Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 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 4.0)

In many countries, people do not recycle their rubbish as much as they could. Althoughts they can recycle, they do not it. Because of this ,our envirnoments is becoming our dirty and earth is getting damanges.

One reason is that people do not know the importance of recycling. They throw and plastic,paper and glass in the dustbin. if they separate these things and recycle them, a of rubbish can reduced. In many countries ,some people do not recycle their rubbish as much as could ,Because of this our envirnoment and is becoming our dirty and earth is getting damanges.

Another reason is that in many areas there are is no proper recycling facility.people do not separate dustbins and the government also does not pay attention to this. So people find it easy and just throw their rubbish away. Rubbish say that many disadvantage, in one disadvantage throw and plastic paper. The plastiv paper paper is very importants in human life .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify two relevant reasons: people may not understand recycling’s importance, and some areas lack suitable facilities. These points address both parts of the question, but the explanation and proposed changes are very limited. The response does not clearly say what should be done to improve recycling; providing facilities is implied, rather than developed as a solution. The repeated environmental statement and the unclear point about plastic and paper do not add useful support or examples. The response is also 138 words, below the required 250 words; 23 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. Develop each reason, explain practical measures such as convenient collection points or public education, and include a relevant example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has separate paragraphs for different reasons, and phrases such as “One reason” and “Another reason” help signal the basic organisation. However, progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow: the environmental claim is repeated, and the final sentences about rubbish, plastic and paper do not connect clearly to the main point. Some links are also awkward or incomplete, such as “Because of this” at the start of a sentence and “So people find it easy” without a precise reference to what is easy. To improve, give each paragraph one clear focus, order its explanation logically, and use pronouns and linking phrases that make the relationships between ideas explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycle,” “dustbin,” “plastic,” “paper,” “glass” and “recycling facility,” so the reader can recognise the subject. However, the range is narrow and several word choices or forms make meaning unclear. For example, “our environments is becoming our dirty” and “Rubbish say that many disadvantage” do not express a clear idea, while “damanges” and “plastiv” are misspelled. Repetition of “rubbish” and “recycle” also limits variety. Build a small set of accurate topic phrases—such as “waste separation,” “collection services” and “environmental impact”—and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences with reasons, for example, “One reason is that people do not know the importance of recycling” and “So people find it easy and just throw their rubbish away.” However, control of sentence structure and basic grammar is inconsistent, and errors sometimes obscure the intended meaning. Examples include “Although they can recycle, they do not it,” “a of rubbish can reduced,” and “there are is no proper recycling facility.” There are also problems with agreement and sentence boundaries, as in “our environment and is becoming our dirty.” Practise complete clauses, subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms, then proofread each sentence to ensure it has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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