of goods from trash like plastics, paper, toys etc. Therefore, people should be educated in all forms, because it is is important for the existence of mankind.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: reasons for low recycling rates and potential solutions. However, the development is somewhat uneven. The first body paragraph focuses on parental education, which is a relevant point, but the second paragraph shifts to deforestation and paper waste without clearly linking it back to the 'what can be done' aspect as effectively as the first. The ideas are generally relevant, but the essay lacks a cohesive strategy for solutions, focusing more on the problems themselves. To reach a higher band, ensure that each reason provided is directly paired with a concrete, actionable solution.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organised into clear paragraphs, and there is a logical progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Firstly', 'In fact', and 'To conclude', which help guide the reader. However, some transitions are mechanical or slightly awkward, such as the opening sentence structure. The referencing is occasionally unclear, for example, the phrase 'this method' in the second paragraph refers back to a concept that was not explicitly named. Paragraphing is used appropriately, but the internal flow within the second paragraph could be improved to better connect the issue of paper waste to the proposed solution of public awareness.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing the student to convey their meaning clearly. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary, such as 'plethora', 'nurturing', and 'sustainability'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'toy wastes' instead of 'plastic toy waste' and 'corelated' (spelled incorrectly as 'corelated' instead of 'correlated'). The range is sufficient to discuss the topic, but more precise terminology would elevate the response. The repetition of basic words like 'garbage' and 'trash' could be replaced with more varied synonyms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('Three R's... has been slogan'), missing articles ('existence our planet'), and punctuation errors ('eve though'). While the meaning is generally clear, these errors are persistent throughout the text. To improve, the student should focus on basic sentence construction, specifically ensuring that subjects and verbs agree and that articles are used correctly before nouns. The complexity of the sentences is present, but the accuracy needs to be more consistent.

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