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)

recycling plays one of the vital parts in helping us conserve the nature.I think the people are not the only one to blame here. In these scenario i feel like the government should take mandatory steps in order to push people to do more recycling.

Many people are not even aware of how recycling can help our environment as well as how beneficial it is for their own health. If the government increases more awareness regarding I'm pretty sure there will be more people who will recycle their rubbish. In many first world countries, the citizens themselves took the initiative of the recycling and made them a part of their daily curriculum. Recycling is not as common in the third world countries as it is in the developed countries. the government is not solely responsible for it either because the people have to take the initiative as well and push more people to do recycling

To change this government can take necessary steps such as rewarding the people with something when they recycle their rubbish, They can also hire some volunteers at the first to increase and spread awareness regarding it, Also running advertisements can help the cause too, people should make recycling as the part of their daily routine, it shouldn't be considered something as an uncommon thing, when it becomes more common everyone will start doing it on their own.

overall i think recycling is important to save our mother nature and these days many people are getting awareness about it and it has been getting normalized in many countries and many countries are stilll trying to implement it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both parts of the question: limited awareness is offered as a reason, and government awareness campaigns, volunteers, rewards, and making recycling routine are proposed as solutions. Your position that responsibility is shared by government and individuals is also clear. However, several points are asserted rather than explained. For example, you say people may not know how recycling benefits the environment or their health, but do not explain what those benefits are or why this lack of knowledge prevents recycling. The comparison between developed and third-world countries is also broad and unsupported. To strengthen the response, develop one or two causes with a clear explanation and a specific example, then show how each proposed measure would address them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has an overall structure, moving from your view and possible causes to solutions and a conclusion. This makes the main line of thought understandable. However, the paragraphs contain several ideas that are not clearly separated or linked, and some transitions feel mechanical. The second paragraph, for instance, moves from awareness to a comparison between countries and then to shared responsibility without showing how these points connect. The solutions paragraph also strings together suggestions with repeated “also” and commas. Use clearer topic sentences and organise each paragraph around one main purpose. More precise referencing and linking would help readers follow how each solution responds to the causes you identify.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to discuss the topic, including “conserve,” “awareness,” “initiative,” and “daily routine.” These choices communicate your main ideas, and you attempt some topic-specific language. However, several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “daily curriculum,” “increase more awareness,” and “do recycling.” “First world” and “third world” are also broad labels that make the comparison less precise. Spelling and word-form slips, including “stilll,” further reduce accuracy. Aim for natural collocations and more exact terms, such as “recycling habits,” “raise public awareness,” and “developing countries.” This would make your vocabulary more flexible and precise without changing your ideas.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, including the conditional idea “If the government increases more awareness … there will be more people who will recycle.” The overall meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. For example, “the people are not the only one” has a number-agreement problem, while “In these scenario” needs a plural form and an article adjustment. Several sentences run together, particularly in the solutions paragraph, where commas join complete ideas; sentence boundaries and capital letters are also inconsistent. Practise checking agreement, articles, and sentence punctuation, and vary your complex structures while keeping each sentence controlled.

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