Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-11

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)

It is really common in different countries that people do not reclaim the waste or garbage as much as they could. According to my praspective there may be several reasons for this such as lack of awareness and limited number of bins. This could be change by providing awareness, government should provide more bins and strick rules regarding this.

In my point, there are various reasons for this trend. Lack of knowledge is one of the leading reason. People do not know the importance of recycling, also they have limited knowledge about the ways of recycling. Due to this people throw plastic, paper and other materials in same bin and it cannot be recycled. Additionaly, individuals do not know how to recycle and government also do not pay attention on this matter. In Pakistan, India and other developing countries only one bin is being used for all types of rubbish which is another reason.

There are several way to change this, there should be different programmes for awareness of recycling in educational institutions as well as at society level. In schools teachers should engage children in different recycling activities and also tell them about the importance of recycling. Moreover, government should provide more than one bin for waste. For instance, blue for pastic, green for food waste and black for metel etc.

To sum up, there are different causes of not recycling such as lack of knowledge and inconvenien in bins or only one bin for all garbage. This is changeable by individual and government support and awareness about recyclying.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the question: it identifies limited awareness and a lack of separate bins as reasons, then proposes education and better bin provision. The examples of schools teaching recycling and colour-coded bins make the solutions relevant. However, some ideas are asserted rather than fully explained. For instance, the claim that governments “do not pay attention” is not developed, and the discussion of why people lack knowledge could explain more clearly how this leads to low recycling rates. The conclusion restates the main points but does not add a developed final insight. To strengthen the response, explain the effects of each cause and show how each proposed measure would address it, using a specific example where possible.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, one on solutions, and a conclusion. This makes the progression easy to follow, and signposts such as “Moreover,” “For instance,” and “To sum up” help connect the main stages. The response also keeps causes and solutions in separate paragraphs. To make the organisation more polished, use linking and referencing less formulaically and clarify how some points relate. For example, the sentence about governments not paying attention follows the point about individuals’ knowledge but does not explain the connection. Grouping related ideas and adding a brief explanation between them would create smoother progression and stronger cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “recycling,” “awareness,” “educational institutions,” and “food waste,” so the main ideas are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as naming bin colours and materials. However, the range is somewhat limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors reduce precision: “reclaim the waste” is not the natural expression here, while “strick,” “pastic,” “metel,” and “recyclying” are misspelled. “Inconvenien in bins” is also unclear. Build a more accurate set of topic phrases, such as “sort household waste,” “separate recycling facilities,” and “make recycling more convenient,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The essay includes both simple sentences and some attempts at complex structures, such as “Due to this people throw plastic, paper and other materials in same bin and it cannot be recycled.” The overall meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and verb forms. For example, “there are various reasons” is followed by “one of the leading reason,” and “This could be change” needs a passive form. The opening sentence also has an awkward clause structure, while “In schools teachers…” would benefit from punctuation after the introductory phrase. Practise accurate passive constructions, plural agreement, and article use, then proofread each sentence for a complete and correctly formed structure.

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