Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-22

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)

Due to poor economic structures in different parts of the world, many people fail to recycle rubbish as much as they could. If governments, local authorities and communities work together there might be a solution to this problem. Recycling reduces demand for raw materials and saves energy. More details will be discussed in the writting below.

Recycling has been one of the complex issues in many countries. Each and every discussion sorrounding environmental safety concerns is closely linked to waste and recycling management. Most of our governments have poor funding and structures when it comes to waste management. Although its not hundred percent the first world countries are thriving better than third world countries in recycling. For instance, most third world countries have corrupt governments which do not even spare funds or put measures in recycling. Proper bins labelled for seperate waste are even non-existant. Lots of people have lost trust in the local waste management programmes. Collaboration between locals and their local authorities to work together do not even exist therefore making it difficult to recycle as much as they can.

However ,I strongly believe that, if governments and communities work together recycling rubbish as much as they could will be achieved. Charging small fees for bin collection to each and every house owner can go a long way in helping recycling. There should be strict measures put in place when recycling such as use of color coded bins for specific rubbish. It should be a mandate for each and every house to have different bins for specific rubbish. Failure to place rubbish in correct bins should result in penalty charges.

In summary, people recycling as much as they could remains controversial. Lack of proper infrastructure providing seperate bins in most areas remains a challenge. On the other hand, there is need for unity among local authorities, governments and communities to work on best options to improve waste management programmes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both questions and maintain a relevant focus on recycling. The causes are identified as weak government funding, inadequate infrastructure, corruption and low public trust; the proposed responses include cooperation, separate bins and penalties. These are appropriate ideas, but some are more fully explained than others. For example, the lack of labelled bins is clearly linked to difficulty recycling, while the suggested collection fee is introduced without explaining how the money would improve services or why households would accept it. The comparison between “first world” and “third world” countries is also broad and would be stronger with a specific, relevant example. Develop each main point with a clear explanation or illustration to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph explaining causes, a paragraph proposing solutions, and a conclusion. The progression from inadequate systems to possible cooperation is easy to follow, and signposts such as “For instance,” “However,” and “In summary” help guide the reader. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some features of stronger progression. However, cohesion is occasionally mechanical or unclear: the opening repeats the idea of cooperation before the solutions paragraph, and “therefore making it difficult” does not clearly identify who is unable to recycle. The conclusion also repeats earlier points rather than drawing them together. Use clearer references and connect each solution directly to the cause it addresses.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “waste management,” “raw materials,” “local authorities,” “infrastructure” and “penalty charges.” These terms make the subject clear, and some less common expressions are attempted. However, several choices or forms are inaccurate or awkward, such as “complex issues” where the intended meaning may be “complex issue,” “spare funds,” and “people recycling … remains controversial.” Spelling errors such as “writting,” “sorrounding,” “seperate” and “non-existant” also reduce accuracy. The meaning is generally understandable, but more precise collocations and careful proofreading would strengthen control. Prefer specific wording over broad labels such as “first world” and “third world,” for example, by naming the countries or describing their resources.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including the conditional “if governments and communities work together” and the concessive opening “Although …”. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “Although its not hundred percent” is incomplete and lacks an apostrophe and a clear subject, while “Collaboration … do not even exist” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence beginning “Charging small fees …” also needs a clearer grammatical link to the claim about how fees help recycling. Punctuation is sometimes faulty, as in “However ,I strongly believe that,” and the final sentence has an awkward subject construction. Check agreement, sentence completeness and punctuation, especially in longer sentences.

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