Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

In many countries, people are not recycling their garbage as much as they can. I believe, people think this process is time consuming and have less knowledge of the affects of throwing their garbage without recycling. To solve this issue, government should launch the projects, which can make the recycling easy and interesting.

The first reason behind many people do not want to recycle their trash is the amount of time it requires to get a result. For example, if somebody wants to make organic fertilizer for his plants, there are many steps he has to follow. The first step is to keep the wet and dry trash separately, then need to dig and place everything there for a limited time. This process requires many efforts and because of the lifestyle and work stress, people prefer not to make those efforts. People are not aware of the benefits of recycling, could be the second reason. They do not know about the impacts of dumping their rubbish regularly, how much it will contribute to develop new diseases.

To solve this issue, the government of these countries should take the steps to make recycling easy. For instance, in Canada, we have blue bins, for solid waste, such as boxes, cans, etc. and black bins for other kitchen and wet trash. The officials should make it compulsory for everyone to have two differnt trash cans in front of their houses to separate their garbage. Additionally, there are many small machines available in the market which help to make the fertilizer in hours, but because of their prices, not many people afford them. The government should help these companies to lower the prices. The second solution could be providing the proper knowledge about the advantages of making their own fertilizer, for an example. It should be taught to children in their early years of education, so that they can understand that it is beneficial for both people and environment.

Overall, the recycling process could be time and effort consuming, but it could make people'slife easier and healthier.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both parts of the question and maintain a clear focus on why recycling is limited and how it could be encouraged. The reasons—time and effort, alongside limited awareness of environmental consequences—are relevant, and the examples of composting and Canada’s separate bins help make the discussion concrete. Your proposed actions, including providing bins, reducing the cost of composting machines, and teaching children, also respond directly to the task. This meets the core requirements, while the range of ideas is not equally developed: the claim that dumping rubbish contributes to new diseases is asserted without explanation, and the composting example takes up more space than the broader issue of recycling. Explain the consequences more precisely and extend the solutions with how they would change behaviour.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, a paragraph on solutions, and a brief conclusion. The progression from reasons to remedies is easy to follow, and signposts such as “The first reason,” “For instance,” and “Additionally” help readers navigate the points. This gives the essay coherent organisation, though some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “People are not aware of the benefits of recycling, could be the second reason” does not link smoothly to the preceding explanation, and the conclusion largely repeats the opening rather than drawing the main points together. Use more natural transitions and make references such as “this process” or “this issue” clearly identify the idea being discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “organic fertilizer,” “dumping,” “separate,” and “compulsory,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more specific phrasing, such as “wet and dry trash” and “environment.” However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “the impacts of dumping their rubbish regularly” and “contribute to develop new diseases” do not express the intended ideas naturally, while “garbage,” “trash,” and “rubbish” recur without adding precision. Spelling errors such as “differnt” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise range around waste management and environmental effects, and check collocations and spelling during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including conditional phrasing (“if somebody wants to make organic fertilizer”) and a purpose clause (“so that they can understand”). Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “I believe, people think” has incorrect punctuation, “people … have less knowledge” does not agree with the singular subject “people” in the intended construction, and “then need to dig” lacks a clear subject. There are also problems with articles and sentence construction in “the government … should take the steps” and “People are not aware …, could be the second reason.” Aim for more consistently controlled clauses, checking subject–verb agreement, complete sentence structure, and punctuation around introductory phrases.

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