Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-16
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 recent years, the number of people who did not recycle their rubbish the main reason is that people are increases waste significantly. In many developed and developing countries, a substantial amount of money and affort spent on collecting waste for recycling, as is has become one of the most cleaning forms of environment. Nowadays, many would agree that society has gone traditional rules and it keeping as part of modern life. There are several reasons for this trend, and in my opinion, it has both positive and negative sides.
One of the main reasons is most industries are now produce waste recycle significantly and this growing day by day in daily life. Many industries are makes money from recycling waste things. In addition, recyclied step are beneficial for governments and individuals alike, if this developed then environment and peoples are following much better living standers.
Under certain circumstences, people may shy away from recycle due to a range of challenges, such as adverse environmental conditions, time waste, and lack of support.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 250 words, containing only 172 words. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed. The introduction attempts to outline reasons why people do not recycle, but the content quickly becomes confused with ideas about industries making money and positive/negative sides, which was not the prompt. Furthermore, the second and third paragraphs lack sufficient extension, examples, and development. The prompt asks for reasons why people do not recycle rubbish and solutions to change this, but the proposed solutions are vague and underdeveloped, leading to a band score of 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The organization of the text is hindered by very short, fragmented paragraphs and abrupt shifts in topic. While the writer attempts to use cohesive devices such as 'In addition' and 'One of the main reasons', the overall progression of ideas is unclear and disjointed. Paragraphing is ineffective, with the final paragraph consisting of a single, isolated sentence that lacks connection to the preceding text. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the argument smoothly throughout the short essay.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and contains frequent inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'affort' instead of 'effort', 'cleaning forms' instead of 'clean forms', and 'living standers' instead of 'living standards'. The phrase 'recyclied step' demonstrates poor morphological control. While there are some attempts to use less common items related to the topic like 'environment' and 'industries', the numerous lexical errors and repetitive vocabulary constrain the score to band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The grammatical range is quite limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are frequently faulty. Examples of significant grammatical errors include 'the number of people who did not recycle their rubbish the main reason is that people are increases waste significantly' and 'Many industries are makes money'. Subject-verb agreement issues and tense confusion are pervasive. Although the reader can occasionally piece together the intended meaning, the high frequency of errors directly impedes communication and lowers the overall grammatical score.
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