Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In many nations, individuals do not reuse their trash items as much as they could. Though, we can take some necessary measures to eradicate this problem as soon as possible.

Overall, recycling is a process where we can use one item more and more through proper method. Often, People find it dull and boring, but we can make it interesting. In the mid developing countries, people waste a lot of useful things. It can be paper, board, box, steel, flower, water tank, plastic and many more etc. But, we should learn the technique of recycling from japan, one of finest country in the world. They have trash policy and trash centre where they can throw their household things such as plastic, box, can, water bottle and can get money for it. It is a nice initiation from their government. As, the world has limited resourses and it is divided into two parts, one is renewable, other is non-renewable. Basically, we have shortage of non renewable things such as gas, gold, oil, electricity. So, it is a must thing now that we should know how to use renewable energy.

Generally, the world population is growing rapidly. In order to maintain the basic needs of the people, we should not depend only in non- renewable source but also in renewable things. We can use the river current to produce more electricity and by the sun light , we can get solor energy. For instance, we can produce all types of vegetable, also in the rough situation, by geo-technology and greenhouse.

In conclusion, without recycling process, we have to suffer in the long run. So, The government should take necessary steps by the mass media and social media. They should spread news over this matter as early as possible. It is our world and it is our moral duty to protect the earth.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad issue and offer some relevant measures, including learning from Japan’s waste policy and using media to raise awareness. However, the response only partially answers the question: it does not clearly explain why people fail to recycle, beyond saying that they find it “dull and boring,” and the proposed actions are not developed enough to show how they would change behaviour. Much of the discussion shifts to renewable energy, electricity production, and greenhouse technology, which are not directly about recycling rubbish. The conclusion gives a general appeal to protect the earth rather than summarising a clear response to both parts. Develop specific causes and connect each solution directly to them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion, so there is a basic attempt to organise the discussion. Some links, such as “For instance” and “In conclusion,” help signal relationships. However, progression is difficult to follow because the second paragraph moves from recycling in Japan to resource shortages and renewable energy, while the next shifts to population growth and food production. These ideas are not clearly connected to the central question. Linking words are sometimes awkward or overused, as in “But,” “As,” and “Generally,” and references such as “it” and “they” can be unclear. Group causes together, then present solutions in a logical sequence, with each paragraph focused on one main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “recycling,” “non-renewable,” “household,” and “renewable energy,” and the main meaning is generally understandable. There are also attempts at less common expressions, such as “eradicate this problem” and “moral duty.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “reuse their trash items” is less suitable than “recycle their waste,” and “nice initiation” does not fit the intended meaning. Spelling errors such as “resourses” and “solor,” along with imprecise lists like “flower, water tank,” reduce control. Aim for accurate collocations and vocabulary directly relevant to waste sorting, collection, convenience, and incentives.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some attempts at more complex structures, including “Though, we can take some necessary measures…” and “In order to maintain the basic needs of the people…”. The overall message can usually be understood, but errors recur in sentence construction, articles, agreement, and prepositions. For example, “one of finest country” needs an article and plural noun, while “depend only in non-renewable source” has problems with both the preposition and number. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “Though,” and “So, The government.” Some longer sentences become difficult to control. Practise building accurate complex sentences and check articles, plural forms, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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