Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

Nowadays, recycle rubbish is very important for protecting the environment. However, inany countries do not recycle their wast. There are several reason for this problem and some solution can help to improve this situation.

Many people do not recycle their rubbish becase they have lack of knowledge about recycling. Theydo not understand how recycling can protect the environment. Second some people think that recycling take to much time and Moreover, there are not enough recycling bins in many areas, so people throw all their rubbish into thesame dustbins.

There are servals ways to solve this problem. Firstly, government should organize awareness companies to educate people about recycling. Schools also teach children how yo reuse and different material. Second government should provide recycling bins in different streets, parks and public place. This make recycling easy for everyone. Moreover, people should be encouraged to recycled rewards and other programs.

A lacke of awareness, time and recycling activities are the main reasons why people do not recycle there rubbish. I believe that government, schools and other plate forms should work together to encourage recycleing and protect the environment for future gernations.

And My opinion is that the government should introduce a law and anouse a group of many people. If the people do not follow the rile about thr recycling buns then this person give the punishment then many people follow thos role and then over county is clean very early and no worrieds about the environment and our future gernation lives life fully. So, it is batter to recycle their rubbish.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address both parts of the question: you identify limited awareness, perceived inconvenience and a lack of bins as reasons, then suggest education, more facilities, incentives and rules. Your position—that different groups should work together to increase recycling—is clear. These are relevant ideas, but some are developed more fully than others. For example, the lack of bins is linked to people using general rubbish bins, while the proposed awareness campaigns and school teaching are named without explaining how they would change behaviour or giving a specific example. The final suggestion of punishment is also introduced late and is not connected clearly to the earlier solutions. Explain the likely effect of each main measure and support at least one with a concrete example to make the response more complete and convincing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph on causes, one on solutions and a concluding section. This helps the reader follow the main direction of the argument. You also use signposts such as “Firstly,” “Second” and “Moreover.” However, progression becomes less clear when the conclusion is followed by another paragraph beginning “And My opinion,” which repeats the recommendation and adds a new enforcement idea. Some linking is mechanical, and connections between points are not always explicit. Group all solutions in one paragraph, then use a single conclusion to summarise them. Clearer referencing and transitions would also help show how each reason leads to a particular response.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycling bins,” “awareness,” “government” and “protect the environment,” so the reader can identify the subject and your main points. There are also attempts to express policy ideas, such as “awareness campaigns” and “rewards.” However, the range is limited and several spelling, word-form and collocation errors make parts difficult to understand: “awareness companies,” “recycled rewards,” “recycling buns” and “over county” do not communicate the intended meanings clearly. Repetition of “people,” “recycle” and “government” also limits precision. Build a reliable set of topic phrases and check spelling and collocations; for example, use “awareness campaigns,” “incentives for recycling” and “recycling bins.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a cause-and-effect structure in “there are not enough recycling bins … so people throw all their rubbish into the same dustbins.” This shows some ability to connect ideas in different ways. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement and articles sometimes make the meaning hard to follow. Examples include “people think that recycling take,” “Schools also teach children how yo reuse,” and the final sentence beginning “If the people do not follow…”; the latter has unclear clause structure and shifts between singular and plural references. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and complete, controlled conditional sentences. Breaking the final long sentence into two or three shorter sentences would improve clarity and punctuation.

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