Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-07-31

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)

Most people around the world use lots of items and other things in their routines but after usage they do not recycle it. and they throw that trash in streets and in other areas.

overview, millions of people use objects every day but after usage some pieces are left so they just throw it in roads and streets. sometimes they didn't use recycle bins to recycle it.

On the one hand, Throughout the world it's the fundamental need of everyone to use objects and items for spending their life. but after using of everything and after completing of their activities they leave the garbage and throw it on wrong points not in bins. which is causes lots of harms in our environment. even it looks like normal, but it causes land pollution. In contrast, land pollution effects our routine very deeply. For example, if someone throw garbage on the same place daily so from that the other people also used to throw trash on that same place. which causes land pollution.

On the other hand, there are some steps for recycling the trash as much as. firstly, the government have to aware people about the effects of to not use recycling for trash. secondly, they make the points of recycling of garbage everywhere. and after recycling government give money in return. in that case in greed of money people recycle their rubbish.

In conclusion, recycling of garbage is our obligation to recycle our trash. and the main role in it is of government that they give money to those people how recycle their rubbish.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt: reasons for low recycling rates and potential solutions. However, the development is limited. The reasons provided (lack of awareness and convenience) are somewhat repetitive and lack depth. The solutions are also quite basic, focusing primarily on financial incentives. While the ideas are relevant, they are not fully extended or supported with specific, detailed examples. The response would benefit from more sophisticated reasoning and a clearer structure to fully explore the complexities of the issue. The position is clear, but the overall development remains at a basic level.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is often disjointed. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes inaccurate, such as starting sentences with 'overview' or 'which is causes'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the transition between ideas feels abrupt. While there is an attempt to use linking phrases like 'On the one hand' and 'In contrast', they are not always used logically or effectively. The paragraphing is present, but the internal flow of ideas within paragraphs needs significant improvement to achieve a higher score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive, relying on basic terms like 'items', 'things', 'trash', and 'garbage'. There is little evidence of less common lexical items or an awareness of collocation. Some word choices are imprecise, such as 'wrong points' instead of 'improper locations' or 'aware people' instead of 'raise public awareness'. While the meaning is generally clear, the lack of variety and the frequent use of simplistic language restrict the score. To improve, you should focus on learning topic-specific collocations related to environmental issues and waste management.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede readability. There are issues with sentence structure, such as sentence fragments ('which is causes lots of harms') and incorrect verb forms ('if someone throw garbage'). Punctuation is also problematic, with many sentences starting with lowercase letters or being incorrectly separated by periods. The range of structures is limited, consisting mostly of simple sentences. To improve, you must focus on basic sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, and correct punctuation, as these errors are pervasive throughout the text.

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