Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

In this age and day, most of the people do not recycle their waste materials because of their own reasons. It depends on their own choice. The people living in under develop countries have this type of habit. They save their rubbish materials for saving different things in household. This essay will highlight the reasons of saving unused things and also elaborate this idea with related examples.

To commence with, people saved their idle things repeatedly because they think they can reuse it on other situations and this will create the mess. Many people living in third-world countries do these type of things. In these countries, society is divided in different parts; like elite class, middle class and poor class. The elite people do not have much time for saving redundant things where as middle class always wants to save useless items. Their homes always seems full. Lower class do not have much necessities to save so, the middle class always saves rubbish materials and to think of using it again.

Therefore, this is just psychological process of saving useless items but they did not recycle it. They just save useless materaila for the sense of satisfaction and do not think twice to recycle it.

Recently, I visited the middle class home in Pakistan and saw various useless items that are not useful for their home. Their kitchen is full of these rubbish things; like useless plastic bottles and tiffens. Their drawers are full of waste materials like; useless chargers and keys. So, this is one of the example illustrated here. Apart from all these, their cupbords are always full with clothes which they never used twice.

In conclusion, most of the people save idle items for their mental peace and do not reuse it for their benifits and this happens in under developed countries most of the time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies a possible reason for low recycling: people keep items because they expect to reuse them or gain satisfaction from saving them. The Pakistan household example gives this idea some concrete support. However, the task asks both why people do not recycle and what can be done to change this, and the essay does not propose any measures. Its discussion also shifts toward storing household clutter rather than explaining barriers to recycling, such as limited facilities, inconvenience, or lack of awareness. The claims about social classes and developing countries are broad and not clearly connected to the question. To address the task more fully, explain the causes directly and develop practical solutions, such as accessible collection points, public education, or incentives.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable introduction, body paragraphs, an example, and a conclusion, and it uses signposts such as “To commence with,” “Therefore,” and “In conclusion.” These features help the reader follow the general topic. However, progression is limited: the essay repeats the idea of saving useless items in several places, while the second part of the question—solutions—never becomes a section of the argument. Some links are mechanical or unclear, and the paragraph beginning “Therefore” largely restates the previous point rather than advancing it. The household example is relevant to the discussion of hoarding but is not clearly tied to recycling. Organise the body around distinct causes and solutions, and use linking phrases to show how each example supports a specific point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The writer uses a basic range of topic-related vocabulary, including “recycle,” “waste materials,” “reuse,” and “plastic bottles,” so the main subject is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “psychological process” and “sense of satisfaction.” However, vocabulary is repetitive, especially “useless,” “idle,” and “rubbish,” and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “under develop countries,” “saving different things in household,” and “tiffens.” Spelling errors such as “materaila,” “benifits,” and “cupbords” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise set of terms for recycling barriers and solutions, and check spelling and collocations so the reader can understand each point without effort.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, including a reason clause in “because they think they can reuse it” and a contrast between social groups. However, control is inconsistent, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or difficult to follow. Examples include “The people living in under develop countries have this type of habit,” “Their homes always seems full,” and “they did not recycle it,” where agreement, tense, or sentence construction is faulty. Articles and plural forms are also often missing or inconsistent, as in “one of the example.” Punctuation around lists and semicolons is not always controlled. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, consistent tense, and complete sentence patterns before adding more complex structures.

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